3. Beekeepers must send with the form a cheque or postal money order in the amount of $19.78 made out to the Minister of Finance. The registration is effective on the date on which the form is sent. A mailed form is presumed to be sent on the date of the postmark. The registration fee is not refundable.
The amount is adjusted on 1 April of each year based on the percentage change in the general Consumer Price Index for Canada for the period ending on 30 September of the preceding year, as determined by Statistics Canada.
The Minister is to inform the public of the adjustment under the third paragraph through the Gazette officielle du Québec or by such other means as the Minister considers appropriate.