The Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013

Food-producing animals: records of acquisition and administrationU.K.

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19.—(1) When a veterinary medicinal product is bought or otherwise acquired for a food-producing animal the keeper must, at the time, record—

(a)the name of the product and the batch number;

(b)the date of acquisition;

(c)the quantity acquired; and

(d)the name and address of the supplier.

(2) At the time of administration (unless the administration is by a veterinary surgeon in which case the record must be in accordance with regulation 18) the keeper must record—

(a)the name of the product;

(b)the date of administration;

(c)the quantity administered;

(d)the withdrawal period; and

(e)the identification of the animals treated.

(3) A keeper who disposes of any or all of the veterinary medicinal product other than by treating an animal must record—

(a)the date of disposal;

(b)the quantity of product involved; and

(c)how and where it was disposed of.