L.S. 35.10 Regolamenti dwar id-Drittijiet għas-Servizzi Veterinarji u tal-Biċċerija

FEES FOR ABATTOIR AND VETERINARY SERVICES [ S.L.35.10 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 35.10 FEES FOR ABATTOIR AND VETERINARY SERVICES REGULATIONS 8th August, 1980 LEGAL NOTICE 68 of 1986, as amended by Legal Notices 74 of 1998 and 407 of 2007; and Act XIII of 2015. 1. The title of these regulations is the Fees for Abattoir and Veterinary Services Regulations. Title. 2. The fees specified in the Schedule shall be paid to the Director of Veterinary Services in the several matters to which they are applicable. Fees. Amended by: L.N. 74 of 1998. SCHEDULE Substituted by: L.N. 74 of 1998; L.N. 407 of 2007. Amended by: XIII. 2015.19. I. Abattoir Fees (A) For the inspection of the animal meat, its registration and grading of: Bovines ............................................... Equines ............................................... Pigs ..................................................... Sheep and goats ................................... Lambs and kids .................................... (B) For lairage, slaughter, dressing, hot weighing, chilling and cold weighing (

1. i)Bovine, equine, ovine, caprine: Carcasses and parts thereof, including skins, but excluding offals: hot weight .................................. cold weight ................................. (
2. ii)Pigs: Carcasses and parts thereof, including skins, but excluding offals: hot weight .................................. (C) For animals brought for slaughter and kept in the lairages for more than one night, per head, per night after the first night .................................................... (D) For keeping carcasses in chillers for more than three days, not being a Saturday or a Sunday, per carcass or part thereof, per day after the third day . On Saturdays and Sundays rates are paid as indicated in terms of item IV (B) of this Schedule. €1.16 per head €1.16 per head €0.70 per head €0.70 per head €0.23 per head €0.019c/kg €0.021c/kg €0.019c/kg €0.23 €0.23 2 [ S.L.35.10 FEES FOR ABATTOIR AND VETERINARY SERVICES II. (E) For the freezing of carcasses by blast freezer whenever the blast freezer is used: for each pig carcass, per day ........... €3.49 for each bovine carcass, per day ..... €4.66 So however that the minimum payment for each lot shall be ............................... €93.17 (F) For the keeping of carcasses or parts in freeze under -18ºC: (
3. i)whole or cut carcasses .................... €46.59 per ton per month (
4. ii)cut meat packed in cardboard boxes (the netting, plastic and cardboard shall be at the expense of the user of the freezing facilities) .................... €34.94 per ton per month Veterinary Services Fees (A) For inspection of animals prior to export or after importation: Equines ............................................... €12.90 per head Bovines ............................................... €5.20 per head Other animals including dogs and cats .. €10.30 per head Day-old chicks ..................................... €0.10 per head Ornamental fowls/parrots ..................... €5.20 per head Pigeons exported for racing back to Malta (not in cludi ng an insp ection inside a loft) ........................................ €25.70 per 1000 Bird Skins ............................................ €51.30 per import Birds, pigeons and rabbits .................... €51.30 per import (B) (
5. i)For inspection of meat and fish exports and the products thereof ........... €0.05 per kg (
6. ii)For inspection of and tests on meat and fish exports and the products thereof, commercially or by transboard €51.30 (C) (
7. i)For laboratory examinations on animals, fish or other products prior to export or import, payment shall be according to a schedule issued by the laboratory each year, but for which entire examination there shall not be charged a fee of less than ..................... €2.60 (
8. ii)For laboratory examinations on animals not coming from farm-houses having a production licence, payment shall be according to a schedule issued by the laboratory each year, but for which entire examination there shall not be charged a fee of less than ........... €2.60 (D) For the issue of each stamp, brand or label denoting approval of export establishments: Each carcass or part thereof ............ €0.10 Each box ........................................ €0.10 The branding expenses shall be defrayed by the concerned establishment. [ S.L.35.10 FEES FOR ABATTOIR AND VETERINARY SERVICES (E) For the approval of a processing establishment for local consumption .... (F) (
9. i)For the approval and certification of vehicles containing a freezer for the transportation o f meat and fish fo r export .................................................. (
10. ii)For the approval and certification of vehicles for the transportation of swill . (G) For the approval and certification of a vehicle containing a freezer for the transportation of meat and fish in Malta (H) For the approval and certification of a butcher’s shop ..................................... (I) For the inspection and approval of hatcheries ............................................ (J) For the licensing of hatcheries .............. (K) For the issue of sanitary certificates for animals, pigeons, fish and products thereof ................................................. III. IV. €25.70 per year €64.10 per year €25.70 per year €64.10 per year €12.90 per year €25.70 per year €51.30 per year €5.20 certificate Quarantine Fees (A) For the keeping of small animals in quarantine, per day: cats ................................................ €3.49 small dogs (under 5
11. kg).................. €3.49 large dogs (over 5
12. kg)..................... €4.66 Song-birds ..................................... €0.58 fowl and other birds ....................... €1.16 other animals ................................. €1.16 Transboarding ................................ €11.65 (B) For the keeping of large animals in quarantine, per day: small ruminants .............................. €1.16 large ruminants .............................. €1.16 horses and others ............................ €1.16 Transboarding ................................ €11.65 Animals kept for a longer time than the quarantine period, for each cell used ............................................... €116.47 Other Fees (A) For an abstract from the Abattoir Weighing Register covering weighing and gradings during any one month or part thereof .......................................... €0.12 (B) Other services rendered and which do not appear under this Schedule shall be at the discretion of the Director of Veterinary Services, and any fee which may be so charged shall be indicated beforehand to the person concerned. per 3