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Animal Remedies Act 1967.

Country/Territory
New Zealand
Document type
Legislation
Date
1967 (1987)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to consolidate and amend the Stock Remedies Act 1934, and to make better provision for controlling the manufacture, importation, sale, and use of drugs, medicines, remedies, and other therapeutic substances used for treating and preventing animal diseases.
Subject
Livestock, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Animal welfare Pests/diseases Drugs Vaccination Biotechnology Inspection Animal health Management/conservation Hunting/capture
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

Section 4 provides for the establishment of a Board to be known as the Animal Remedies Board. The general functions of the Board shall be: (a) Subject to the provisions of this Act, to exercise control over the manufacture, importation, sale, and use of animal remedies: (b) To ensure that animal remedies are efficient and safe for use on animals: (c) To consider and determine applications under this Act for the issue of licences to manufacture or import animal remedies: (d) To exercise and perform such functions, powers, and duties as are conferred or imposed on it under this Act or any other enactment. Part II regulates the issue of licences to manufacture or import animal remedies. Part III regulates the labelling of animal remedies and containers. Part IV contains provisions relative to sale of remedies. Part provides for sampling and testing and power of inspection. Part VI contains special provisions relating to biochemical substances. "Biochemical substance includes: (a) any preparation made from animal glands or tissues: (b) any substance manufactured for the purpose of having the same action as a preparation made from animal glands or tissues: (c) any serum, antitoxin, or antigen: (d) any anaerobic vaccine, killed bacterial vaccine, viral vaccine, or living bacterial vaccine: (e) Any virus or micro-organism, whether living or not: (f) any product of a virus or micro-organism which is intended for use, or is ordinarily used, in treatment of animals or the diagnosis or detection of animal diseases.

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References - Legislation

Amended by

Animal Remedies (Amendment) Act 1988 (No. 121 of 1988).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1988

Keyword: Animal welfare, Drugs, Authorization/permit, Animal health, Management/conservation, Hunting/capture

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Animal Remedies (Amendment) Act 1994 (No. 126 of 1994).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1994

Keyword: Animal welfare, Drugs, Animal health, Management/conservation, Hunting/capture

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 (No. 87 of 1997).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1997 (2016)

Keyword: Animal feed/feedstuffs, Animal health, Drugs, Residues, Institution, Plant production, Registration, Authorization/permit, Internal trade, Inspection, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Pests/diseases, Pesticides, Biological control agents, Plant protection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX