Fees for porcine semen centre inspections, testing and donor approval
Updated 28 February 2025
Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
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You must pay for your application to operate as an artificial insemination centre.
You must also pay for related inspections and testing.
How APHA charge for time spent
You must pay per quarter hour or less for APHA鈥檚 time spent inspecting and travelling to and from your premises. Fees for time spent are in addition to fixed fees for each service.
APHA calculates your inspection and travel fees to the next full quarter hour of work. For example, if APHA spends 20 minutes on your inspection, you will pay for half an hour.
How APHA calculates travel time
The fee amount for travel time is calculated based on the distance from the nearest APHA office to each inspection site.
If an inspector carries out inspections at multiple sites nearby on the same day, the fee for each is calculated from the nearest APHA office to each individual inspection site.
Travel time is capped at 45 minutes each way, so you will not pay more than 拢132 for travel costs.
Fees
You must pay for application assessments whether your application is approved or not.
| Service | Fees from 1 July 2023 | Fees from 1 July 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Time spent carrying out the activities specified in this table | 拢22 | 拢22 |
| Time spent travelling to and from premises for the activities specified in this table | 拢22 | 拢22 |
| Application for approval to collect boar semen for artificial insemination (under regulation 2(1) of the 1964 Regulations) | 拢42 per boar | 拢53 per boar |
| Routine testing of a boar at an artificial insemination centre | 拢31 per boar | 拢38 per boar |
| Application from an operator for an artificial insemination centre licence or approval | 拢37 | 拢46 |
| Application for approval of an alteration to licensed or approved premises (in accordance with licence conditions) | 拢34 | 拢42 |
| Routine inspection of an artificial insemination centre | 拢23 | 拢28 |
Example fee calculation
Approval of a boar for semen collection if the veterinary work was undertaken by an APHA veterinary officer and took 1.5 hours:
拢42 fixed fee + 拢22 x 6 = 拢174 plus travel time.
Fees for extra laboratory testing
You must pay extra fees for any tests needed following an inspection. The laboratory will charge you separately.