Queensland Consolidated Regulations

BIOSECURITY REGULATION 2016 - SCHEDULE 3

SCHEDULE 3 – Code of Practice for Feed for Food Producing Animals

Part 1 - Preliminary

1 Short title

This code of practice may be cited as the Code of Practice for Feed for Food Producing Animals.

2 Dictionary

The dictionary in schedule 3 defines particular words used in this code of practice.

Part 2 - Definitions

3 Meaning of food producing animal

"Food producing animal" —

(a) is an animal that—

(i) produces food for human consumption; or

(ii) is used as food for humans; and

(b) includes the following animals, whether or not the animal does, or will, meet the requirements mentioned in paragraph (a) —

(i) bees;

(ii) crocodiles;

(iii) crustaceans and molluscs;

(iv) fin fish other than ornamental fish;

(v) horses;

(vi) kangaroos;

(vii) pigs;

(viii) poultry;

(ix) rabbits;

(x) ruminants.

4 Meaning of feed

(1)
"Feed" is a single material, or more than 1 material, intended to be fed to an animal for the purposes of maintaining the animal’s life, normal growth, productivity, work capacity and reproductive capacity.

(2)
"Feed" includes—

(a) a lick; and

(b) a premix; and

(c) a medicated premix.

(3) Feed may be made up of—

(a) 1 or more feed ingredients; or

(b) 1 or more feed additives; or

(c) a combination of the things mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).

5 Meaning of manufactured feed

"Manufactured feed" is any feed that has undergone manufacturing, treatment or mixing.

6 Meaning of feed ingredient

(1)
"Feed ingredient" is a substance that is nutritive for food producing animals.

(2) A feed ingredient may be organic or inorganic.

7 Meaning of feed additive

"Feed additive" is a substance—

(a) purposefully added to feed; and

(b) that is not normally consumed as a feed ingredient; and

(c) which affects the characteristics of the feed or the animal that the substance is fed to.

8 Meaning of medicated feed

"Medicated feed" is any feed containing a veterinary chemical product.

Part 3 - Feed labelling

9 Contents of label

(1) Feed intended to be fed to food producing animals must be labelled unless the feed—

(a) is made or mixed by a person for the person’s own use; or

(b) is chaff, hay or silage; or

(c) consists of a whole, cracked or rolled single or mixed grain product; or

(d) is a vegetable or animal protein meal; or

(e) is molasses, fat or oil; or

(f) is created as a by-product or another process.

Example—

feed created as a by-product of cereal milling or food processing

(2) The label must contain the following information about the feed—

(a) information about the class of animal by which the feed is intended to be consumed;

Examples—

lactating cows, weaner pigs, laying hens, all ruminants

(b) whether the feed—

(i) is a complete food; or

(ii) provides supplements only;

(c) if the feed is manufactured in Australia—the name, business address and business telephone number of the manufacturer;

(d) if the feed is manufactured outside of Australia—the name, business address and business telephone number of the Australian distributor of the feed;

(e) either—

(i) the batch or lot identification number; or

(ii) the date of manufacture;

(f) if the feed is a premix or medicated feed—

(i) a best before date; or

(ii) an expiry date.

(3) For subsection (2) (f) , the best before date or expiry date must not be later than—

(a) for non-medicated licks or milk replacers—24 months after the date of manufacture; or

(b) for non-medicated premixes—

(i) if the premix is liquid—18 months after the date of manufacture; or

(ii) if the premix is solid—24 months after the date of manufacture;

(c) for medicated feed—6 months after the date of manufacture.

(4) In this section—

"batch or lot identification number" , for feed, means a unique number or marking identifying the batch in which the feed was manufactured.

10 Feed labelling method

(1) The label must be—

(a) either—

(i) written or stamped on, or fixed to, the outside of any container of feed in a position where the label can be clearly seen on the container; or

(ii) if the feed is sold in bulk and a label cannot be stamped on or fixed to a container of feed—a written notice given to a person to whom the feed is supplied before or when the feed is delivered to the person; and

(b) written in English; and

(c) written in characters that are proportional to the size of the label, but at least 1.5mm high; and

(d) written in characters that are either—

(i) dark print on a light background; or

(ii) light print on dark background.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) (a) (ii) may be fixed to, or form part of, a delivery docket or invoice given to the person to whom the feed is supplied.

Part 4 - Medicated feed statements

11 Application of part

This part applies in addition to the requirements under part 3 .

Note—

For additional requirements relating to feed, see chapter 2 , part 9 of the regulation.

12 Medicated feed statements

(1) This section applies to medicated feed prepared—

(a) by or under the instruction of a veterinary surgeon; and

(b) for a food producing animal under the care of the veterinary surgeon.

