26Use of registered veterinary chemical products by

26 Use of registered veterinary chemical products by non-veterinarian to treat food-producing species if use prohibited by label (1) A person who is not a veterinarian must not use a registered veterinary chemical product to treat an animal of a food-producing species if the instructions on the approved label prohibit the use of the product in relation to that species unless: (a) the person is authorised to use the product by a permit; or (b) the product has been prescribed, recommended or supplied for use by a veterinarian and is used in accordance with the written instructions provided by the veterinarian under section 33(2) when recommending or supplying the product or by a pharmacist under section 34 when supplying the product.

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004 20 27 Use, prescription, recommendation or supply of registered veterinary chemical products by veterinarian contrary to label use, a registered veterinary chemical product in a way that is contrary to the instructions on the approved label unless use in that way is authorised under a permit. product for use, to treat an animal in any of the following ways: (a) by administering the product in a dose, or at a frequency of dosage, that is not specified in the instructions on the label; (b) subject to paragraph (c), by administering the product to an animal of a species that is not specified in the instructions on the label; (c) by administering the product to an animal of a major food- producing species that is not specified in the instructions on the label but only if the instructions specify that the product is for use in relation to another major food-producing species. (3) Without limiting subsection (1), a veterinarian contravenes subsection (1) if the veterinarian uses the product, or prescribes, recommends or supplies the product for use, to treat an animal by injection if the instructions on the label specify that the product is to be administered topically or orally. 28 Use, prescription, recommendation or supply of registered veterinary chemical products by veterinarian to treat food- producing species if use prohibited by label restraint (1) This section applies despite section 27. (2) A veterinarian must not use, or prescribe, recommend or supply for use, a registered veterinary chemical product to treat an animal of a food-producing species in a way that is contrary to the label restraint on the approved label unless authorised by a permit. (3) An offence against subsection (2) is a regulatory offence.

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