The Animal By-Products and Animal Health (Miscellaneous Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2023

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 1 ANIMAL BY-PRODUCTS AND DERIVED PRODUCTS: FEES

Table 1

Fees payable by the operator of an establishment or plant for an application for approval under Articles 24 and 44 of the Control Regulation

Column 1 Activity	Column 2 Fee (£) for applications received before 1 July 2023	Column 3 Fee (£) for applications received on or after 1 July 2023	Column 4 Fee (£) for applications received on or after 1 July 2024
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises for the purpose of carrying out the activities specified in this Table (in addition to any other fees specified)	21 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 126	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 132	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 132
Time spent by an officer employed by the Scottish Ministers or the Secretary of State other than a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises for the purposes of carrying out the activities specified in this Table (in addition to any other fees specified)	14 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 84	12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 72	12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 72
Consideration of an application for approval of a processing plant that includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes	1,785	2,134.50	2,484
Consideration of an application for approval of an incineration plant or co-incineration plant that includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes	395	476	557
Consideration of an application for approval of an establishment or plant manufacturing petfood that includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes	395	476	557
Consideration of an application for approval of an establishment or plant carrying out the transformation of animal by-products and/or derived products into biogas or compost that includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes	951	1,147	1,343
Consideration of an application for an establishment or plant carrying out the handling of animal by-products after their collection, by way of operations such as sorting, cutting, chilling, freezing, salting, removal of hides and skins or of specified risk material that includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes	485	586	687
Consideration of an application for approval of an establishment or plant carrying out the storage of animal by-products and/or derived products that includes a site visit of up to 60 minutes	485	586	687
Time spent by a veterinary officer for the purpose of carrying out activities specified in this Table after the first 60 minutes of a site visit to assess suitability for approval	16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Time spent by an officer employed by the Scottish Ministers or the Secretary of State (other than a veterinary officer) for the purpose of the administration of additional visits and connected activities	6 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	11 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	11 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Additional administrative fee for production of invoices for additional visits and connected activities	13 per invoice	21 per invoice	21 per invoice

Table 2

Fees payable by the operator of an establishment or plant for official control inspection site visits undertaken under the Control Regulation or the Official Controls Regulation

Column 1 Activity	Column 2 Fee (£) for inspection site visits undertaken before 1 July 2023	Column 3 Fee (£) for inspection site visits undertaken on or after 1 July 2023	Column 4 Fee (£) for inspection site visits undertaken on or after 1 July 2024
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises for the purpose of carrying out the activities specified in this Table (in addition to any other fees specified)	21 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 126	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 132	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 132
Time spent by an officer employed by the Scottish Ministers or the Secretary of State other than a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises for the purposes of carrying out the activities specified in this Table (in addition to any other fees specified)	14 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 84	12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 72	12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 72
Time spent by a veterinary officer for the purpose of an inspection site visit that lasts longer than 30 minutes	16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Time spent by an officer employed by the Scottish Ministers or the Secretary of State (other than a veterinary officer) for the purpose of an inspection site visit that lasts longer than 30 minutes	8 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Time spent organising an inspection site visit and dealing with any action points arising from the visit by an officer employed by the Scottish Ministers or the Secretary of State (other than a veterinary officer)	6 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	11 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	11 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Fee for the carrying out of the first 30 minutes of an inspection site visit where either an annual or biennial inspection of an approved or registered establishment or plant is required	157 per visit	188 per visit	219 per visit
Annual fee for the carrying out of the first 30 minutes of each of 4 inspection site visits to inspect an approved or registered establishment or plant where quarterly inspections are required	561 per year	752 per year	876 per year
Annual fee for the carrying out of the first 30 minutes of each of 12 inspection site visits of an approved or registered establishment or plant where monthly inspections are required	1,658 per year	2,256 per year	2,628 per year

Regulation 5

SCHEDULE 2 SALMONELLA CONTROL PROGRAMMES (ZOONOSES): FEES

Table 1

Fees payable by the person in charge of a flock from which an official control sample is taken, processed and examined for the purposes of Regulation (EC) 2160/2003