(2) The medicated feed must have the following statement (a
"medicated feed statement" ) applied to it—
‘MEDICATED FEED PREPARED UNDER VETERINARY SURGEON’S INSTRUCTIONS.’

13 Appearance of statement

(1) This section applies if a medicated feed statement must be applied to feed under this part.

(2) The statement must be written or stamped, in a position where it can be clearly seen, on—

(a) if the feed is sold in bulk and is labelled in accordance with section 10 (1) (a) (ii) —the label; or

(b) otherwise—

(i) a label for the feed; or

(ii) a separate label that is fixed to the outside of all containers of the feed; or

(iii) the outside of all containers of the feed.

(3) The statement must be written, in English, in characters—

(a) that are—

(i) not less than 1.5mm high; and

(ii) if the statement is written or stamped on a label or a separate label—proportional to the size of the label or separate label; and

(b) that are—

(i) dark print on a light background; or

(ii) light print on dark background.

(4) In this section—

"separate label" means a label other than a label mentioned in section 10 (1) (a) .

Part 5 - Prohibited and restricted materials in feed

14 Waste products in feed

A person must not place any of the following substances in feed intended to be fed to food producing animals—

(a) manure;

(b) poultry litter;

(c) animal bedding material;

(d) industrial waste that—

(i) is not feed; and

(ii) is not a feed ingredient.

15 Cannabis in feed

(1) A person must not place cannabis in feed intended to be fed to food producing animals.

(2) A person must not feed cannabis to food producing animals or allow food producing animals to feed on cannabis.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to cannabis that is—

(a) processed cannabis; or

(b) oil extracted from processed cannabis; or

(c) meal ground from processed cannabis.

(4) In this section—

"cannabis" means—

(a) the plant Cannabis sativa, whether living or dead; or

(b) any part of the plant Cannabis sativa, whether living or dead.

"denatured" , for seed harvested from industrial cannabis plants, means that the seed will not grow because it has been cracked, de-hulled, heated, or treated in another way that prevents growth.

"industrial cannabis plant" means a cannabis plant with a THC concentration in its leaves and flowering heads of no more than 1%.

"processed cannabis" means—

(a) industrial cannabis plants that have been harvested or chemically or mechanically treated or artificially treated in another way and have no leaf, flowers or seed; or

(b) denatured seeds from industrial cannabis plants.

16 Other prohibited materials in feed

A person must not place a substance mentioned in schedule 1 in feed intended to be fed to food producing animals.

17 Contaminants in feed

(1) This section applies to feed, intended to be fed to food producing animals, stated in schedule 2 , column 2.

(2) The maximum permitted level of a contaminant mentioned in schedule 2 , column 1 for feed stated opposite the contaminant is the level stated opposite the feed in schedule 2 , column 3.

(3) For subsection (2) , the level is calculated on—

(a) for a contaminant mentioned in schedule 2 , part 5 , column 1—the basis stated opposite the contaminant in schedule 2 , part 5 , column 4, and in accordance with subsection (5) ; or

(b) otherwise—a dry weight basis with 12% moisture.

(4) However, if the feed is a whole fish, the level is calculated on a fresh weight basis.

(5) The maximum permitted level of a contaminant mentioned in schedule 2 , part 5 must be calculated based on the World Health Organization toxic equivalents, using the World Health Organization toxic equivalency factors for dioxin-like compounds, 2005.

18 Agricultural and veterinary chemicals in feed

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a substance mentioned in column 2, table 1 of the MRL standard is being used in or as feed intended to be fed to food producing animals; and

(b) the substance contains a compound mentioned opposite the substance in column 1, table 1 of the MRL standard, other than—

(i) aldrin; or

(ii) BHC; or

(iii) chlordane; or

(iv) DDT; or

(v) dieldrin; or

(vi) HCB; or

(vii) heptachlor; or

(viii) lindane.

(2) The maximum amount of the compound that may be present in the substance is the maximum residue limit stated opposite the compound and substance in column 3, table 1 of the MRL standard.

19 Pesticide residues in feed

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a substance mentioned in column 2, table 4 of the MRL standard is being used in or as feed intended to be fed to food producing animals; and

(b) the substance contains a compound mentioned opposite the substance in column 1, table 4 of the MRL standard, other than—

(i) aldrin; or

(ii) BHC; or

(iii) chlordane; or

(iv) DDT; or

(v) dieldrin: or

(vi) endrin; or

(vii) HCB; or

(viii) heptachlor; or

(ix) lindane.

(2) The maximum amount of the compound that may be present in the substance is the maximum residue limit stated opposite the compound and substance in column 3, table 4 of the MRL standard.

