6Veterinary chemical products

6 Veterinary chemical products (1) A veterinary chemical product is a substance or mixture of substances that is represented as being suitable for, or is manufactured, supplied or used for, administration or application to an animal by any means, or consumption by an animal, as a way of directly or indirectly: (a) preventing, diagnosing, curing or alleviating a disease or condition in the animal or an infestation of the animal by a pest; (b) curing or alleviating an injury suffered by the animal;

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 2004 9 (c) modifying the physiology of the animal so as to: (i) alter its natural development, productivity, quality or reproductive capacity; or (ii) make it more manageable; or (d) modifying the effect of another veterinary chemical product. (2) A veterinary chemical product includes: (a) a vitamin, mineral substance or additive if the vitamin, mineral substance or additive is used for a purpose mentioned in subsection (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d); (b) a substance or mixture of substances prepared by: (i) a veterinarian; or (ii) a pharmacist in accordance with the instructions of a veterinarian; (c) a substance or mixture of substances declared by the Agvet Regulations to be a veterinary chemical product; and (d) a substance or mixture of substances declared under subsection (4) to be a veterinary chemical product. (3) A veterinary chemical product does not include: (a) a substance or mixture of substances declared by the Agvet Regulations not to be a veterinary chemical product; or (b) a substance or mixture of substances declared under subsection (5) not to be a veterinary chemical product. (4) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare: (a) a substance or mixture of substances to be a veterinary (b) a class of substances or class of mixtures of substances to be veterinary chemical products. (5) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare: (a) a substance or mixture of substances not to be a veterinary (b) a class of substances or class of mixtures of substances not to be veterinary chemical products.

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