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Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Regulations 1996.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Victoria
Document type
Regulation
Date
1996 (2004)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Animal health Drugs Fertilizers/nutrients Pesticides Plant protection Plant production
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

The objectives of these Regulations, made under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 1992, are to prescribe: required records to be kept by users concerning the use of agricultural chemical or veterinary chemical products and records to be kept for the sale and use of veterinary chemical products having a withholding period; the specifications, testing and maintenance of spraying equipment used for the purpose of agricultural spraying; the prohibition of the possession of certain chemical products; the requirements for labels and advice notes applied to or accompanying veterinary chemical products sold by a veterinary surgeon; and the reasons for requiring stock or agricultural produce to be tested at the expense of the owner.

Full text
English
Website
www.dms.dpc.vic.gov.au

References - Legislation

Implements

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Act 1992 (No. 46).

Legislation | Australia | 1992 (2022)

Keyword: Animal welfare, Drugs, Transport/storage, Inspection, Internal trade, Authorization/permit, Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Fertilizers/nutrients, Pesticides, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Control of Use) Regulations 2007.

Legislation | Australia | 2007

Keyword: Animal health, Drugs, Fertilizers/nutrients, Pesticides, Plant protection, Plant production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX