The purpose of this rule is to add new diagnostic tests that have been developed and are now the standard testing protocol for animal disease diagnostics, delete obsolete tests and update charges for existing tests.

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Division of Animal Industry

Rule No.: RULE TITLE
5C-13.004: Schedule of Fees
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule is to add new diagnostic tests that have been developed and are now the standard testing protocol for animal disease diagnostics, delete obsolete tests and update charges for existing tests.
SUMMARY: This rule proposed to delete obsolete tests, add new diagnostic tests and revise some current test charges.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: The agency has determined that this rule will have no impact on small business as no entity is required to utilize the state diagnostic laboratories. A SERC has not been prepared by the agency.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 570.07(23), 585.002(4) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 585.61(3) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Leigh A. Humphreys, Assistant Director, 407 S. Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800 [phone], Fax: [phone]

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

(Substantial rewording of Rule 5C-13.004 follows. See Florida Administrative Code for present text.)

5C-13.004 Schedule of Fees.

(1) Necropsy Fees. Necropsy fees include gross necropsy, histopathological, and basic parasitological examinations. Poultry necropsy also includes virology testing. Necropsy fee includes disposal. Food animals include cattle, swine, goats, sheep, poultry and non-ornamental fish.

(a) Mammals, fetus and placenta, ratites, companion birds, wild birds, and reptiles:

Over 500 pounds – All Animals$ 300.00/animal

Over 250-500 pounds – Food Animal$ 250.00/animal

Over 250-500 pounds – Non-Food Animal$ 300.00/animal

Over 100-250 pounds – Food Animal$ 225.00/animal

Over 100-250 pounds – Non-Food Animal$300.00/animal

Over 50-100 pounds – Food Animal$ 200.00/animal

Over 50-100 pounds – Non-Food Animal$ 300.00/animal

Over 25-50 pounds – Food Animal$ 175.00/animal

Over 25-50 pounds – Non-Food Animal$ 300.00/animal

Over 10-25 pounds – Food Animal$ 150.00/animal

Over 10-25 pounds – Non-Food Animal$ 250.00/animal

Over 5-10 pounds – Food Animal$ 125.00/animal

Over 5-10 pounds – Non-Food Animal$ 200.00/animal

Over 1-5 pounds – Food Animal$ 100.00/animal

Over 1-5 pounds – Non-Food Animal$ 150.00/animal

Less than 1 pound – Food Animal$ 75.00/animal

Less than 1 pound – Non-Food Animal$ 100.00/animal

(b) Poultry (chickens, turkeys, guineas, ducks, geese, quail, or other upland game birds):

Poultry may have up to 8 animals for each accession.$40.00/1-8 birds

(c) Miscellaneous necropsy services:

Head/Brain Removal (> 150 pounds)$ 40.00

Head/Brain Removal (150 pounds or less)$ 20.00

Cord Removal (> 150 pounds)$ 200.00

Cord Removal (150 pounds or less)$ 100.00

Tissue Collection in lieu of necropsy$ 30.00/up to 5 tissues

Euthanasia over 1000 lbs.$ 100.00

Euthanasia over 500-1000 lbs.$ 75.00

Euthanasia over 100-500 lbs.$ 50.00

Euthanasia over 25-100 lbs.$ 30.00

Euthanasia 25 lbs. or less$ 10.00

(d) Incineration Only:

Over 1000 lbs.$ 300.00/animal

Over 500-1000 lbs.$ 250.00/animal

Over 250-500 lbs.$ 200.00/animal

Over 100-250 lbs.$ 175.00/animal

Over 50-100 lbs.$ 150.00/animal

Over 25-50 lbs.$ 125.00/animal

Over 10-25 lbs.$ 100.00/animal

Over 5-10 lbs.$ 75.00/animal

Over 1-5 lbs.$ 50.00/animal

Less than 1 lb.$ 25.00/animal

(2) Bacteriology/Mycology.

(a) Cultures – Food Animals:

Aerobic culture$ 8.00

Anaerobic culture$ 10.00

Campylobacter jejuni culture$ 12.00

Campylobacter venerealis culture$ 12.00

Colony count$ 1.00/plate

Fungal culture$ 8.00

Microaerophilic culture$ 8.00

Mycobacterium culture$ 8.00

Mycoplasma culture$ 8.00

(b) Cultures – Non-Food Animal:

Aerobic culture$ 5.00/no growth

Aerobic culture$16.00/positive cultures except Salmonella

Aerobic culture – Salmonella only$ 20.00

Anaerobic culture$ 5.00/no growth

Anaerobic culture$16.00/positive cultures or growth

Campylobacter jejuni culture$ 24.00

Campylobacter venerealis culture$ 24.00

CEM culture$ 15.00/swab

Colony count$ 2.00/plate

Fungal culture$ 5.00/no growth

Fungal culture$ 16.00/positive culture or growth

Microaerophilic culture$ 5.00/no growth

Microaerophilic culture$ 16.00/positive culture or growth

Mycobacterium culture$ 5.00/no growth

Mycobacterium culture$ 16.00/positive culture or growth

Mycoplasma culture$ 5.00/no growth

Mycoplasma culture$ 16.00/positive culture or growth

(c) Bacteriology – Other:

Antimicrobial Panels$ 20.00/isolate

Stains – Gram or Acid Fast$ 8.00/tissue

Chlamydia Isolation$ 35.00

Clostridium difficile Toxin A/B$ 25.00

Clostridium FA$ 20.00

Leptospirosis FA$ 20.00

(3) Clinical Pathology.

