40Variation of use instructions by veterinary practitioner

40 Variation of use instructions by veterinary practitioner

40 Variation of use instructions by veterinary practitioner

(1) This section applies to the following actions of a veterinary practitioner—

(a) the use by the veterinary practitioner of an unregistered stock medicine on stock of a food producing species,

(b) the giving of instructions for the use of an unregistered stock medicine on stock of a food producing species,

(c) the use by the veterinary practitioner of a registered stock medicine on stock of a major food producing species in a manner contrary to the use instructions,

(d) the giving of instructions for the use of a registered stock medicine on stock of a major food producing species in a manner contrary to the use instructions.

(2) A veterinary practitioner must not take any action to which this section applies if it is reasonably likely that the action will result in stock or products from stock—

(a) where there is no relevant withholding period for the stock medicine concerned, containing any chemical residue at a level that contravenes the Food Standards Code, or

(b) where there is a relevant withholding period for the stock medicine concerned, containing, at or after the expiry of that period, any chemical residue at a level that contravenes the Food Standards Code.

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(3) In this section, Food Standards Code has the same meaning as in the Food Act 2003.

s 40: Am 1995 No 47, Sch 1 (10)–(13). Subst 2004 No 89, Sch 1 [13]. Am 2004 No 89, Sch 2.2 [4].