INSPECTION & REGULATORY SERVICES - James M. Cassidy 



The Federal-State Inspection Service issues U.S.D.A. inspection certificates 

 on shipments of fruit and vegetables at shipping points and local processing plants. 

 These certificates which certify grade, quality, condition and size of the products 

 are done on a prescribed fee basis and are payed by the applicant or shipper. 

 Inspections are also made at wholesale markets and retail stores in order to insure 

 the correct labeling and grading of apples, potatoes, seed, feed, pet food, and 

 fertilizers. Inspectors also check to enforce the "native law", which requires the 

 state of origin to be used whenever the word "native" is displayed. 



The program provides for inspection and regulation of controlled atmosphere 

 apple storage rooms, cider mills and roadside stands. 



The annual registration of seed, feed, and fertilizer with the collections 

 of fees and penalties and the administration of the related laws, including 

 cooperative work with the U.S.D.A. and the F.D.A., is part of this overall program. 



FINANCIAL REPORT 



The Division Budget appropriated for fiscal year 1981 was $334,908, which was 

 $60,192 less than the fiscal year 1980 budget. 



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