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Title: The Animal Health Act, 2010 The Animal Health (Veterinary Services Fees) Regulations, 2018 (SI NO. 22 OF 2018)

Type: Statutory Instrument

Issuing Agency: Parliament of Zambia

Responsible Agency: Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (Department of Veterinary Services)

Issuing Date: 29-03-2018

GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA
STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO. 22 OF 2018
The Animal Health Act, 2010
(Act No. 27 of 2010)
The Animal Health (Veterinary Services Fees)
Regulations, 2018

IN EXERCISE of the powers contained in section 80 of theAnimal HealthAct, 2010 the following Regulations are made:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Animal Health (Veterinary Services Fees) Regulations, 2018.
2. The fees set out in the Schedule are applicable fees for the matters specified in that Schedule.
3. TheAnimal Health (Veterinary Services Fees) Regulations, 2016, are revoked.

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SCHEDULE
(Paragraph 2)

PRESCRIBED FEES

A VETERINARYCLINICALSERVICES	Fees Units
1. Consultations (verbal discussions only)	166.67
2. Farm calls and visits - for first hours	416.67
3. For each subsequent hour or part thereof	333.33

B MISCELLANEOUSVETERINARY SERVICES

1. Pregnancy diagnosis per animal	33.33
2. Slaughter Permit per batch of animals or less	33.33
3. Slaughter Permit per batch of animals not exceeding 100 for livestock and 10,000 for birds 166.67	166.67
4. Slaughter Permit per pregnant animal	666.67
5. Slaughter Permit per immature animal	333.33
6. Meat Inspection per animal 100.00	100.00
7. Cattle dipping (per animal)	16.67
8. Artificial insemination per animal (for labour)	166.67
9. Fertility testing per animal	833.33
10. Field Tests (rapid disease or product tests)	166.67

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C EXPORT INSPECTIONAND PERMITS
Health Certificate for Export and other purposes

1. Minimum cost of a health certificate per animal	166.67
2. Large ruminants (cattle, horses and similar species) per 50 animals	833.33
3. Small ruminants (goats, sheep and pigs or similar species) per 50 animals	500.00
4. Small animals (dogs, cats and small size species) per 5 animals	500.00
5. Game animals per 10 animals	3,333

Poultry

1. Up to 1000 birds	166.67
1,001 to 20,000 birds	333.33
Above 20,001birds up to 100,000	500.00
2. Tortoise/ornamental fish per consignment not exceeding 100 animals	500.00
Livestock products and stock feed per 30MT	500.00

Sanitation of Animal Products

1. Game Trophies (per game animal or part thereof)

666.66

Cattle Products

1. Per 100 hides	333.33
2. Per 100kg horns	166.67
3. Meat inspection per carcass for export	100.00

Export Permit

Non-Commercial

1. Minimum cost of an export permit (5 domestic animals or less)	166.67
2. Consignment of animal products up to 20 kgs	166.67

Commercial

1. Large ruminants (cattle, horses and similar animals) per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 50 animals)	333.34
2. Small ruminants: goats, sheep (per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 400 animals)	333.34
3. Small animals: dogs, cats and similar animals (per consignment not exceeding 50 animals)	333.34
4. Poultry (per consignment not exceeding 100,000 birds)	333.34
5. Game/wild animal (per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 50 animals)	333.34
6. Tortoise/ornamental fish (per consignment not exceeding 100 animals)	333.34
7. Livestock products and stock feed (per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 34MT)	333.34
8. Semen and embryos per consignment	333.34

Export Related Inspection

1. Establishment/Plant inspections (abattoir, processing, any other)	833.33
2. Quarantine/Farm (premises) inspection	833.33

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D IMPORTAND TRANSIT PERMIT
Import and Transit Permit
Non-Commercial

1. Minimum cost of an import permit (5 domestic animals or less)	333.33
2. Consignment of animal products up to 20 kgs (except for semen, embryos or medicaments)	333.33

Commercial

1. Large ruminants (cattle, horses and similar species) per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 50 animals	833.33
2. Small ruminants (goats, sheep and similar species) per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 400 animals	833.33
3. Small animals: dogs, cats, tortoise/ornamental fish and other similar animals, (per consignment not exceeding 100)	833.33
4. Poultry (per consignment not exceeding 100,000 birds)	833.33
5. Livestock products and stock feed (per consignment not exceeding a truck load of 30MT)	833.33
6. Semen and embryos per consignment	833.33

Import Related Inspections

1. Establishment/Plant inspections (abattoir, processing, any other)	833.33
2. Quarantine/Farm (premises) inspection	833.33

E STOCKMOVEMENT PERMIT (INTER DISTRICTOR INTERPROVINCIAL

1. Pets (cats and dogs); per consignment moved on the same day maximum 2 pets	166.67
2. Livestock per consignment moved on the same day (cattle 1-4; goats or sheep 1-9; pigs 1- 9; poultry 1-99; other animals 1-9)	66.67
3. Livestock per consignment moved on the same day (cattle 5-50; goats or sheep 10-100; pigs 10-100; poultry 100-20,000; other animals 10-100)	166.67
4. Game per consignment moved on the same day; maximum 100 animals	166.67

F LABORATORYTESTS

1. Large animals post mortem (per animal)	833.33
2. Small animals post mortem (per animal)	500
3. Chicken post mortem (per sample of 5 chickens)	166.67
4. Serological testing per porcine sample	100.00
5. Serological testing per sample (3 tests runs per bovine sample)	233.33
6. Microscopic tissue/blood smear examination per 10 smears	166.67
7. Advanced laboratory tests (PCR) per sample	500
8. Culture examination per sample	166.67
9. Clinical Biochemistry per sample	266.66
10. Haematology (full blood count) per sample	500
11. Faecal examination per sample	33.33
13. Residue Examination up to per samples	999.99
14. Histopathology per sample	666.67
15. Incineration per 3kgs of material	166.66