(a) The director may authorize the refund of any money that is received or collected by the department in the payment of any fee, assessment, or tax, except that the director shall not authorize a refund of any money received by the department pursuant to a settlement agreement, stipulated judgment, or similar document or if the refund request is submitted more than four years after the payment was made.

(b) An amount equal to the amount of the refund is, notwithstanding § 13340 of the Government Code, hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years, from the funds into which the fees were deposited, to the director to make the refunds.

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Terms Used In California Food and Agricultural Code 11481

  • Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
  • Fee: as used in this article , includes, but is not limited to, any application fee, license fee, permit fee, inspection fee, certification fee, registration fee, identification fee, analysis fee, certificate fee, or delinquent fee. See California Food and Agricultural Code 11480
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 609, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)