Veterinary feed directive drugs

A drug intended for use in or on animal feed which is limited by an approved application filed pursuant to section 360b(b) of this title , a conditionally-approved application filed pursuant to section 360ccc of this title , or an index listing pursuant to section 360ccc–1 of this title to use under the professional supervision of a licensed veterinarian is a veterinary feed directive drug. Any animal feed bearing or containing a veterinary feed directive drug shall be fed to animals only by or upon a lawful veterinary feed directive issued by a licensed veterinarian in the course of the veterinarian’s professional practice. When labeled, distributed, held, and used in accordance with this section, a veterinary feed directive drug and any animal feed bearing or containing a veterinary feed directive drug shall be exempt from section 352(f) of this title .

( June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 504 , as added Pub. L. 104–250, § 5(b) , Oct. 9, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3155 ; amended Pub. L. 108–282, title I, § 102(b)(5)(G) , (H), Aug. 2, 2004 , 118 Stat. 903 .)