Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004
35Veterinarian etc. must provide information about withholding
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35 Veterinarian etc. must provide information about withholding periods (1) A veterinarian who administers a veterinary chemical product to an animal of a food-producing species for which a withholding period applies must, as soon as practicable after administering the product, give the information prescribed by subsection (4) in writing to the person responsible for the care of the animal. (2) A veterinarian who prescribes or supplies a veterinary chemical product for use in relation to an animal of a food-producing species for which a withholding period applies must give the information prescribed by subsection (4) in writing to the person to whom the prescription is being given or the product is being supplied. (3) If a person who is given information by a veterinarian in accordance with subsection (2) is not responsible for the care of the animal to which the information relates, the person must give the information to the person who is responsible for the care of the animal. (4) For this section, the following information is prescribed: (a) the name of the veterinarian administering the product; (b) the name, address and telephone number of the veterinarian's practice; (c) the name of the product administered; (d) the date the product was administered; (e) the withholding period.