Veterinary Preparations and Animal Feeding Stuffs Act 1976 (WA)

Western Australia Veterinary Chemical Control and Animal Feeding Stuffs Act 1976 Western Australia Veterinary Chemical Control and Animal Feeding Stuffs Act 1976 Contents Part I — Introductory provisions 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 5. Terms used 2 Part II — Exemptions, prohibitions and construction 6. Application 9 7. Exemptions by Order 10 8. Prohibition 10 9. Act to be construed subject to certain laws 11 10. Administration 11 Part III — Control of production and sales 11. Unhygienic production etc. of animal feeding stuffs 12 13. Prohibition on sale of prohibited products and substances, and use of certain premises 12 14. Sale of sub‑standard animal feeding stuff 12 Part IV — Control of use of veterinary chemical products 15. Regulations relating to control of use of veterinary chemical products 14 Part V — Regulation of sale of certain stock, stock products and carcasses 16. Regulations relating to sale of certain stock, stock products and carcasses 15 Part VA — Regulation of prescribed substances 36AA. Term used: treated 16 36A. Regulations relating to prescribed substances 16 36B. Certain agreements void 18 36D. False statements as to prescribed substances 19 Part VI — Inspection, sampling and analysis 37. Appointment of inspectors 20 38. Powers of entry, search and in relation to movement of stock 20 39. Supply of information 22 40. Power to seize and detain 25 40A. Other powers of an inspector 26 40B. Recovery of inspection costs 27 41. Powers of sampling 27 42. Duty of dealers to provide samples and information when required 29 42A. Duty of persons to facilitate the operation of Parts IV, V and VA 29 43. Tampering with samples 30 44. Use of samples for prosecutions 30 45. Production of part retained for comparison 31 46. Analysts 31 47. Analysis 32 48. Results of analysis may be published 32 49. Evidence of analysis and relation of sample to bulk 33 50. Omissions not to prejudice proceedings 33 Part VII — Packaging, labelling and standards 52. Regulations 35 53. Offences relating to labelling 38 Part VIII — Advertisements 54. Advertisements 39 55. Prohibited statements 39 Part IX — Invoices and warranties 57. Invoices 41 58. Warranties 42 59. Breach of duty by seller is an offence 42 Part X — Miscellaneous and general 59A. Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and the Auditor General Act 2006 44 60. Persons obstructing execution of this Act 44 61. Vicarious liability for sales 45 62. Forfeiture 45 63. Offences and penalties 46 64. Proceedings for offences 47 65. Evidence of qualifications 47 66. Onus of proof 48 67. Protection from liability 49 68. Regulations 49 Notes Compilation table 53 Uncommenced provisions table 55 Other notes 56 Defined terms Western Australia Veterinary Chemical Control and Animal Feeding Stuffs Act 1976 An Act — * to provide for the control of the use of veterinary chemical products and the regulation of the sale of certain stock, stock products, and carcasses of stock treated with veterinary chemical products; * to provide for the regulation of the sale and use of certain substances that promote, or are intended to promote, growth in stock and also of the sale of stock, or the carcasses of stock, which have been or are declared not to have been treated with a substance of that kind; * to control and regulate the production, importation, treatment, preparation for sale, marketing, storage, and sale of animal feeding stuffs, and for incidental and other purposes. [Long title inserted: No. 76 of 2004 s. 3.]