APHIS delays inspection fee increase

APHIS delays inspection fee increase    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said Friday it will delay a 10 percent increase in fees charged for certain quarantine and inspection services involving commercial trucks, railcars, vessels and planes until Nov. 1.
   The agency had initially set the implementation date for the fee increase for Oct. 1.
   “This delay will provide entities affected by the changes in AQI user fees additional time to make the necessary preparations to comply with the new fees,” APHIS said.