Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Act, 1982 (Act No. 19 of 1982)RulesRules relating to the Practising of Veterinary Professions: AmendmentPart II : Conduct of persons practising veterinary professions10. Use of veterinary medicine |
| (1) | Whenever a veterinary professional, administers medicine to an animal or subject to the provisions of sub rule (1A) prescribes the administering thereof, he/she shall satisfy himself that the administering thereof is justified with due allowance for the benefits and risks which that medicine may hold for— |
| (a) | the animal to which it is administered; |
| (b) | the person by whom it is administered; and |
| (c) | the consumer of the products of that animal if residues of the medicine concerned should be present in those products. |
[Subrule (1) substituted by section 1(a) of Notice 482 of 2012]
| (1A) | To tranquillise, sedate, chemically immobilize or anaesthetize wildlife, any schedule 5 or 6 substance must be administered by a veterinary professional personally. |
[Subrule (1A) inserted by section 1(b) of Notice 482 of 2012]
| (1B) | Notwithstanding the provisions of sub rule (1A) a veterinary professional may prescribe, sell, donate or make available the following substances or medicines for a single purchase: |
(i) perphenazine enanthate;
(ii) haloperidol;
(iii) zuclopenthixol acetate;
(iv) diazepam; and
(v) azaperone.
[Subrule (1BA) inserted by section 1(b) of Notice 482 of 2012]
| (2) | A veterinary professional shall inform the owner of an animal to which medicine is administered, fully with regard to— |
| (a) | the application and effect of and precautionary measures in connection with that medicine; and |
| (b) | the period, if any, during which the products of that animal are to be withheld from human consumption. |