The standard charge
6. The standard charge, expressed in ECU, payable by the occupier of a slaughterhouse for any period shall be calculated by multiplying the rate given in the following table applicable to animals of a particular type by the number of animals of that type slaughtered or as the case may be dressed there in the period—
Species | Type | Rate per type of animal in ECU |
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Cattle | animals aged 6 weeks or more at slaughter | 4.5 |
animals aged less than 6 weeks old at slaughter | 2.5 | |
Horses and other solipeds | 4.4 | |
Pigs including wild boar | carcase weight less than 25kg | 0.5 |
carcase weight greater than or equal to 25kg | 1.3 | |
Sheep, goats and other ruminants not listed elsewhere in this table | carcase weight less than 12kg | 0.175 |
carcase weight between 12 and 18kg inclusive | 0.35 | |
carcase weight greater than 18kg | 0.5 | |
Poultry, rabbits, small game birds and ground game | all broilers; all cast hens; other poultry, rabbits, small game birds and ground game weighing less than 2kg | 0.01 |
poultry (not being broilers or cast hens), rabbits, small game birds and ground game weighing at least 2kg (except those which are adult and weigh at least 5kg) | 0.02 | |
poultry (not being broilers or cast hens), rabbits, small game birds and ground game (all being adult) and weighing at least 5kg | 0.04 |