Veterinary medicines and the ACVM Act 1997

Ngā rongoā kararehe me te ACVM Act 1997

Veterinary medicines are products that help manage animal health and control pests. If you import, manufacture, sell, or use these in New Zealand, you must make sure they're authorised under the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (ACVM) Act 1997.

In this section

I tēnei wāhanga

What is a veterinary medicine under the ACVM Act 1997?

ACVM guidance for veterinarians

Veterinary medicines – registering and authorising

Manufacturing veterinary medicines

Selling veterinary medicines

Using veterinary medicines

Treating your own animals with veterinary medicines

Default withholding periods for veterinary medicines

Controlling and preventing antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

Documents for veterinary medicines

ACVM data assessors

Authorisation of agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines (ACVM)

ACVMs exempt from registration

Adverse events with ACVMs

Maximum residue levels (MRLs) for agricultural compounds

ACVM news and resources

ACVM registers and lists

ACVM requirements for pet food and animal feed