Column 1 Activity	Column 2 Fee (£) for activities commenced before 1 July 2023	Column 3 Fee (£) for activities commenced on or after 1 July 2023	Column 4 Fee (£) for activities commenced on or after 1 July 2024
Time spent travelling to and from premises (in this Table “travelling time”) for the purposes of obtaining an official control sample (in addition to any other fees specified)	14 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 84	12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 72	12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 72
Time (other than travelling time) spent obtaining an official control sample for examination in a laboratory (in this Table “the time fee”) where specified in addition to the fee for that activity in columns 2, 3 or 4	9 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Taking an official control sample from a flock of laying hens	32 plus the time fee	41 plus the time fee	49 plus the time fee
Taking an official control sample from a chicken or turkey breeding flock	52 plus the time fee	68 plus the time fee	83 plus the time fee
Taking an official control sample from a chicken broiler or turkey fattening flock	72 plus the time fee	95 plus the time fee	117 plus the time fee
Examination of an official control sample in a laboratory	14 per sample examined	18 per sample examined	21 per sample examined

Table 2

Fees payable by the operator of a laboratory in relation to an approval under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) 2160/2003

Column 1 Activity	Column 2 Fee (£) for applications received before 1 July 2023		Column 3 Fee (£) for activities received on or after 1 July 2023	Column 4 Fee (£) for applications received on or after 1 July 2024
Processing an application for an initial laboratory approval or a biennial renewal of a laboratory approval	73		86	86
Conducting inspections for quality assurance	Number of tests for which the laboratory is approved:		688	1,025
	one test	350
	two tests	361
	three tests	372
	four tests	384
Conducting collaborative testing required to obtain and maintain approvals as a testing laboratory for salmonella	34 per test		44 per test	44 per test

Table 3

Fees payable by the person in charge of a flock for conducting tests under point 4 (b) of Part D of Annex 2 to Regulation (EC) 2160/2003

Column 1 Activity	Column 2 Fee (£) for activities commenced before 1 July 2023	Column 3 Fee (£) for activities commenced on or after 1 July 2023	Column 4 Fee (£) for activities commenced on or after 1 July 2024
Conducting tests on seven dust and faecal samples taken from each flock	99	123	146
Conducting bacteriological sampling and testing of the caeca and oviducts of 300 birds in each flock	2,470	3,203	3,936
Conducting bacteriological sampling and testing of the shell and the content of 4,000 eggs of each flock	3,080	3,517	3,954

Regulation 6

SCHEDULE 3 POULTRY HEALTH SCHEME: FEES

Table 1

Fees for registration and approval of an establishment for the purposes of the poultry health scheme

Column 1 Activity	Column 2 Fee (£) for applications received before 1 July 2023	Column 3 Fee (£) for applications received on or after 1 July 2023	Column 4 Fee (£) for applications received on or after 1 July 2024
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling (in this Table “travelling time”) to and from the premises of a poultry health scheme member (in this Table a ”scheme member”) for the purposes of carrying out the activities specified in the column below (in addition to any other fees specified)	21 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 126	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 132	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 132
Time (other than travelling time) spent by a veterinary officer carrying out the registration or approval activities specified in this column of this Table (in this Table the “time fee”) where specified in addition to the fee for that activity in columns 2, 3 or 4	16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Annual registration as a scheme member	55	82	108
Approval for the first year of a scheme member’s flock or hatchery, or combined flock and hatchery on one site, where the inspection is carried out by a veterinary officer	27 plus the time fee	49 plus the time fee	71 plus the time fee
Annual re-approval of a scheme member’s flock or hatchery, or combined flock and hatchery on one site, where the inspection is carried out by a veterinary officer	56 plus the time fee	62 plus the time fee	67 plus the time fee
Additional site re-approval of a scheme member’s flock or hatchery, or a combined flock or hatchery, where the scheme member has applied at the same time for multiple sites, and the inspection is carried out by a veterinary officer	31 plus the time fee	35 plus the time fee	39 plus the time fee
Annual re-approval of a scheme member’s flock or hatchery, or combined flock and hatchery on one site, where the inspection is carried out by a veterinary surgeon who is not a veterinary officer	54	61	67
Additional site re-approval of a scheme member’s flock or hatchery or combined flock or hatchery, where the scheme member has applied at the same time for multiple sites, and the inspection is carried out by a veterinary surgeon who is not a veterinary officer	29	34	39

