(a) User fees for the endorsement of export health certificates that do not require the verification of tests or vaccinations are listed in the following table. The user fees apply to each export health certificate[5] endorsed for the following types of animals, birds, or animal products, regardless of the number of animals, birds, or animal products covered by the certificate. The person for whom the service is provided and the person requesting the service are jointly and severally liable for payment of these user fees in accordance with §§ 130.50 and 130.51.
| Certificate categories | User fee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr. 29, 2009-Sept. 30, 2009 | Oct. 1, 2009-Sept. 30, 2010 | Oct. 1, 2010-Sept. 30, 2011 | Oct. 1, 2011-Sept. 30, 2012 | Beginning Oct. 1, 2012 |
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| Animal and nonanimal products | $45.00 | $47.00 | $48.00 | $49.00 | $51.00 |
| Hatching eggs | 42.00 | 44.00 | 45.00 | 46.00 | 48.00 |
| Poultry, including slaughter poultry | 42.00 | 44.00 | 45.00 | 46.00 | 48.00 |
| Ruminants, except slaughter ruminants moving to Canada or Mexico | 47.00 | 48.00 | 49.00 | 51.00 | 52.00 |
| Slaughter animals (except poultry but including ruminants) moving to Canada or Mexico | 49.00 | 51.00 | 52.00 | 54.00 | 56.00 |
| Other endorsements or certifications | 34.00 | 35.00 | 36.00 | 37.00 | 38.00 |
(b)
(1) User fees for the endorsement of export health certificates that require the verification of tests or vaccinations are listed in the following table. The user fees apply to each export health certificate[5] endorsed for animals and birds depending on the number of animals or birds covered by the certificate and the number of tests or vaccinations required. However, there will be a maximum user fee of 12 times the hourly rate user fee listed in § 130.30(a) of this part for any single shipment. The person for whom the service is provided and the person requesting the service are jointly and severally liable for payment of these user fees in accordance with the provisions in §§ 130.50 and 130.51.
| Number1 of tests or vaccinations and number of animals or birds on the certificate | User fee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr. 29, 2009-Sept. 30, 2009 | Oct. 1, 2009-Sept. 30, 2010 | Oct. 1, 2010-Sept. 30, 2011 | Oct. 1, 2011-Sept. 30, 2012 | Beginning Oct. 1, 2012 |
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| 1-2 tests or vaccinations | |||||
| Nonslaughter horses to Canada: | |||||
| First horse | $54.00 | $55.00 | $57.00 | $59.00 | $60.00 |
| Each additional horse | 6.25 | 6.25 | 6.50 | 6.75 | 7.00 |
| Other animals or birds: | |||||
| First animal | 107.00 | 111.00 | 114.00 | 117.00 | 121.00 |
| Each additional animal | 6.25 | 6.25 | 6.50 | 6.75 | 7.00 |
| 3-6 tests or vaccinations | |||||
| First animal | 133.00 | 137.00 | 141.00 | 145.00 | 150.00 |
| Each additional animal | 10.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 12.00 |
| 7 or more tests or vaccinations | |||||
| First animal | 154.00 | 159.00 | 163.00 | 168.00 | 173.00 |
| Each additional animal | 12.00 | 12.00 | 13.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 |
(2) If an export certificate covers more than one animal, but the number of tests required for different animals are not the same, the user fee for the certificate is the fee which would be due if all the animals on the certificate required the same number of tests as the animal which requires the greatest number of tests.
(c) The user fees prescribed in this section will not apply to an export health certificate if the export health certificate is prepared for endorsement completely at the site of the inspection by an APHIS veterinarian in the course of performing inspection or supervision services for the animals listed on the certificate, and an APHIS user fee is payable under § 130.30 of this part for the inspection or supervision services performed by the veterinarian.
(d) If a service must be conducted on a Sunday or holiday or at any other time outside the normal tour of duty of the employee, then reimbursable overtime, as provided for in part 97 of this chapter, must be paid for each service, in addition to the user fee listed in this section.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0055)
[57 FR 771, Jan. 9, 1992. Redesignated at 58 FR 67655, Dec. 22, 1993]