http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2018/664

SCHEDULE 1Salmonella National Control Programmes (Zoonoses): Fees

Regulation 4

Table 1Fees payable by the person in charge of chicken or turkey holding from which an official sample is taken, processed and examined for the purposes of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003

Column 1	F1Column 2	F2Column 3
Activity	Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024	Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2024
Time spent in obtaining an official control sample for examination in a laboratory (in this table the “time fee”) (in addition to the fees specified below, unless otherwise specified in column 2)	12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	12 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Time spent by an animal health officer travelling to and from premises for the purpose of activities below	12 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
Taking an official control sample from a chicken laying flock	41	49
Taking an official control sample from a chicken or turkey breeding flock	68	83
Taking an official control sample from a chicken broiler flock, or turkey fattening flock	95	117
Examination of an official control sample in a laboratory	18 per sample tested (time fee does not apply)	21 per sample tested (time fee does not apply)

Table 2Fees payable by the operator of a laboratory in relation to an approval under Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003

Column 1	F3Column 2	F4Column 3
Activity	Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024	Fee (£) on or after 1 July 2024
Processing an application for an initial laboratory approval or a biennial renewal of a laboratory approval	86	86
Conducting inspections F5for quality assurance F6...	688 per visit	1,025 per visit



Conducting collaborative testing for Salmonella as required to obtain and maintain approval as a testing laboratory	44 per test	44 per test

Table 3Fees payable by the person in charge of poultry flocks for conducting tests under point 4(b) of Part D of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No. 2160/2003

Column 1	F7Column 2	F8Column 3
Activity	Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024	Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2024
Conducting tests on seven dust and faecal samples taken from each flock	123	146
Conducting bacteriological sampling and testing of the caeca and oviducts of 300 birds from each flock	3,203	3,936
Conducting bacteriological sampling and testing of the shell and the content of 4,000 eggs from each flock	3,517	3,954

SCHEDULE 2Poultry health scheme: Fees

Regulation 5

Table 1Fees for registration and approval of an establishment for the purposes of the poultry health scheme

Column 1	F9Column 2	F10Column 3
Activity	Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024	Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2024
Time spent by a veterinary officer carrying out the activities specified in this Table (in this table the “time fee”) (in addition to the fees specified below unless otherwise specified in column 2)	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from the premises of a poultry health scheme member (in this table a “scheme member”) for the purpose of activities below	22 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
Annual registration as a scheme member	82 (time fee does not apply)	108 (time fee does not apply)
First year approval of scheme member's flock or hatchery, or combined flock and hatchery on one site, where the inspection is carried out by a veterinary officer	49	71
Annual re-approval of a scheme member's flock or hatchery, or combined flock and hatchery on one site where inspection carried out by a veterinary officer	62	67
Additional site re-approval of a scheme member's flock or hatchery where a scheme member applies at the same time for multiple sites, and the inspection is carried out by a veterinary officer	35	39
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	61 (time fee does not apply)	67 (time fee does not apply)
Additional site re-approval where a scheme member applies at the same time for multiple sites, and the inspection is carried out by a veterinary surgeon who is not a veterinary officer	34 (time fee does not apply)	39 (time fee does not apply)

Table 2Fees payable by the operator of a laboratory in relation to an approval for the purpose of the poultry health scheme

Column 1	F11Column 2
Activity	Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023
Processing an application for an initial laboratory approval or a biennial renewal of a laboratory approval	86
Proficiency test in respect of Salmonella bacteriology (pullorum, gallinarum and arizonae)	158 per test
Proficiency test in respect of Salmonella serology (pullorum, gallinarum)	310 per test
Proficiency test in respect of Mycoplasma chicken serology (gallisepticum)	310 per test
Proficiency test in respect of Mycoplasma culture (gallisepticum and meleagridis)	280 per test
Proficiency test in respect of Mycoplasma turkey serology (gallisepticum and meleagridis)	310 per test

SCHEDULE 3Bovine semen: Fees

Regulation 6

Fees payable by applicants and operators under the 2007 Regulations

Column 1	F12Column 2	F13Column 3
Activity	Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024	Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2024
Time spent by a veterinary officer carrying out the specified activities in this Table (in addition to each of the fees specified below)	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises for the purpose of activities specified below	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
Considering an application for approval of a bovine animal under regulations 7 or 10 of the 2007 Regulations for use in domestic collection centre or at unlicensed premises	27	33
Considering an application under regulation 7 of the 2007 Regulations for approval of a bovine animal for use in F14a licensed collection centre	35	44
Considering an application for a licence to operate F15a licensed quarantine centre under regulation 4 of the 2007 Regulations	39	48
Considering an application for a licence to operate F16a licensed collection centre or domestic collection centre, F17or a licensed storage centre or domestic storage centre under regulation 4 of the 2007 Regulations	37	46
Conducting an examination of a bovine semen centre under regulation 40 of the 2007 Regulations	23	28
Conducting a routine examination of an approved bovine animal F18for domestic use or for use for trade with a member State under regulation 33 of the 2007 Regulations	31	38

Note

Words and expressions used in this Schedule have the same meanings as in the 2007 Regulations.

