90Administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—veterinary practitioner

90 Administration of Schedule 4, 8 or 9 poison—veterinary practitioner

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

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

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

(c) if the poison was supplied for the treatment of a specific animal, the administration is for the treatment of that animal; and

(d) if the poison is a drug of dependence, a Schedule 8 poison or a 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 administered; and

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