§4311 Exemption from assessments

Summary

If a producer or importer sold $100,000 or less in flowers and plants in the 12 months before an assessment is due, they do not have to pay the assessment and cannot vote in any referendum. The Floraboard may raise that exemption yearly to keep up with inflation. When counting total sales, include sales by the producer’s or importer’s close family if the person is an individual (spouse, children, grandchildren, parents). If the producer/importer is in a partnership, include the other partners’ sales. If it is a corporation, include sales of any subsidiary the corporation owns or controls 50% or more of, and include sales of any corporation in which the producer/importer owns 50% or more of the stock. Stock owned by family, partners, or by a corporation 50%+ owned by the producer/importer counts as theirs.