S.L. 437.47 Art. 62Obligations of owners or keepers of food-producing.

Malta shall ensure that the owners or keepers of food-

producing animals or keeper of animals that are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, or kept for breeding can provide proof of purchase, possession and administration of veterinary medicinal products or medicinal products to such animals for five (5) years after their administration, including when the animal is slaughtered or culled during the five (5) year period. The Director may extend the scope of this obligation to other veterinary medicinal products. The records shall be kept electronically or printed hard copies. Hard copies shall be kept as hard bound records or in paper binders. Official hard copies or electronic templates may be provided by the Veterinary Services. The records shall be kept in a suitable place in the farm and available immediately for inspection by the Veterinary Services. Proof of purchase refers in particular to the invoices and/or to the receipts or any document existing as hard copy or in electronic format that provides documentary evidence of how, when and from whom the veterinary medicinal product or medicinal product were acquired. In particular, the Director may require the maintenance of a record giving at least the following information:

(a) date;

(b) name of the veterinary medicinal product;

(c) quantity;

(d) name and address of the supplier of the medicinal product;

(e) identification of the animals treated.

(f) scenario under which the veterinary medicinal product or medicinal products were prescribed, which could be one or more of the following scenario: treatment, prophylactic or metaphylactic use.

(g) scientific justification as to why antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products or medicinal products were prescribed by the veterinary surgeon in the case of metaphylactic and/or prophylactic use.