Veterinary Drugs Control Act-2013

Veterinary Drugs Control Act

Promulgated on August 16, 1971

Article 2, 15, 19, 22, 25, 26, 29, 30 and 46 were amended and promulgated on June 19, 2002

Article 3-1, 3-2, 7, 12, 12-1 to 12-4, 16, 16-1, 18, 18-1, 23, 24, 32, 32-1 to 32-3, 40 and 41 were amended and promulgated on December 18, 2002

Article 34, 37, 38 and 45 were deleted; article 26, 32-3, 33, 35, 36, 39, 40 and 41 were amended and promulgated on December 3, 2008.

Article 12-3 was deleted; Articles 12, 14, 26, 33, 35, 36, 40 and 43 were amended and promulgated on January 23, 2013; Articles 14-1 and 14-2 were added and promulgated on January 23, 2013.

Article 1

This Act is enacted to improve the quality of veterinary drugs, maintain animal health and promote the development of the livestock industry.

Article 2

For the purposes of this Act, the term "competent authority" denotes the Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan at the central government level, the municipal city government at the municipal city level, and the county/city government at the county/city level.

Article 3

For the Purposes of this Act, the term "veterinary drugs" denotes any of the following bulk materials, formulated preparations, or over-the-counter drugs:

1. Serum, preventive inoculum, diagnostics and other medicines with the efficacy of veterinary biological products exclusively for preventing, diagnosing and treating animal diseases;

2. Antibiotics exclusively for preventing or treating animal diseases;

3. Medicines other than those under the previous two sub-paragraphs exclusively for preventing or treating animal diseases or enhancing or regulating the physiological functions of animals.

Article 3-1

The said formulated preparation indicated a veterinary drug is produced from raw materials by formulation process, which prepared as a proper formulation and dosage.

Central competent authority shall announce the category of formulated preparation.

The formulated preparation shall classify into...