38Sale or supply of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—veterinary practitioner

38 Sale or supply of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—veterinary practitioner

A veterinary practitioner must not sell or supply a Schedule 4 poison, Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison unless—

(a) that sale or supply is for treatment of an animal under the veterinary practitioner's care; and

(b) the animal is owned by, or is in the custody or care of, the person to whom the poison is sold or supplied; and

(c) the veterinary practitioner has taken all reasonable steps to ensure a therapeutic need exists for that poison; and

(d) if the poison is a drug of dependence, Schedule 8 poison or Schedule 9 poison, the veterinary practitioner has taken all reasonable steps to ascertain the identity of the person who owns or has custody or care of the animal for whose treatment the poison is sold or supplied; and

(e) in the case of a Schedule 9 poison, the veterinary practitioner holds a general Schedule 9 permit that authorises that sale or supply.