(a) Each application for an import permit shall be accompanied by payment of an import permit fee to the department. Except as provided in § 4-18-6 (a) and (b), the permit fee charged shall be at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per animal.
(b) If the actual number of animals received in the shipment exceeds the number enumerated in the application, payment of an additional fee for the unpaid animal(s) shall be due at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per animal.