38Sale or purchase of animal before withholding period expires

38 Sale or purchase of animal before withholding period expires (1) A person must not sell an animal of a food-producing species that has been treated with a veterinary chemical product before the withholding period expires unless the person has given the purchaser written notice of: (a) the name of the veterinary chemical product administered; (b) the last date on which the product was administered before the sale; (c) the dose, and the frequency of the dosage, that was being administered before the sale; and (d) the withholding period.

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004 29 (3) If the purchaser of an animal of a food-producing species receives from the seller a notice about the animal in accordance with subsection (1), the purchaser must not shear or slaughter the animal, or collect milk or eggs from the animal for human consumption, until after the expiry of the withholding period specified in the notice or unless authorised under a permit.