# 21 U.S.C. § 354: Veterinary feed directive drugs

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s354

## Section

- **Citation:** 21 U.S.C. § 354
- **Heading:** Veterinary feed directive drugs
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 21—FOOD AND DRUGS > CHAPTER 9—FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT > SUBCHAPTER V—DRUGS AND DEVICES > Part A—Drugs and Devices

## Text

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 .)

## Nearby sections

- [21 U.S.C. § 351 Adulterated drugs and devices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s351.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 352 Misbranded drugs and devices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s352.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 353 Exemptions and consideration for certain drugs, devices, and biological products](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s353.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 353a Pharmacy compounding](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s353a.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 353a–1 Enhanced communication](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s353a%E2%80%931.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 353b Outsourcing facilities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s353b.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 353c Prereview of television advertisements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s353c.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 353d Process to update labeling for certain generic drugs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s353d.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 354 Veterinary feed directive drugs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s354.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 355 New drugs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s355.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 355–1 Risk evaluation and mitigation strategies](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s355%E2%80%931.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 355–2 Actions for delays of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s355%E2%80%932.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 355a Pediatric studies of drugs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s355a.md)
- [21 U.S.C. § 355b Adverse-event reporting](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t21_s355b.md)

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