Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023

Regulations - rules on retail

26. (1) The Minister may make regulations in relation to the retail, importation or exportation of veterinary medicinal products, ingredients for such or medicated feed, generally or by such class of persons as specified in the regulations, including—

(a) prohibiting or restricting the retail, importation or exportation of a veterinary medicinal product or an ingredient thereof or medicated feed or a category of such,

(b) prohibiting or restricting the retail, importation or exportation of an animal or carcase of an animal to which a specified a veterinary medicinal product or an ingredient thereof has been administered or a specified medicated feed has been fed, or

(c) imposing prohibitions, restrictions or conditions on their retail, importation or exportation or possession justified on grounds of protection of public and animal health or of the environment.

(2) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision of any regulations made under subsection (1) which is stated in the regulations to be a penal provision—

(a) to which this paragraph applies, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine, or

(b) to which this paragraph applies, commits an offence and is liable—

(i) on summary conviction, to a class A fine, or

(ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding €100,000.