(1) Pursuant to 81-23-202, MCA, the following assessment is levied: a fee of $0.155 per hundredweight per month, with a minimum of $50.00 per month, whichever is greater, or a maximum of $1,050.00 per month, on the volume of all classes of milk produced and sold by a person licensed by the department, to be used for the administration of the milk inspection and milk diagnostic laboratory functions of the department.

(2) The fee assessed in (1) must be paid before the 25th day of each month for milk sold in the preceding month.

(3) The fee assessed in (1) must be paid to the department in accordance with ARM 32.23.102(1).