(a) The department shall establish by regulation and charge and collect from a cooperative fees for filing (1) articles of incorporation or articles of consolidation for a new cooperative;
(2) articles of amendment, restated articles, or articles of merger;
(3) statement of intent to dissolve;
(4) statement of revocation of voluntary dissolution proceedings;
(5) articles of dissolution;
(6) all other statements.
(b) The department may by regulation charge each cooperative corporation subject to this chapter a fixed fee in place of charging cooperative corporations the various fees specified in this chapter and for routine administrative services rendered to the cooperative corporation by the department. Fixed fees established under this subsection must be based on the department's actual cost of administering the activity or service for which the fee is charged.