24.—(1) A veterinary surgeon administering a veterinary medicinal product to a food-producing animal under the cascade, or permitting another person to administer it under his responsibility, must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, record—
(a)the date he examined the animals;
(b)the name and address of the owner;
(c)the identification and number of animals treated;
(d)the diagnosis;
(e)the trade name of the product if there is one;
(f)the manufacturer’s batch number shown on the product if there is one;
(g)the name and quantity of the active substances;
(h)the doses administered;
(i)the duration of treatment; and
(j)the withdrawal period.
(2) He must keep the record for at least five years.
(3) It is an offence to fail to comply with this regulation.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 24 in force at 1.10.2006, see reg. 1