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15 <br /> To-give you an idea how these current fees work, I have summarized below the feed, seed, <br /> fertilizer, lime, and pesticide fees paid by manufacturers who sell these items in North Carolina. <br /> It�IIl Annual registration fee Additional fee <br /> Feed $3/commercial feed type other 3¢/carton of 48 cans pet food; <br /> than canned pet food; -- _ 12¢/ton on other commercial feed; <br /> 10¢/canned pet food type exemption for packages 5 lbs or less; <br /> minimum fee$10/quarter <br /> Seed $5 -$25/retailer, depending upon 20 1container weighing 10 lbs or more <br /> amount of sales; $100/wholesaler <br /> Fertilizer $51brand and grade for packages 25o/ton for amounts sold in packages <br /> over 5 lbs; $30-for packages over 5 lbs; if smaller packages are over <br /> 5 lbs or less 100 tons, then 25¢/ton on amounts over <br /> 100 tons <br /> Lime $25/packages 10 lbs or less; 10¢/ton; exemption for packages 10 lbs <br /> $5 for other packages or less <br /> Pesticide $30 for each brand or grade, None <br /> - plus $50 on annual gross sales <br /> over $5,000; $25 for less than. <br /> $5,000 <br /> Although taking this approach with hazardous household products would not address difficulties <br /> (1) and (2) above, this second approach would have the following advantages over the first <br /> approach: <br /> (1) Imposing the fee at the manufacturer level should eliminate opposition from the <br /> North Carolina Retail Merchants Association. <br /> (2) Many manufacturers of hazardous household products also manufacture items <br /> subject to these existing fees. They are therefore well accustomed to the <br /> rationale and procedures for these fees. <br /> (3) Similar fees on feed, seed, fertilizer, lime, and pesticides have been enacted in <br /> all states but Alaska and Hawaii. There are national associations which have <br /> drafted uniform legislation addressing these fees and which continue to serve <br /> the officials implementing the fees in each state. This could serve as a very <br /> useful model for implementing uniform legislation to finance household <br /> hazardous waste disposal in every state, not just North Carolina. Manufacturers <br /> would be less hostile to uniform legislation than to different legislation coming <br /> from every state. <br /> n3t steps <br /> The next steps are to get approval from the Household Hazardous Waste committee and relevant- <br /> managers to work on developing draft legislation . <br /> i <br />