Fire protection fee - Levy, collection, and administration.

The commission is authorized to collect beginning October 1, 1995, and each successive year in all districts, a fire protection fee with respect to each dwelling and commercial building located within the boundaries of each district. The fee shall be levied, collected, and administered as closely as possible at the same time and in the same manner as state ad valorem taxes. The fee shall not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) per dwelling and fifty dollars ($50) per commercial building, and it shall be paid by the owner of the dwelling or commercial building.

(Act 95-393, p. 800, §4.)