Veterinary Chemical Control and Animal Feeding Stuffs Amendment Regulations 2011 (WA)

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Veterinary Chemical Control and Animal Feeding

Stuffs Act 1976

Veterinary Chemical Control and Animal

Feeding Stuffs Amendment Regulations 2011

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.           Citation

These regulations are the Veterinary Chemical Control and
Animal Feeding Stuffs Amendment Regulations 2011.

2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)	regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.            Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Veterinary Chemical Control and Animal Feeding Stuffs Regulations 2006.
4.	Regulation 22 amended Delete regulation 22(1).
Note:  The heading to amended regulation 22 is to read:

material.";

Exemption for authorised use

5.            Regulation 26 amended

(1)	In regulation 26(1) delete "an animal feeding stuff" and insert:
a manufactured stock food
(2)	In regulation 26(2):

(a) in paragraph (b) delete "material."." and insert:

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(b) after paragraph (b) insert:

(c) a statement approved in writing by the Director

relating to -

(i)     a product that contains a restricted animal material; or

(ii)     a product that does not contain a restricted animal material.

(3) In regulation 26(3):

(a) delete "an animal feeding stuff" and insert:

a manufactured stock food

(b) delete "RUMINANTS."." and insert:

RUMINANTS." or with a statement approved under subregulation (2)(c)(i).

(4) In regulation 26(4) delete "material."." and insert:

material." or with a statement approved under

subregulation (2)(c)(ii).

(5)	In regulation 26(5)(a) delete "package," and insert:
package the net weight of which is more than 5 kg,

(6) In regulation 26(7) delete "an animal feeding stuff" and insert:

a manufactured stock food
Note:	The heading to amended regulation 26 is to read:

Labelling requirements as to restricted animal material in

manufactured stock food (section 53)

6.           Regulation 29 amended

(1) Before regulation 29(1) insert:

(IA) In this regulation -

swill means any material that consists of or contains
matter from an animal or has been in contact with
matter from an animal, but does not include gelatine,
milk, milk products, tallow or used cooking oil.

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(2) After regulation 29(5) insert:

(6) A person in control of a pig must not feed swill to the

pig unless -

(a)	the swill has been treated by a process approved in writing by the Chief Veterinary Officer; or
(b)	the Chief Veterinary Officer has given prior written approval for the feeding of the swill to a pig.

Penalty: a fine of $2 000 and a daily penalty of $200.

(7) A person in control of a pig must take every reasonable

measure to ensure that the pig does not have access to

swill unless -

(a)	the swill has been treated by a process approved in writing by the Chief Veterinary Officer; or
(b)	the Chief Veterinary Officer has given prior written approval for the feeding of the swill to a pig.

Penalty: a fine of $2 000 and a daily penalty of $200.

(8) A person must take every reasonable measure to ensure

that a pig does not gain access to swill in the
possession of that person unless the swill has been
treated by a process approved in writing by the Chief
Veterinary Officer.

Penalty: a fine of $2 000 and a daily penalty of $200.

By Command of the Governor,

R. KENNEDY, Clerk of the Executive Council.