(a) An owner may annually register seedless mandarin acreage planted within the Protection Area with the commissioner of the county in which the acreage is located. Registration shall include acreage(s) by variety, total number of acres by variety, and number of trees by variety upon the adoption of this regulation, and between January 1 and January 31 of each year thereafter. An owner shall pay an annual registration fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per year to the commissioner for each registration in each county. Registration can be made for up to and including five years at a time. Registration updates (including but not limited to acreage, variety, and number of trees) can be made annually thereafter.

(b) An owner is responsible for updating, if necessary, the information provided in previous registrations upon the submission of a current annual registration.

(c) A commissioner may rely upon the most recent information provided by the owner in previous registrations unless it has been updated.