Pursuant to the Biosecurity (Bovine Tuberculosis-Otago Land Levy) Order 1998, made under the Biosecurity Act 1993, a levy is payable to the Animal Health Board (Inc.) by the occupiers of all rural landholdings of 4 hectares or more in area in the Otago region.
The purpose of the levy is to partially fund Tb vector control operations in Otago under the National Bovine Tuberculosis Pest Management Strategy.
For the 2004/2005 financial year, the single rate of levy payable is 0.0176% of the property land value recorded in the district valuation roll on 1 July 2004 (G.S.T. exclusive).
For the purpose of calculating the levy payable, no property shall be valued at more than $5,000.00 per hectare.
Where the levy payable is less than $10.00 excluding G.S.T. for the property, the occupier is exempt from payment of the levy.
Changes to the levy from 2003/04 are in accordance with the Biosecurity (Bovine Tuberculosis-Otago Land Levy) Amendment Order 2004.
Land occupiers will be invoiced by the Animal Health Board for levies payable on or after 7 February 2005.
The due date for payment of levies is 31 March 2005.
JOHN DALZIELL, Chairman, Animal Health Board.