SCHEDULE 4Porcine semen: Fees

Regulation 7

Fees payable under the 1964 Regulations and the 1992 Regulations

Column 1	F19Column 2	F20Column 3
*Activity*	*Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024*	Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2024
Time spent by a veterinary officer carrying out the activities specified in this Table (in addition to each of the fees specified below)	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises for the purpose of activities specified below	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
Application for approval of a boar to provide semen for the purpose of artificial insemination
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	42 per boar	53 per boar
Routine testing of a boar
Routine testing of a boar at an artificial insemination centre¹	31 per boar	38 per boar
Operation of an artificial insemination centre¹
Considering an application from an operator for an artificial insemination centre licence or approval	27	46
Considering an application for approval of an alteration to licensed or approved premises (in accordance with conditions attached to the licence)	34	42
Routine examination of artificial insemination centre¹	23	28
¹ “artificial insemination centre” means premises in respect of which a licence is in force under regulation 4(1) of the 1964 Regulations, or which have been approved under regulation 2(2) or (3) of the 1992 Regulations”.

SCHEDULE 5Bovine embryo (collection, production and transfer): fees

Regulation 8

Fees payable under the 1995 Regulations

Column 1	F21Column 2	F22Column 3
Activity	Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023 but before 1st July 2024	Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2024
Time spent by veterinary officer when carrying out the activities specified in this table (in addition to each of the fees specified below)	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent	22 per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises for the purpose of the activities specified below	221 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
Considering an application for approval or re-approval of: - a bovine embryo transfer team F23under regulation 4 of the 1995 Regulations; - F24... - a store under regulation 16 of the 1995 Regulations; - a store and its supervisor under regulations 16 and 19, of the 1995 Regulations; or - a single bovine embryo collection or production team (with or without an inspection of a laboratory) F25under regulation 6 or 7 of the 1995 Regulations;	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	13	16
Considering an application for re-approval of a laboratory or a store following any alterations	34	42
Carrying out routine inspection of records of a single bovine embryo production, collection or transfer team and re-inspection of a single laboratory or store	23	28
Carrying out routine inspection of records of each additional bovine embryo production, collection or transfer team, and re-inspection of each additional laboratory or store	6 for each additional team and laboratory or store	7 for each additional team and laboratory or store

SCHEDULE 6Checking consignments of live animals from third countries at F26border control posts : fees

Regulation 9

F27Table 1Fees for inspecting consignments of animals from third countries and checking importation documentation at F28border control posts in accordance with regulation 15 of the 2011 Regulations

Column 1	Column 2
Inspection of type of animal and checking documents	Fee (£) per consignmenton or after 1st July 2023
Poultry and small game birds	53
Poultry eggs	53
Ratites	53
Captive birds	61
Live fish, aquatic animals and amphibians	48
Bees	40
Rabbits and rodents	44
Other insects and invertebrates	40
Reptiles	57
Pets unaccompanied by a declaration	63
Equidae	79
Farmed livestock including cattle, sheep, goats, camelids, pigs and wild boar	190
Animals not covered by any other category	50
Documentary checks for onward travel	79

Table 2Additional fees for certain inspections and checks

Column 1	F29Column 2
Period when inspection and check conducted	Fee (£) on or after 1st July 2023
Out of hours¹ inspection and check	261 per load
Inspection and check during a weekend or a public holiday³	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 96
¹ “out of hours” means before 8.30 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on a weekday.
² “load” means one or more consignments of animals from the same country of origin that have arrived on the same means of transport and which are presented by a person responsible for their importation for checking at the border inspection post at the same time.
³ “public holiday” means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in England under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.

Table 3Fees for extra inspections and checks due to non-compliances or additional control measures

Column 1	F31Column 2
Person undertaking extra inspection and check	Fee per quarter hour or part quarter hour spent on or after 1st July 2023
Veterinary officer – out of hours¹	21
Veterinary officer –at weekends or public holidays²	28
Veterinary officer – at all other times	14
Time spent by a veterinary officer travelling to and from premises	16, up to a maximum of 96
¹ “out of hours” means before 8.30 a.m. or after 5 p.m. on a weekday.
² “public holiday” means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday in England under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 F30.