Laboratory Services Fees Regulations

made under Section 195 of the

Agriculture and Marketing Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 6

N.S. Reg. 47/2020 (effective April 1, 2020)

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Citation

Definitions

Waiver of fees

Fees do not include applicable taxes

Fees for bacteria water analysis

Fees for mineral water analysis

Fees for analytical services

Fees for animal health services

Fees for serology testing

Fees for dairy services

Administration fees

Tests carried out immediately or outside regular hours

Fees for tests not listed

Fees for registered farms

Fees for referred testing

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Laboratory Services Fees Regulations.

Definitions

2 In these regulations,

“Department laboratory” means a laboratory operated by the Department, and includes all of the following:

(i) analytic services laboratory,

(ii) animal health services laboratory,

(iii) dairy services laboratory;

“livestock animal” means any of the following:

(i) cattle,

(ii) sheep,

(iii) goats,

(iv) poultry,

(v) rabbits raised for meat production,

(vi) llamas,

(vii) alpacas,

(viii) fur-bearing animals from a fur farm licensed under the Fur Industry Act,

(ix) deer farm animals from a deer farm licensed under the Wildlife Act,

(x) wildlife from a game farm licensed under the Wildlife Act;

“regular hours of operation” means the period between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, during which the Department laboratory is open;

“related animals” means carcasses of livestock animals that

(i) were of the same general age and exhibited the same disease symptoms, and

(ii) are submitted for testing services by an owner on the same day.

Waiver of fees

3 The Minister may exempt a person from any provision of these regulations requiring payment for testing services.

Fees do not include applicable taxes

4 The fees prescribed in these regulations do not include any applicable taxes.

Fees for bacteria water analysis

5 The fees for bacterial water analysis testing carried out by a Department laboratory are as set out in the following table, by sample type:

Water—Bacteria Analysis
Category	Fee
bacterial—present/absent	$22.96
bacterial—count	$37.35

Fees for mineral water analysis

6 The fees for mineral water analysis testing carried out by a Department laboratory are as set out in the following table, by sample type:

Water—Mineral Analysis
Category	Fee
standard water package	$80.00
individual mineral test	$32.04
nitrate plus nitrite nitrogen	$11.96
alkalinity	$9.26
conductivity	$8.22
pH water	$8.39
chloride	$9.61

Fees for analytical services

7 The fees for testing carried out by the analytic services laboratory are as set out in the following table:

Soil Analysis
Category	Fee
standard soil package	$27.61
conductance (salt)	$8.22
soil pH and liming requirement	$8.52
total nitrogen	$12.96
soluble nitrate-nitrogen	$9.26
mineral testing	$11.96
organic matter	$5.17
Greenhouse Analysis
Category	Fee
greenhouse soil	$46.87
nutrient solutions	$23.91
greenhouse water	$29.92
greenhouse pH	$9.13
mineral testing	$20.65
Digest Samples
Category	Fee
filtered digest sample	$11.92
Plant Tissue Analysis
Category	Fee
standard plant tissue package	$29.92
standard plant tissue package, plus dry matter	$34.26
tissue nitrogen	$12.91
tissue sulfur	$31.87
dry matter	$6.65
Soil Amendments
Category	Fee
manure	$47.83
compost	$35.87
mushroom compost	$29.87
limestone	$38.74
ammonium-nitrogen	$14.22
loss on ignition	$5.17
Feed Analysis
Category	Fee
standard forage/grain	$39.52
standard forage/grain, plus neutral detergent fibre	$51.04
basic forage	$24.65
basic forage, plus neutral detergent fibre	$33.52
standard feed	$29.92
standard feed, plus crude fat	$44.87
basic feed	$16.13
mink/fox feed	$55.65
dry matter and minerals	$23.91
moisture	$7.83
crude protein	$12.96
soluble protein	$15.00
acid detergent fibre	$11.65
neutral detergent fibre	$11.65
protein digestibility (bound protein)	$21.82
feed mineral test	$20.65
crude fat	$19.48
ash	$9.00
feed pH	$7.39
sulfur	$28.65

