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Agricultural Fees Act

Commencement: 23 October 1973

LAWS OF THE REPUBLIC OF VANUATU
REVISED EDITION 1988

CHAPTER 74

AGRICULTURAL FEES

JR 40 of 1973
JR 37 of 1977
JR 3 of 1986

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

SECTION

1. Minister may make regulations

2. Issue of receipt
3. Payment of fee precondition to issue of certificate

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AGRICULTURAL FEES

To establish charges for services rendered by the Department of Agriculture and Livestock to private individuals.

MINISTER MAY MAKE REGULATIONS

1. The Minister responsible for agriculture and livestock may by Order make regulations prescribing fees -
   

(a) for the following official services rendered to private individuals by officers of the department of agriculture and livestock -

(i) issue of import permits for quarantinable material;

(ii) issue of export phytosanitary and zoosanitary certificates;

(iii) inspection, treatment and storage of imported quarantinable material;

(iv) veterinary clinical services; and

(v) meat and animal product inspection services; and

(b) for any other service which the Minister may by Order establish.

ISSUE OF RECEIPT

2. All charges levied by the Minister as aforesaid shall require the issue of a receipt and shall be paid to the Treasury.
   

PAYMENT OF FEE PRECONDITION TO ISSUE OF CERTIFICATE

3. No certificate shall be issued before full payment of the appropriate fee.

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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

REGULATIONS

Order 27 of 1987

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

REGULATION

1. Interpretation
2. Plant quarantine service fees
3. Animals and animal products service fees
4. Small animal clinics fees
5. Veterinary fees for livestock
6. Inspection fee in respect of bovine carcasses

7. Surcharge in respect of veterinary clinic services

8. Disease control visits
SCHEDULE-Scale of fees

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AGRICULTURAL FEES REGULATIONS

To prescribe fees for the issue of import and export documentation for animal, animal product and plant material, inspection, treatment and storage of import and export material, and veterinary clinical services.

INTERPRETATION

1. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"service calls" means visits made from a quarantine depot to other premises in order to carry out quarantine or phytosanitary duties;

"work privately requested" means services specifically asked for by individuals or organizations which is outside the normal public service working hours.

PLANT QUARANTINE SERVICE FEES

2. Plant quarantine fees payable in respect of plant quarantine and phytosanitary services as set out under Column I in Part A shall be at the rates specified against such service under Column II in Part A of the Schedule.
   

ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS SERVICE FEES

3. Animals and animal products fees payable in respect of the services set out under Column I in Part B shall be at the rates specified against such service under Column II in Part B of the Schedule.
   

SMALL ANIMAL CLINICS FEES

4. Fees payable in respect of the veterinary services in clinics for small animals set out under Column I in Part C shall be at the rates specified against such service under Column II in Part C of the Schedule.
   

VETERINARY FEES FOR LIVESTOCK

5. (1) Livestock fees payable in respect of the veterinary services set out under Column I in Part D shall be at the rates specified against such service under Column II in Part D of the Schedule.
   

(2) No fees referred to in subparagraph (1) shall be charged for small-holder units.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation, "small-holder units" means small agricultural units in receipt of development assistance programmes of the department of agriculture and livestock.

INSPECTION FEE IN RESPECT OF BOVINE CARCASSES

6. (1) The inspection fee payable in respect of the disease control services carried out on bovine carcases at abattoirs shall be VT1 per kilogram hot dressed carcass.
   

(2) The inspection fee payable under sub-regulation (1) shall be payable by the abattoir to the Livestock Industries Fund within 30 days of invoice date, issued monthly in arrears.

SURCHARGE IN RESPECT OF VETERINARY CLINIC SERVICES

7. Where veterinary clinic services are carried out on Saturdays, Sundays, Public Holidays or outside normal working hours the veterinary clinic fees payable shall be double the rates specified in Parts C and D of the Schedule.
   

DISEASE CONTROL VISITS

8. No fees shall be charged for disease control visits carried out for private individuals as part of compulsory national disease control programmes.
   

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SCHEDULE

(regulation 2)

SCALE OF FEES

PART A

1. Import Permit (documentation fee) 200

2. Export Certificates (documentation fee, all categories) 200

3. Treatments:
(1) at plant quarantine stations with chemical other than 200

methyl bromide fumigations; plus cost of certificate

fee if required

(2) service calls where chemical other than methyl bromide 400

fumigation is used plus cost of certificate fee if required

4. Fumigations:

(1) In the chambers at plant quarantine station where

methyl bromide is used:

(a) Minimum 200

(b) 0.5 cubic metre 300

(c) 0.75 cubic metre 400

(d) 1.0 cubic metre 500

plus cost of certificate fee if required

(2) At plant quarantine station, under plastic sheets, per 250

cubic metre

(3) At other places, under plastic sheets, per cubic metre. 250

(2 service calls required). plus service call fee 800 plus cost of certificate if required

5. Fumigation by private contractors and supervised by 800
quarantine officers (2 visits required)

6. Post entry quarantine of imported plants in plant quarantine

screenhouses

Bench space:
(1) Minimum 200
(2) 0.25 square metres 250
(3) 0.5 square metres 500
(4) 0.75 square metres 750
(5) 1.0 square metres 1000

plus cost for treatment

7. Privately registered post entry quarantine areas for imported

plants:

(1) Registration 1000

(2) Visits 400

plus cost for treatment

8. Supervision of treatments not shown in this Schedule: per 300
man hour or part thereof

9. Work privately requested outside normal working hours: per 500
man hour or part thereof

10. Export inspections-green snail, trochus, empty shipping 300
containers, timber or other items requiring certification: per plus service call fee 400
man hour or part thereof

COLUMN I COLUMN II
Animals and Animal Products Services Fees in VT
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11. Imports:

(1) Documentation fee (all categories) 200

(2) Inspection fee:

(a) Importation of domestic pets (per pet) (plus cost of 1000

medication or treatment)

(b) Importation of agricultural livestock Exempt

Importation of animal products As per items in

paragraphs 3 to 5

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PART C

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COLUMN I COLUMN II
Veterinary Fees for Small-animal Clinic Fees in VT
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12. Exports:

(1) Documentation fee (personal exports) 200

(2) Documentation fee (commercial exports) 1500

(3) Inspection of live animals (plus cost of medication or 1000

treatment)

13. Clinic consultation (cost of drugs used) 500
    

14. Vaccination of animals (vaccine supplied by owner) 200

15. Minor surgical operations 1500

16. Other surgical operations 3000 per hour

17. Blood tests for canine heart worm 300

18. Consultations carried out in a place other than a clinic -

(a) within urban areas 2000

(b) outside urban areas 2000

plus VT20 per kilometre

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PART D (regulation 5)
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COLUMN I COLUMN II
Veterinary Fees for Live Stock Fees in VT
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19. Commercial units - Visit and consultation 1000

plus cost of drugs

20. Horses - Visit and consultation 1000

plus VT20 per kilometre

21. Surgical operations 4000 per hour

plus cost of materials

22. Consultancy fees - where a government officer

is engaged for private consultancy work with the

permission of the Public Service Department:

(i) Veterinary Officer - P18 1000 vatu per hour

(ii) Veterinary Officer - P15 800 vatu per hour

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