CHAPTER 4.5. Livestock: Use of Antimicrobial Drugs [14400. - 14408.]

Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 758, Sec. 1.

§§ 14400–14408 · 9 sections

• § 14400 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Medically important antimicrobial drug” means an antimicrobial drug listed in Appendix A of…
• § 14401 A medically important antimicrobial drug shall not be administered to livestock unless it is ordered by a licensed veterinarian through a prescription or…
• § 14402 (a) Beginning January 1, 2018, a medically important antimicrobial drug may be used when, in the professional judgment of a licensed veterinarian, the…
• § 14403 (a) Notwithstanding Sections 14401 and 14402 of this code and Article 15 (commencing with Section 4196) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of the Business and…
• § 14404 (a) The department, in consultation with the Veterinary Medical Board, the State Department of Public Health, universities, and cooperative extensions, shall…
• § 14405 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department coordinate with the United States Department of Agriculture, the federal Food and Drug…
• § 14406 The department has the authority to request and receive copies of veterinary feed directives from the livestock owner, veterinarian, or distributor to fully…
• § 14407 Notwithstanding the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code), any information provided…
• § 14408 (a) A person who violates this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) for each day a violation…