The Animals and Animal Products (Examination for Residues and Maximum Residue Limits) Regulations 1997

Prohibition of the sale of animals

9.—(1) No person shall sell, or supply for slaughter, for human consumption any animal—

(a) which contains or to which there has been administered an unauthorised substance or 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 the product administered to that animal has not expired.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below, no person shall 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) above 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.