(a) Blood Chemistry Panels:

Ruminant$ 20.00

Canine and Feline$ 30.00

Equine$ 30.00

Avian$ 30.00

Vitreous Fluid$ 20.00

(b) Complete Blood Counts:

Food animal$ 12.00

Avian$ 20.00

Companion animal including equines$ 20.00

(c) Urinalysis:$ 10.00

(d) White Blood Counts (WBC):

Mammal$ 10.00

Avian$ 10.00

Avian with differential$ 15.00

(e) Individual Tests:

Albumin$ 8.00

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)$ 8.00

Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)$ 8.00

Ammonia$ 8.00

Amylase$ 8.00

Aspartate amino transferase (AST)$ 8.00

Bile acids$ 8.00

Bilirubin total$ 8.00

Bovine IgG$ 12.00

Buffy coat exam$ 15.00

Blood urea nitrogen$ 8.00

Calcium$ 8.00

Calf IgG$ 12.00

Chloride, eye$ 8.00

Chloride, serum$ 8.00

Cholesterol$ 8.00

Coombs-direct$ 16.00

Cortisol$ 20.00

Creatine kinase/creatinine$ 8.00

Electrolytes-serum$ 12.00

Electrolytes-element:

Chloride$ 10.00

Potassium$ 10.00

Sodium$ 10.00

Equine IgG$ 12.00

Estradiol (equine)$ 12.00

Fecal occult blood$ 8.00

Fibrinogen$ 8.00

Fluid analysis$ 10.00

Free T4$ 12.00

Gamma-Glutamine Transpeptidase (GGT)$ 8.00

Glucose$ 8.00

Hemoparasite identification/blood film$ 10.00

Ketones urine$ 5.00

Lactate dehydrogenase$ 8.00

Lipase$ 8.00

Magnesium$ 7.00

Packed cell volume (PCV)$ 5.00

Phenobarbitol$ 10.00

Phosphorus (phosphate inorganic)$ 8.00

Platelet count$ 8.00

Progesterone$ 10.00

Red blood cell count (avian)$ 8.00

Red blood cell count (mammal)$ 8.00

Reticulocyte count$ 5.00

Total serum protein (TSP)$ 8.00

Triglycerides$ 10.00

Testosterone$ 8.00

T3$ 10.00

T4$ 10.00

(4) Histology.

A tissue examined is considered one section of an organ or lesion; two sections of the same organ or lesion are considered two separate sections.

(a) Cytology:

Slide interpretation$ 30.00/sampled               site from one animal

Cytology special staining$ 10.00

(b) Histopathology.

Food animals$30.00/any number of tissues

Special staining requested – Food animals$ 5.00/tissue

Non-food animals$ 50.00/1-2 tissues

Special staining requested –Non-food animals$ 10.00/tissue

Additional tissues – Non-food animals$ 5.00/tissue

Necropsy submitted “in bottle”$ 75.00

Slide Preparation/duplicate slide requested for send-out$ 15.00/slide

(5) Immunohistochemistry.

Bovine Viral Diarrhea$ 16.00

Chronic Wasting Disease$ 25.00

Scrapie$ 25.00

West Nile Virus (avian)$ 16.00

Leptospirosis$ 16.00

Tumoral Markers$ 16.00/antibody

(6) Molecular Biology.

Conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)$ 35.00

Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)$ 50.00

(7) Parasitology.

Baermann test, lungworm$ 10.00

Cryptosporidia/Giardia FA$ 15.00

Cryptosporidia/Giardia ELISA$ 15.00

Fecal direct exam$ 10.00

Fecal flotation$ 10.00

Fecal sedimentation$ 10.00

Gastrointestinal parasite scraping$ 10.00

Giardia snap test$ 15.00

Heartworm, Knott’s$ 15.00

McMaster’s egg count$ 15.00

Parasite identification$ 20.00

Tritrichomonas foetus culture$ 10.00

Tick Identification$ 20.00

(8) Specific Serology.

