Animals and Birds (Quarantine) (Amendment) Rules 1998

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No. S 131

Animals and Birds Act

(Chapter 7)

Animals and Birds (Quarantine)
(Amendment) Rules 1998

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 65 and 70 of the Animals and Birds Act, the Minister for National Development hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Animals and Birds (Quarantine) (Amendment) Rules 1998 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1998.

Deletion and substitution of Schedule

2. The Schedule to the Animals and Birds (Quarantine) Rules (R 6) is deleted and the following Schedule substituted therefor:

“THE SCHEDULE

(1)	Permit to import, export or tranship animals for commercial purposes

$170 per consignment.

(2)	Permit to import, export or tranship birds or eggs for commercial purposes

$55 per consignment.

(3)	Permit to import, export or tranship animals or birds as personal effects

$50 per animal or bird.

(4)	Permit to import, export or tranship bones, fodder, hides, semen, sera, veterinary biologics or any product of animal or bird or any article or substance that is likely to convey or spread disease, or export or tranship carcasses

$18 per permit.

(5)	Permit to import frozen or chilled meat and meat products

$4 per 100 kg or part thereof.

(6)	Permit to import canned meat

$70 per consignment.

(7)	Certificate of freedom from disease within Singapore

$12 per certificate.

(8)	Health certificate for export of beef jerky

$2 per certificate.

(9)	Quarantine fees (per day or part thereof):

(a)	cats or dogs

$12.50 per animal (with feed);

(b)

horses

$25 per horse (without feed and care);

(c)

cattle

$2.50 per head (without feed and care);

(d)	sheep or goats

$1 per head (without feed and care).

(10)	Accommodation of animals and birds at Changi Animal Quarantine Unit

$25 per cat or dog (with feed) or per kennel unit (without feed and care) per day or part thereof.

(11)	Professional service fee

(a)	$60 per hour or part thereof;

(b)	$133 per hour or part thereof (outside office hours or on an urgent basis).

(12)	Technical service fee

(a)	$36 per hour or part thereof;

(b)	$80 per hour or part thereof (outside office hours or on an urgent basis).

(13)	Transport of animals for quarantine

$70 per animal per trip.”.

[G.N. Nos. S 365/96; S 422/96; S 144/97]

Made this 24th day of March 1998.

LAM CHUAN LEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[ND 202/1-41 Vol. 18; AG/LEG/SL/7/96/1 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 70(5) of the Animals and Birds Act).