Paragraph 26 Possession, placing on the market and use of feedingstuffsE1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

No person may possess, place on the market or feed to animals any feedingstuffs incorporating F1medicinal premixes or specified feed additives unless they have been incorporated in accordance with this Schedule.

(2)

No person may feed to any animal, or buy, possess or supply for the purpose of feeding to any animal, any feedingstuff containing a F2medicinal premix or specified feed additive unless—

(a)

that medicinal premix or specified feed additive is authorised for that species of animal and for the purpose for which it is used; or

(b)

in the case of a medicinal premix, it was prescribed for that animal.

F3(2A)

An animal keeper must ensure that any product to which this Schedule applies is appropriately stored in accordance with its authorisation.

(2B)

An animal keeper must ensure in respect of any such product that—

(a)

no cross-contamination occurs between products held by the keeper;

(b)

no product contaminates any feedingstuff or feed material;

(c)

no product escapes into the environment; and

(d)

a product is administered only to correctly identified animals mentioned on the medicated feedingstuffs prescription.

(2C)

An animal keeper must comply with the withdrawal period in relation to any such product.

(3)

This paragraph does not apply in relation to feedingstuffs if the F4medicinal premix has been incorporated in accordance with an animal test certificate or the feedingstuff has been imported in accordance with this Schedule.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 5 para. 26(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 148(a)
F2: Words in Sch. 5 para. 26(2) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 148(b)
F3: Sch. 5 para. 26(2A)-(2C) inserted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 148(c)
F4: Words in Sch. 5 para. 26(3) substituted (E.W.S.) (17.5.2024) by The Veterinary Medicines (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/567), regs. 1(1), 148(d)

Extent

E1: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only