39Identifying treated food-producing animals if carer does not

39 Identifying treated food-producing animals if carer does not own animals (1) If: (a) a person (including a veterinarian) is responsible for the care of an animal of a food-producing species owned by another person; and (b) the animal is being or has been treated with a veterinary chemical product, the person must take reasonable steps to ensure that the animal is identified (for example, by tagging, physical segregation or written records) in a manner sufficient to enable the person who has control over the animal: (c) to identify the animal during any withholding period; (d) to identify the animal during any rehandling period; and (e) to comply with the requirements of this Act relating to the (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who is an employee of the animal's owner.

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004 30 (3) In subsection (1): rehandling period means the minimum period that needs to elapse between the treatment of an animal and when a person is able to safely handle the animal without wearing protective clothing.