1. Each licensee shall submit to the Department on or before the end of each calendar quarter:

(a) A report that includes, without limitation, a statement of the amount of commercial feed manufactured, distributed or guaranteed, as applicable, by the licensee in this State during the preceding calendar quarter; and

(b) The quarterly fee in the amount required pursuant to subsection 2.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the amount of the quarterly fee that a licensee must pay is the greater of:

(a) Five dollars; or

(b) The fee established by the Department by regulation to be paid per ton of commercial feed manufactured, distributed or guaranteed, as applicable, in this State, which may not exceed 15 cents per ton.

If a licensee does not submit the amount required pursuant to this subsection on or before 15 days after the date on which it is due, the licensee must submit, in addition to that amount, a late fee in the amount of 50 percent of the amount due.

3. A licensee is not required to submit the fees required pursuant to subsection 2 for commercial feed if another licensee has submitted the required fees for the same commercial feed. The Department shall adopt regulations specifying the circumstances under which a licensee is not required to pay fees pursuant to this subsection.

4. Each licensee shall maintain records sufficient to verify that the information contained in a report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 is complete and accurate.

5. A report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 is confidential.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 2470)