Fees for animal health services

8 The fees for testing carried out by the animal health services laboratory are as set out in the following table:

Postmortem Examination
Category	Fee
single livestock animal, weighing less than 100 kg	$56.96
single livestock animal, weighing 100 kg or more	$171.04
up to 3 related animals weighing less than 100 kg each (except up to 6 poultry or fur bearing animals)	$114.09
horse	$213.78
horse fetus, or foal up to 6 months	$114.09
animal other than livestock animal	$153.65
Histology
Category	Fee
slide preparation per slide—stained (no interpretation)	$13.78
slide preparation per slide—unstained (no interpretation)	$9.96
biopsy/tissue single slide with interpretation	$60.00
biopsy/tissue, 2–5 slides with interpretation	$90.00
biopsy/tissue for more than 5 slides with interpretation	$110.00
other special stains	$41.04
decalcification	$15.48
recuts per slide—stained	$5.61
recuts per slide—unstained	$2.87
wax block	$8.96
Parasitology
Category	Fee
flotation	$16.00
McMaster	$16.00
direct fecal examination	$12.31
Giardia/Cryptosporidia	$42.31
Cryptosporidia stain	$36.61
Microbiology
Category	Fee
udder health sample	$11.39
avian environmental
- fluff/litter/feeds screening	$34.48
- peptone screening	$34.26
- CFIA culture	$73.74
food environmental
- Listeria/Salmonella screening	$34.48
- Listeria/Salmonella culture confirmation	$36.48
antibiotic residue KIS test	$19.48
bacteriology
- culture and sensitivity	$50.00

Fees for serology testing

9 The fees for serology testing carried out by a Department laboratory are as set out in the following table:

Serology
Category	Fee
ELISA testing
- Avian Encephalomyelitis (AE)	$5.83
- Avian Reovirus (REO)	$5.17
- Chicken Anemia Virus (CAV)	$5.83
- Infectious Bronchitis Virus (IBD)	$5.17
- Infectious Bursal Diseases–XR (IBDXR)	$5.17
- Newcastle Antibody	$4.78
Mycoplasma gallisepticum/synoviae (MSMG)	$4.83

Fees for dairy services

10 The fees for testing carried out by the dairy services laboratory are as set out in the following table:

Raw Milk
Category	Fee
bacteria count and added water	$29.65
lab pasteurization—cow and goat (and retests)	$16.04
raw milk fat content	$22.92
Antibiotic Testing
Category	Fee
Charm Trio	$50.39
Fluid Milk and Processed By-products
Category	Fee
standard plate count	$53.35
added water (freezing point)	$8.00
E. coli/coliform (Petrifilm)	$74.87
flavour	$10.09
milk fat content	$29.91
total solids	$8.78
pH fluid milk	$8.48
phosphatase	$155.74
Cheese
Category	Fee
E. coli/coliform	$33.61
Staphylococcus aureus	$37.39

Administration fees

11 The following table sets out fees for administrative services by a Department laboratory:

Common Fees
Category	Fee
reprinting/copy of report	$4.00
environmental disposal fee	$1.00
carcass disposal, weighing less than 100 kg	$5.00
carcass disposal, weighing 100 kg or more	$10.00
forensic post mortem	$300.00 per hour, plus expenses

Tests carried out immediately or outside regular hours

12 The fees for tests carried out, on request, either immediately or outside regular hours of operation are as follows:

(a) for a test carried out immediately, but within the regular hours of operation, 2 times the fee set out in these regulations for the test;

(b) for a test carried out outside the regular hours of operation, the fee set out in these regulations for the test, plus an additional fee of $126.00.

Fees for tests not listed

13 If a test is required that is not identified in these regulations, the fee for the test is based on the cost of labour and materials to perform the test.

Fees for registered farms

14 Despite Sections 6, 7, and 8, a fee payable under any of those Sections by a farm business or a farm operation that holds a valid farm registration number under the Farm Registration Act is 50% of the fee prescribed.

Fees for referred testing

15 (1) The Department may refer testing to a laboratory not operated by the Department.

(2) The fee for testing that is carried out by a laboratory referred under subsection (1) is the sum of all of the following:

(a) the actual cost of the test;

(b) a handling fee of $4.00;

The current consolidation of the Laboratory Services Fees Regulations made under the Agriculture and Marketing Act includes all of the following regulations:

The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.

N.S. Regulation	Title	In force date	Repealed date
12/2016	Laboratory Services Fees Regulations	Feb 1, 2016	Apr 1, 2019
46/2019	Laboratory Services Fees Regulations	Apr 1, 2019	Apr 1, 2020

Note: Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this table. It may not reflect the entire history of regulations on this subject matter.

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue
47/2020	Apr 1, 2020	date specified	Apr 10, 2020

N.S. Regulation	In force date*	How in force	Royal Gazette Part II Issue

ad. = added am. = amended	fc. = fee change ra. = reassigned		rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected		How affected

Laboratory Services Fees Regulations	N.S. Reg. 47/2020
Agriculture and Marketing Act
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	Note	Effective date
1	Original text does not include any other subsections in Section 12. Subsection 12(1) redesignated as Section 12 for the purposes of this consolidation.