(a) Bacterial:

Brucella canis card test$ 12.00

Salmonella pullorum (typhoid) agglutination$ 5.00

(b) Parasitic:

Anaplasmosis cELISA$ 15.00

Heartworm ELISA$ 10.00

Neosporum caninum cELISA$ 15.00

Equine Piroplasomosis cELISA$ 17.00

(c) Viral:

1. Agar Gel Immunodiffusion (AGID):

Avian Influenza AGID$ 7.00

Bluetongue AGID$ 7.00

Bovine Leukosis Virus AGID$ 7.00

Equine Infectious Anemia (Coggins) AGID$ 7.00

Ovine Progressive Pneumonia AGID$ 7.00

2. Enzyme-Linked Immunodiffusion Assay (ELISA):

Bovine Viral Diarrhea ELISA$ 7.00

Equine Infectious Anemia (Coggins) ELISA$ 16.00

West Nile Virus (WNV) ELISA$ 7.00

3. Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA)$ 20.00

4. Serum Neutralization (SN)$ 10.00

(9) Toxicology.

Aflatoxin$ 20.00

Anticoagulant Screen$ 60.00

Arsenic (As)$ 40.00

Cholinesterase$ 20.00

Copper – serum$ 15.00

Copper – Tissue or feed$ 25.00

Cynanide (qual. (prussic acid))$ 20.00

Drug Screen$ 55.00

Fumonisin$ 20.00

Gossypol – (Free Gossypol)$ 30.00

Lead – Blood$ 30.00

Lead – Non Blood$ 35.00

Mercury$ 40.00

Monensin$ 40.00

Nitrates-QL (qualitative)$ 10.00

Nitrates-QN (Quan)QN-quantitative$ 20.00

Ochratoxin$ 20.00

pH$ 5.00

Reserpine, qualqualitative$ 20.00

Selenium$ 30.00

T-2$ 20.00

Urea (quan.)ntitative$ 40.00

Vomitoxin$ 20.00

Zearalenone$ 20.00

Zinc – Serum$ 15.00

Zinc – Tissue or feed$ 15.00

(10) Virology.

Electron Microscopy$ 30.00

Virus Isolation$ 30.00

Serum Neutralization (SN)$ 10.00

Indirect Fluorescent Antibody (IFA)$ 15.00

Direct Fluorescent Antibody (FA)$ 15.00

(11) Live Oak Laboratory Program Testing.

Avian Influenza Agar Gel Immunodiffusion (AGID)$ 7.00

Brucellosis Card (Brucella abortus)$ 3.00

Brucellosis Complement Fixation (CF)$ 25.00

Brucellosis Fluorescence Polarization Assay (FPA)$ 2.00

Brucellosis Rapid Automated Presumptive (RAP)$ 2.00

Brucellosis Rivanol$ 10.00

Brucellosis Standard Plate$ 10.00

Brucellosis Standard Tube$ 10.00

Brucellosis Buffered Acidified Plate Antigen (BAPA)$ 10.00

Brucellosis Milk Ring Test (BRT)$ 10.00

Brucellosis Heat-Inactivated Ring Test$ 10.00

Equine Infectious Anemia Agar Gel

Immunodiffusion (AGID)$ 7.00

Equine Infectious Anemia ELISA$ 16.00

Johne’s ELISA$ 6.00

Johne’s solid fecal culture$ 15.00

Johne’s rapid (liquid) fecal culture$ 20.00

Johne’s PCR confirmation for positive cultures$ 20.00

Mycoplasma gallisepticum Plate$ 2.00

Mycoplasma synoviae Plate$ 2.00

Pullorum Plate Agglutination$ 5.00

Poultry Chick Surveillance$ 35.00/batch of 15

Poultry Chick Surveillance$ 20.00/batch of 5

Pseudorabies Virus Autolex$ 5.00

Pseudorabies ELISA$ 10.00

(12) Administration.

Fax Report$ 1.00

Printed/Mailed Report$ 2.00

Shipping Fee for forwarding samples to other labs$ 20.00

Shipping Fee for forwarding requested

ashes after incineration$ 30.00

New client set-up$ 5.00

Global Vet Link (GVL) processing fee$ 1.00/result

Accession fee$ 3.00/accession

Accession fee, out-of-state non contract$ 10.00/accession

Additional report fee$ 2.00

Certified copy of EIA test record$ 5.00

Fees for samples forwarded to other labs will be determined by combined cost to Animal Industry based on current quote obtained from referral lab, any out-of-state fee if charged by the referral lab, plus standard shipping fee for forwarding biological specimens.

Rulemaking Specific Authority 570.07(23), 585.002(4) FS. Law Implemented 585.61(3) FS. History–New 12-25-84, Formerly 5C-13.04, Amended 11-27-88, 5-6-93, 2-21-95, 7-21-99, 7-4-02,________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Thomas J. Holt, DVM, State Veterinarian, Director, Division of Animal Industry, 407 S. Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800; [phone]; Fax: [phone]

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Charles H. Bronson, Commissioner of Agriculture

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: November 10, 2010

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAW: September 24, 2010