Table 2

Fee payable by the operator of a laboratory in relation to an approval for the purposes of the poultry health scheme

Column 1 Activity	Column 2 Fee (£) for applications received before 1 July 2023	Column 3 Fee (£) for applications received on or after 1 July 2023
Processing an application for an initial laboratory approval or an annual renewal of a laboratory approval	73	86
Proficiency test in respect of Salmonella bacteriology (pullorum, gallinarum and arizonae)	131 per test	158 per test
Proficiency test in respect of Salmonella serology (pullorum and gallinarum)	321 per test	310 per test
Proficiency test in respect of Mycoplasma chicken serology ( gallisepticum)	321 per test	310 per test
Proficiency test in respect of Mycoplasma culture (gallisepticum and meleagridis)	281 per test	280 per test
Proficiency test in respect of Mycoplasma turkey serology (gallisepticum and meleagridis)	336 per test	310 per test

Regulation 7

SCHEDULE 4 BOVINE SEMEN: FEES

Table

Fees payable by applicants and operators in connection with activities for the purposes of the 2007 Regulations

Column 1 Activity	Column 2 Fee (£) for applications received and examinations commenced before 1 July 2023	Column 3 Fee (£) for applications received and examinations commenced on or after 1 July 2023	Column 4 Fee (£) for applications received and examinations commenced on or after 1 July 2024
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises (in this Table “travelling time”) for the purposes of carrying out the licensing or approval activities specified in this column of this Table (in addition to any other fees specified)	21 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 126	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 132	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 132
Time spent (other than travelling time) by a veterinary officer carrying out the licensing or approval activities specified in this column of this Table (in addition to any other fees specified)	16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Considering an application— (a) under regulation 7 of the 2007 Regulations for approval of a bovine animal for use in a domestic collection centre or at unlicensed premises, or (b) under regulation 10 of the 2007 Regulations for approval of the use of a bovine animal for the collection of its semen or for use as a teaser animal at unlicensed premises	20	27	33
Considering an application under regulation 7 of the 2007 Regulations for approval of a bovine animal for use in a licensed collection centre	26	35	44
Considering an application under regulation 4 of the 2007 Regulations for a licence to operate a licensed quarantine centre	29	39	48
Considering an application under regulation 4 of the 2007 Regulations for a licence to operate— (a) a licensed collection centre; (b) a domestic collection centre; (c) a licensed storage centre; or (d) a domestic storage centre.	27	37	46
Conducting an examination of a bovine semen centre under regulation 40 of the 2007 Regulations	17	23	28
Conducting a routine examination of an approved bovine animal for domestic use or for use for trade with a member State	23	31	38

Regulation 8

SCHEDULE 5 PORCINE SEMEN: FEES

Table

Fees payable in connection with activities for the purposes of the 1964 Regulations or the 1992 Regulations

Column 1 Activity	Column 2 Fee (£) for applications received and routine testing or examination commenced before 1 July 2023	Column 3 Fee (£) for applications received and routine testing or examination commenced on or after 1 July 2023	Column 4 Fee (£) for applications received and routine testing or examination commenced on or after 1 July 2024
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises (in this Table “travelling time”) for the purpose of carrying out the licensing or approval activities specified in this column (in addition to any other fees specified)	21 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 126	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 132	22 per quarter hour pr part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 132
Time (other than travelling time) spent by a veterinary officer carrying out the licensing or approval activities specified in this column (in this Table the “time fee”) where specified in addition to the fee for that activity in columns 2, 3 or 4	16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Considering an application for the approval of a boar under regulation 2(1) of the 1964 Regulations for the purpose of the collection of semen	31 per boar	42 per boar	53 per boar
Routine testing of a boar at an artificial insemination centre	23 per boar	31 per boar	38 per boar
Considering an application from an operator for a licence or approval for an artificial insemination centre	27 plus the time fee	37 plus the time fee	46 plus the time fee
Considering an application for approval of an alteration to licensed premises or approved premises	25 plus the time fee	34 plus the time fee	42 plus the time fee
Routine examination of an artificial insemination centre	17 plus the time fee	23 plus the time fee	28 plus the time fee

