Joint Budget Committee. The bill: •
Removes a $50 fee for dairy plant employees who sample or test milk, cream, or any other dairy product;
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Increases the licensing fee a dairy plant is required to pay by 30%; and
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Creates a new fee of one cent for every 100 pounds of milk, to be paid by a dairy plant that receives 20,000 pounds or more of milk each day.
The department of public health and environment is required to
cap the amount a dairy plant must pay in total for the licensing fee and volume of production fee at $150,000.
