135Restrictions on dealing with Schedule 3 poison—veterinary practitioner

135 Restrictions on dealing with Schedule 3 poison—veterinary practitioner

(1) A veterinary practitioner must not issue a prescription for, sell, supply or administer a Schedule 3 poison unless—

(a) that poison is for the treatment of an animal under the practitioner's care; and

(b) if the poison is a drug of dependence, the practitioner has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person who owns or has custody or care of the animal that is to be treated.

(2) A veterinary practitioner must not issue a prescription for, sell, supply or administer a Schedule 3 poison unless the practitioner has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need exists for that poison.