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Agricultural Commissioner
Agricultural Commissioner – Agriculture Programs Fee Schedule
The Agriculture division conducts environmental, consumer, and special services programs to monitor and protect the public. Programs include pest detection, pest management, and pest prevention; phytosanitary certification of commodities for export; pesticide use enforcement; quarantine enforcement; inspections of seeds, nurseries, eggs, and apiaries; fruit and vegetable quality standards; crop statistics and registration; and certification of organic producers and handlers.
Agricultural Commissioner – Weights & Measures Fee Schedule
The Weights and Measures division is responsible for verifying the accuracy of weighing and measuring devices, transaction verification, quantity control of prepackaged commodities, weighmaster enforcement, and petroleum products enforcement. The unit conducts investigations into consumer complaints along with annual certification of registered scales and measuring devices throughout the County.
Assessor
Assessor Fee Schedule - The schedule includes the new Williamson Act Appplication Fee, Community Reports, Countywide Reports, Custom reports, Copies and Screen Prints, Change of Ownership, Miscellaneous Fees, and Professional Services and Research Rates. In all cases, payment of all fees indicated on the page must be received by the Assessor's Office before requested data is compiled and/or released. Data reports include Secured, Real Property data only. Contact us for availability and cost of Unsecured Assessment data.
Cannabis
LiveScan Process for Commercial Cannabis Operators - All owners and persons having a twenty percent (20%) or more financial interest must submit fingerprints and other necessary information for a criminal background check conducted by any entity authorized by the California Department of Justice to perform Live Scan fingerprinting services. Applicants can have their LiveScan conducted in one of two ways as outlined in the document.
Summary Fee Schedule for Cannabis Business Activities - Please note that this list is for informational purposes only. Links to the fee schedules of each respective agency can be accessed by clicking on each department below, however interested applicants should consult with the applicable agency to confirm project-specific fees.
Clerk of the Board
| Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Bingo Permits | $50.00, per application |
| Land Use Appeal | $3,716.10, per application |
| AAB Appeal | $40.00, per application |
| Farmland Security Zone | $11,763, per application |
| Ag Preserve | $11,763, per application |
| Copies | .12 cents, per page |
| Notary fee | $15, per signature – currently no Notary in the COB office |
County Clerk
Clerk Fee Schedule (revised 01/01/2026) - The schedule includes Certification and Copying Fees, Fictitious Business Name Fees, Marriage License Fees, Surety Fees, Notice of Determination Fee, Miscellaneous Fees
Elections
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Emergency Communications/911
Coming Soon
Health
Animal Services
To view the most current fee schedule for Hitchcock Road Animal Services, please see their adoption, license, permit fees webpage.
Environmental Health
The Environmental Health fee schedule was approved by the Board of Supervisors and is effective July 1st. To view the current fee schedule, please see the Environmental Health Fees webpage.
Environmental Health Lab: The laboratory conducts tests on samples derived from the environment for the purpose of assuring safe food, drinking water, reclaimed water, storm water run-off, and irrigation water. To view the latest fee schedule, please see the Environmental Health Laboratory webpage.
Public Health
Vital Records: To view the latest fees for Birth Certificates, Death Certificates and Burial Permits, please visit the Vital Records webpage.
Public Health Lab: The Monterey County Health Department Laboratory is certified as a public health laboratory by the State Department of Public Health’s Laboratory Field Services. To view laboratory tests & latest fees, please visit the Public Health Lab Current Fees webpage.
Housing and Community Development
Article XIX – Building Services Housing & Community Development Department - Per Resolution No. 26-017, adopted February 3, 2026, by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors Permit Fees - MCC 18.01.070
ARTICLE IX- Land Use Housing & Community Development Fee Schedule
2026 Land Use Fee Estimator (including other departments)
Historical Fee Schedules & Fee Resolutions - available by request via Accela
Monterey County Free Libraries (MCFL)
RES 21-199 - Adopt Resolution to Amend Master Fee Resolution - a. Approve and Adopt a Resolution amending Article VIII of the Master Fee Resolution, to authorize removal of overdue library fines, and adjust fees pursuant to the attached Fee Schedule relating to services provided by the Monterey County Free Libraries, effective January 1, 2022. b.Approve the Library Director or her/his Designee in forgiving all outstanding overdue fines. The outstanding fines that are being requested to be forgiven is in the amount of $155,953.20.
Public Works, Facilities and Parks
RES 25-055 - Parks User Fees a. Adopt a Resolution amending Article V of the Monterey County Master Fee Resolution relating to Parks User Fees for park use, enforcement, and rentals, effective May 29, 2025; and b. Authorize the Director of Public Works, Facilities and Parks, or his/her designee to make non-substantive modifications as to formatting only.
RES 26-030 Public Works' Fees - Public hearing to consider adopting a resolution to: a. Find that modification to the Public Works’ fees is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15273 of the CEQA Guidelines; and b. Amend the Monterey County Fee Resolution, Article X - Public Works to adjust fees.
Recorder
Recorder Fee Schedule (revised 03/03/2026) - The schedule includes Documents Paying A Documentary Transfer Tax, Documents NOT Paying A Documentary Transfer Tax*, Map Filing Fee, Financial Statements, Vital Record Fees, and Miscellaneous Fees. PLEASE NOTE: Effective March 3, 2026, the Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Fund fee incorporated in your standard recording fee will increase from $9.00 to $10.00. What this means is that the total standard recording fee will change from $22.00 per title to $23.00 per title.
Sheriff-Coroner
Fee Schedule - The fee schedules listed on this webpage will be updated biannually each year, or as there are major changes to the “living” documents.
Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Fee Schedule - Details the fees associated with Enforcement and Administration Operations, Custody Operations, and Coroner Operations.
Monterey County Sheriff’s Civil Division Fee Schedule - Details the fees associated with Civil Services, Levies, Evictions, and Cancellations.
Treasurer-Tax Collector
Treasurer-Tax Collector Fee Schedule - General Fees, Collection Enforcement Fees, and Administration Fees