1 &endash; Prohibited substances

boldenone

carbadox

chloramphenicol

clenbuterol

dienoestrol diacetate

diethylstilboestrol

ethyloestrenol

hexoestrol

hydroxyquinone

medroxyprogesterone acetate

megestrol

methandriol

nandrolone

nitrofurans, including—

• furazolidone

• nitrofurazone

nitroimidazoles

phenothiazine

piperazine and related compounds

promazine and related compounds

reserpine

salbutamol

stanozolol

sulfonamides, including—

• phthalysulfacetamide

• sulfacetamide

• sulfacetamide sodium

• sulfachloropyridazine

• sulfafurazole

• sulfaguanidine

• sulfamethoxydiazine

• sulfamomomethoxine

• sulfanilimide

• sulfanitran

• sulfapyridine

• sulfathiazole

thyrostats, including thiouracil

2 &endash; Maximum permitted levels of contaminants

Part 1 - Contaminants—veterinary chemical products

Part 2 - Contaminants—plant toxins

Part 3 - Contaminants—mycotoxins

Part 4 - Contaminants—organochlorine compounds

Part 5 - Dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs

Part 6 - Contaminants—metals

Part 7 - Contaminants—radionuclides

3 &endash; Dictionary

"approved label" , for a veterinary chemical product, see the Commonwealth Act, schedule, section 3 .

"BHC/HCH" means the chemical 1,2,3,4,5,6-= hexachlorocyclohexane.

"Bq/kg" means becquerel for each kilogram.

"chlordane" means the chemical 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,8-octachloro-2,3,3a,4,7,7a-hexahydro-4,7-= methanoindene.

"Commonwealth Act" means the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (Cwlth) .

"Commonwealth Regulation" means the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Regulations 1995 (Cwlth) .

"delta-keto endrin" means the chemical (2R,3aR,3bS,4R,5R)= 2,5,7-Metheno-3H-cyclopenta(a)pentalen-3-one,= 3b,4,5,6,6,6a-hexachlorodecahydro-.

"endrin" means the chemical (1R,4S,4aS,5S,6S,7R,8R,8aR)-1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-1,= 4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-6,7-epoxy-1,4:5,8-= dimethanonaphthalene.

"feed additive" see section 7 .

"feed ingredient" see section 6 .

"fin fish" see the Fisheries (General) Regulation 2019 , schedule 11 .

"food producing animal" see section 3 .

"HCB" means the chemical hexachlorobenzene.

"HEOD" means the chemical (1R,4S,4aS,5R,6R,7S,8S,8aR)-1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-1,4=,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-6,7-epoxy-1,4:5,8-= dimethanonaphthalene.

"heptachlor" means the chemical 1,4,5,6,7,8,8-heptachloro-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-= methanoindene.

"heptachlor epoxide" means the chemical 2,3,4,5,6,7,7-heptachloro-1a,1b,5,5a,6,6a-hexahydro-2,5-= methano-2H-indene(1,2b)oxirene.

"HHDN" means the chemical (1R,4S,4aS,5S,8R,8aR)-1,2,3,4,10,10-hexachloro-= 1,4,4a,5,8,8a-hexahydro-1,4:5,8-dimethanonaphthalene.

"lick" see the Commonwealth Regulation, section 3 , definition block or
"lick" .

"lindane" means the chemical 1 α,2 α,3β,4 α,5 α,6β-hexachlorocyclohexane.

"maximum residue limit" see the MRL standard.

"medicated feed" see section 8 .

"medicated feed statement" see section 12 (2) .

"medicated premix" see the Commonwealth Regulation, section 3 , definition medicated premix .

"milk replacer" means food for feeding to stock from birth as a replacement for whole milk.

"MRL standard" means the MRL Standard under the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (MRL Standard) Instrument 2019 (Cwlth) .

"non-medicated lick" means a lick other than a medicated block or lick under the Commonwealth Regulation, schedule 3AA , section 1 .

"o,p’-DDT" means the chemical 1,1,1-trichloro= -2-(o -chlorophenyl)-2-(p -chlorophenyl)-ethane.

"organic" means derived from plants or animals.

"permit" , for a veterinary chemical product, see the Commonwealth Act, schedule, section 3 .

"p,p’-DDE" means the chemical 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethylene.

"p,p’-DDT" means the chemical 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane.

"p,p’-TDE/(p,p’-DDD)" means the chemical 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane.

"premix" see the Commonwealth Regulation, section 3 , definition premix .

"residue" , of a veterinary chemical product that is a compound mentioned in column 1, table 3 of the MRL standard, means a compound mentioned opposite in column 2, table 3 of the MRL standard.

"veterinary chemical product" see the Commonwealth Act, schedule, section 5 .