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2005-17 - Fees for Services at the Dairy Laboratory

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NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 2005-17
under the
Financial Administration Act
(O.C. 2005-84)
Filed March 30, 2005
Under section 62 of the Financial Administration Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Board, makes the following Regulation:
Citation
1This Regulation may be cited as the Fees for Services at the Dairy Laboratory - Financial Administration Act.
Definitions
2The following definitions apply in this Regulation.
“Department” means the Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture. (ministère)
“milk” means milk from cows. (lait)
“milk product” means a product processed or derived in whole or mainly from milk. (produit du lait)
“raw milk” means unprocessed milk. (lait cru)
2007, c.10, s.39
Microbiological laboratory analysis
3(1)The fees set out in Schedule A are the fees for microbiological laboratory analysis of raw milk or milk products by the Department.
3(2)Despite subsection (1), where more than one microbiological laboratory analysis is conducted on the same sample, the fee for each analysis conducted after the first analysis shall be reduced by $5.00.
Antibiotic screening analysis
4(1)The fees set out in Schedule B are the fees for antibiotic screening analysis of raw milk or milk products by the Department.
4(2)The fee for an antibiotic confirmation analysis of raw milk or milk products that is not performed by the Department is the fee charged by the reference laboratory.
Composition laboratory analysis
5The fees set out in Schedule C are the fees for composition laboratory analysis of milk products by the Department.
Complete laboratory analysis
6(1)The fee for a complete laboratory analysis of raw milk is $87.50, including shipping.
6(2)A complete laboratory analysis of a sample of raw milk consists of the following analyses:
(a) standard plate count;
(b) laboratory pasteurization count;
(c) streptococcus count;
(d) oxidase positive count;
(e) coliform count (Spiral plate);
(f) fat, protein and lactose content;
(g) somatic cell count; and
(h) added water (cryoscope method).
Dairy herd
7The fees set out in Schedule D are the fees for the laboratory analysis of milk from a dairy herd by the Department.
Commencement
8This Regulation comes into force on April 1, 2005.
SCHEDULE A
MICROBIOLOGICAL
LABORATORY ANALYSIS
(a)
standard plate count..............
$18.75
 
(b)
standard plate count (with bacterial identification)..............
 
$27.50
 
(c)
laboratory pasteurization count..............
$18.75
 
(d)
laboratory pasteurization count (with bacterial identification)..............
 
$27.50
 
(e)
streptococcus count..............
$22.50
 
(f)
oxidase positive count..............
$12.50
 
(g)
coliform count (Spiral plate)..............
$22.50
 
(h)
coliform count (Millipore filter)..............
$22.50
 
(i)
Moseley plate count..............
$22.50
 
(j)
Moseley plate count (with bacterial identification)..............
 
$31.25
 
(k)
standard plate count (Isogrid method)..............
$25.00
 
(l)
coliform count (Isogrid method)..............
$25.00
 
(m)
yeast and mould count (Isogrid method)..............
 $25.00
SCHEDULE B
ANTIBIOTIC SCREENING ANALYSIS
(a)
Charm SLBL for beta-lactams ..............
$18.75
 
(b)
Charm II for sulpha drugs..............
$18.75
 
(c)
antibiotic disk assay
 
(i)per sample..............
$5.00
 
(ii)maximum fee..............
$250.00
 
(d)
other antibiotic screening tests..............
$18.75
SCHEDULE C
COMPOSITION LABORATORY ANALYSIS
(a)
added water (cryoscope method)..............
$12.50
 
(b)
pH determination..............
$6.25
 
(c)
Babcock test..............
$18.75
 
(d)
fat, protein and lactose content..............
$6.25
SCHEDULE D
DAIRY HERD
(a)
fat, protein and lactose content, with or without somatic cell count
 
(i)per sample
 
(A)shipping included..............
$3.75
 
(B)shipping not included..............
$3.15
 
(ii)maximum fee for a herd of 50 or more
 
(A)shipping included..............
$187.50
 
(B)shipping not included..............
$156.25
 
(b)
somatic cell count
 
(i)per sample
 
(A)shipping included..............
$3.75
 
(B)shipping not included..............
$3.15
 
(ii)maximum fee for a herd of 50 or more
 
(A)shipping included..............
$187.50
 
(B)shipping not included..............
$156.25
N.B. This Regulation is consolidated to March 2, 2007.