Animals and Birds (Quarantine) (Amendment) Rules 2006

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 31 Jul 2006

No. S 446

Animals and Birds Act

(Chapter 7)

Animals and Birds (Quarantine) (Amendment) Rules 2006

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 80 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 2006 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2006.

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

Rule 6

Fees

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

$87 per consignment

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

$62 per consignment

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

$50 per permit

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

$22 per permit

5. Certificate of freedom from disease within Singapore

$12.60 per certificate

6. Quarantine fees (per day or part thereof) for —

(a) cats or dogs (non-air con)

$16.80 per animal (with feed)

(b) cats or dogs (air con

$26.25 per animal (with feed)

$31.50 per horse (without feed and care)

(d) sheep and goats

$1.05 per head (without feed and care)

7. Inspection and vaccination of cats and dogs against rabies

$65 per animal

8. Accommodation of animals and birds at Changi Animal and Plant Quarantine Unit

$26.25 per cat or dog (with feed) or per kennel unit (without feed and care) per day or part thereof

9. Professional service fee

(i) $63 per hour or part thereof

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

10. Technical service fee

(i) $38 per hour or part thereof

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

[G.N. Nos. S 365/96; S422/96; S 144/97; S 131/98; S 96/99; S 112/99; S 546/99; S 87/2000; S 149/2004]

Made this 17th day of July 2006.

TAN TEE HOW

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.

[Infra/AVA/Finance/0070; AG/LEG/SL/7/2005/1 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 80(4) of the Animals and Birds Act).

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