APHIS Adjusted User Fees Go Into Effect This Week
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will be adjusting user fee rates for the costs of providing veterinary diagnostic goods and services and veterinary services for imports and exports of live animals and animal products. The new user fee rates go into effect Jan. 10, APHIS said in a Federal Register notice.
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The changes are meant to more closely align the fee rates with the costs of providing goods or services, thus ensuring program solvency, APHIS said. APHIS noted that it "has not adjusted its fees for veterinary services since 2012, and the agency does not receive appropriated funding to support these activities." A final rule that went into effect Aug. 31, 2023, outlines a new process for updating user fees and rates.