Prohibition of the sale of animals
9.—(1) A person shall not sell, or supply for slaughter, for human consumption any animal—
(a)which contains or to which there has been administered an unauthorised substance or unlicensed product;
(b)which contains an authorised substance in any of its tissues at a concentration exceeding the relevant maximum residue limit; or
(c)if the withdrawal period in relation to an authorised veterinary medicinal product administered to that animal has not expired.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a person shall not sell an animal not intended for human consumption which contains, or in which the presence is established of, any beta-agonist or hormonal substance.
(3) Nothing in paragraph (2) shall prohibit the sale of any—
(a)high-value horse which contains, or in which there is present, a beta-agonist or hormonal substance which is, or was contained in, a product which complies with regulation 25 and was administered in accordance with regulation 26 or 27;
(b)animal, other than a high-value horse, for breeding purposes which contains, or in which there is present, a beta-agonist or hormonal substance which is, or was contained in, a product which complies with regulation 25 and was administered in accordance with regulation 26, 27 or 28.