Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) Rules

Feeding Stuffs Act

(Chapter 105, Section 10)

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G.N. No. S 189/1968

REVISED EDITION 1990

(25th March 1992)

[12th July 1968]

Citation

1. These Rules may be cited as the Feeding Stuffs (Licensing, Analysis and Fees) Rules.

Application for a licence

2. Every application for a licence under section 4(1) of the Act shall be made in the form prescribed in the Schedule.

[S 89/92 wef 20/03/1992]

Prior inspection of premises

3.—(1) The Director may as he thinks fit order an inspection by the Veterinary Authority of the premises to be used for the import, manufacture, processing or sale of animal feed and a report to be made thereon and may at his discretion issue a licence subject to such conditions as he thinks fit.

(2) [Deleted by S 89/92 wef 20/03/1992]

3A. A licence shall be issued for a period of one year or 3 years.

[S 89/92 wef 20/03/1992]

Fees

4.—(1) The fee for the issue of a licence for the import, manufacture, processing or sale of compound animal feed shall be as follows:

(a) for a period not exceeding one year…

$450

(b) for a period exceeding two years but not exceeding 3 years …

$1,350.

(2) The fee for the issue of a licence for the import, manufacture, processing or sale of simple animal feed shall be as follows:

(a) for a period not exceeding one year…

$120

(b) for a period exceeding two years but not exceeding 3 years …

$360.

License

5. [Deleted by S 89/92 wef 20/03/1992]

Conditions of licence

6.—(1) Every licence shall contain the following conditions which shall be observed by the licence-holder:

(a)

any manufactured animal feed shall be labelled to indicate its moisture, ash, crude protein, crude fibre, crude fat (Ether extract), nitrogen free extract, calcium and phosphorus contents;

(b)

each label so used shall also contain in addition to the particulars contained in sub-paragraph (a) the following:

(i)	the date of manufacture of the animal feed;
(ii)	the name and address of the manufacturer; and
(iii)	the species of livestock for which the animal feed is intended.

(2) The Director may, as he thinks fit, or at the request of the licence-holder, cause an analysis to be made by the Veterinary Authority of the manufactured animal feed for the presence of the elements as indicated by the licence-holder under paragraph (1)(a).

(3) The results of this analysis shall be recorded in a certificate duly signed by the Veterinary Authority and shall be prima facie evidence of the presence of elements in the animal feed so submitted for analysis.

(4) Any person who has been shown by an analysis carried out under paragraph (2) to have given false particulars under paragraph (1)(a) shall be guilty of an offence.

Fees for analysis

7.—(1) The purchaser of any animal feed shall on payment of a technical fee of $20 per hour or part thereof and transport charge of 45 cents a kilometre or part thereof, cause a feed sample or samples to be taken and analysed by the veterinary authority in accordance

(2) The technical fee of $20 per hour or part thereof and transport charge of 45 cents a kilometre or part thereof shall also be payable by the licence-holder who requests to have a feed sample or samples taken for analysis under rule 6(2).

(3) In addition to the sample fee, the fee payable for an analysis, whether at the request of the purchaser or of the licence-holder, of any animal feed for the presence of —

(a) the following items shall be:

(i) Crude protein

$25

(ii) Crude fat

$25

(iii) Crude fibre

$30

(iv) Phosphorus

$25

(v) Moisture

$15

(vi) Ash

$15

(vii) Silica (acid insoluble ash)

$20

(viii) Salt

$20

(ix) Gross energy

$30

(x) Aflatoxin

$75

(xi) Amino acids:

for one amino acid

$130

for 2 to 17 amino acids

$260

(xii) Vitamin A

$90

(xiii) Vitamin C

$50

(xiv) Arsenic

$40

(xv) Cholesterol

$90

(xvi) pH

$10

(xvii) specified antimicrobial drug in feed sample

$50; and

(b) any other items not listed in sub-paragraph (a) shall be $25 per analysis.

[S 148/93 wef 01/05/1993]

Procedure for analysis

8.—(1) Where an analysis is to be performed under rule 6 or 7, the Veterinary Authority shall take a sample of the animal feed to be analysed from the licence-holder or the manufacturer of the animal feed, as the case may be, and divide the same into 3 parts, cause each part to be marked, sealed and fastened up and deliver two of the parts to the Animal Nutrition Laboratory and the remaining part to the licence-holder or the purchaser, as the case may be.

(2) One of the parts delivered to the Animal Nutrition Laboratory shall be duly analysed and the other retained for such period as the Director thinks fit.

(3) The method of analysis of any animal feed under these Rules shall be that normally adopted by the Animal Nutrition Laboratory of the Primary Production Department, and its validity shall not be challenged in any court of law.

Certificate by Veterinary Authority

9. In any legal proceedings the production of a certificate issued by the Veterinary Authority shall be admissible as evidence and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein unless either party to the proceedings requires the Veterinary Authority to be called as a witness in the proceedings.

Certificate not to be used for advertisement

10. No person shall use any certificate or other written communication issued by the Primary Production Department for the purposes of advertisement.

Penalty

11. Any person who contravenes any of these Rules shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

Exemption

12. The Minister may in his discretion exempt any person or persons from all or any of these Rules.

[G.N. Nos. S 189/68; S 334/83; S 280/84; S 177/87; S 390/88; S 177/91]

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