Regulation 9

SCHEDULE 6 BOVINE EMBRYO (COLLECTION, PRODUCTION AND TRANSFER): FEES

Table

Fees payable in connection with activities for the purposes of the 1995 Regulations

Column 1 Activity	Column 2 Fee (£) for applications received and routine inspections commenced before 1 July 2023	Column 3 Fee (£) for applications received and routine inspections commenced on or after 1 July 2023	Column 4 Fee (£) for applications received and routine inspections commenced on or after 1 July 2024
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises (in this Table “travelling time”) for the purpose of the activities specified in this column (in addition to any other fees specified)	21 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 126	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 132	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 132
Time (other than travelling time) spent by a veterinary officer carrying out the activities specified in this column (in addition to any other fees specified)	16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Considering an application for approval of or re-approval of— (a) a single bovine embryo collection or production team under regulation 6 or 7 of the 1995 Regulations (with or without an inspection of a laboratory) (b) a bovine embryo transfer team under regulation 8 of the 1995 Regulations, (c) a store under regulation 16 of the 1995 Regulations, or (d) a store and its supervisor under regulations 16 and 19 of the 1995 Regulations.	28	38	47
Considering an application for approval of each additional laboratory or store from the same applicant where the inspection is completed on the same day	9	13	16
Considering an application for re-approval of a laboratory or a store following any alterations	25	34	42
Carrying out a routine inspection of records of a single bovine embryo production, collection or transfer team, and re-inspection of a single laboratory or store	17	23	28
Carrying out a routine inspection or records of each additional bovine embryo production, collection or transfer team, and re-inspection of each additional laboratory or store.	4 for each additional team and laboratory or store	6 for each additional team and laboratory or store	7 for each additional team and laboratory or store

Regulation 10

SCHEDULE 7 CHECKING CONSIGNMENTS OF LIVE ANIMALS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES AT A BORDER CONTROL POST: FEES

Table 1

Fees for performance of official controls on consignments of live animals from third countries at border control posts in accordance with regulation 13 of the 2012 Regulations, Chapter 5 of the Official Controls Regulation and Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012

Column 1 Official Controls on consignment by type	Column 2 Fee (£) per consignment, for consignments presented before 1 July 2023	Column 3 Fee (£) per consignment, for consignments presented on or after 1 July 2023
Poultry, ratites and small game birds	65	53
Captive birds	64	61
Live fish and aquatic animals	32	48
Rabbits and rodents	29	44
Bees	32	40
Other insects and invertebrates	26	40
Reptiles and amphibians	26	48
Pets unaccompanied by an identification document containing a written declaration confirming that the movement is a non-commercial movement	57	63
Equidae	62	79
Farmed livestock including cattle, sheep, goats, camelids, pigs and wild boar	146	190
Animals not covered by any other category	55	50
Documentary check on consignment of animals staying on the same means of transport for onward travel	52	79

Table 2

Additional fees for carrying out official controls as mentioned in Table 1 when carried out during certain periods

Column 1 Activity	Column 2 Fee (£) for loads presented before 1 July 2023	Column 3 Fee (£) for loads presented on or after 1 July 2023
Out of hours official controls	140 per load	261 per load
Official controls during a weekend or public holiday	185 per load	346 per load
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises	16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 64	16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 96

Table 3

Fees for extra checks due to non-compliance or intensified official controls

Column 1 Activity	Column 2 Fee (£) for consignments presented before 1 July 2023	Column 3 Fee (£) for consignments presented on or after 1 July 2023
Checks by a veterinary officer out of hours	17 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	21 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Checks by a veterinary officer during a weekend or public holiday	23 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	28 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Checks by a veterinary officer at all other times	11 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	14 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises	16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 64	16 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent, up to a maximum of 96