21 CFR 530.21
§ 530.21 Prohibitions for food-producing animals.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 530.21, § 530.21 Prohibitions for food-producing animals, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/87716
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(a) FDA may prohibit the extralabel use of an approved new animal or human drug or class of drugs in food-producing animals if FDA determines that:
(1) An acceptable analytical method needs to be established and such method has not been established or cannot be established; or
(2) The extralabel use of the drug or class of drugs presents a risk to the public health.
(b) A prohibition may be a general ban on the extralabel use of the drug or class of drugs or may be limited to a specific species, indication, dosage form, route of administration, or combination of factors.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.