Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004
32Application of and prescribed information for sections 33
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32 Application of and prescribed information for sections 33 and 34 (1) Sections 33 and 34 apply in relation to the following veterinary chemical products: (a) a veterinary chemical product that is not registered; (b) a registered veterinary chemical product prescribed or recommended by a veterinarian, or supplied by a veterinarian or a pharmacist, with instructions for use in a way that is prohibited by or contrary to the instructions on the approved label; (c) a registered veterinary chemical product supplied by a veterinarian or a pharmacist in a container that does not have an approved label. (2) For sections 33 and 34, the following information is prescribed in relation to a veterinary chemical product to which sections 33 and 34 apply: (a) the name of the veterinarian prescribing, recommending or supplying the product and the name, address and telephone number of the veterinarian's practice;
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004 24 (b) the name of the product or the chemical name or common name of the active constituent of the product; (c) the concentration of the active constituent of the product; (d) the dose of the product; (e) the frequency of the dosage; (f) the period over which the product is to be administered; (g) the route by which the product is to be administered; (h) the species in relation to which the product is to be administered; (i) if applicable – the expiry date of the product; (j) if applicable – the period, commencing on the date on which the product is first used, after which any remaining product is to be discarded (which for a compounded product is the period of treatment); (k) if the product is to be administered to an animal of a food- producing species – the withholding period; (l) if applicable – advice about the handling of animals to which the product is to be administered during the period over which the product is to be administered and, if the animals are not to be handled during that period, advice about the period that is to elapse before the animals are handled again; (m) if the product is a registered veterinary chemical product – a statement to the effect that, if there is a difference between the instructions on the approved label on the container in which the product is supplied and the information specified in the prescription in accordance with section 33(1) or provided in accordance with section 34 when the product is supplied, the product is to be used in accordance with the information so specified or provided and not in accordance with the instructions on the label.