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2005 California Food and Agricultural Code Sections 14201-14209 Article 1.5. Definitions

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE
SECTION 14201-14209

14201.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in
this article govern the construction of this chapter.
14202.  "Drug" means any of the following substances:
   (a) Any substance which is intended for use in the diagnosis,
cure, mitigation, prevention, or treatment of disease.
   (b) Any substance, except food and water, which is intended to
affect the structure or function of the body of any livestock.
14203.  "Restricted drug" means any livestock drug which is sold in
such form that it might be administered to humans and if so
administered would be dangerous to the health of such humans or any
livestock drug which if improperly administered to livestock is
dangerous to the health of such livestock or to humans who consume
products from such livestock.  Restricted drugs include all of the
following:
   (a) Arsenic compounds and preparations.
   (b) Diethylstilbestrol and other substances which have a
hormonelike action.
   (c) Sulfanilamide or substitute sulfanilamides.
   (d) Antibiotic preparations.
   (e) Such other drugs and their preparations which the director
determines are hazardous to the health of livestock or the public
safety.
14204.  "Label" includes written and graphic matter which is
imprinted upon, or upon paper or other material affixed to, or
accompanying, a container of a livestock drug.
14205.  "Livestock" includes all animals, poultry, and bees, and
aquatic and amphibian species which are raised, kept, or used for
profit.  It does not include those species which are usually kept as
pets, such as dogs, cats, and pet birds.
14206.  "Livestock drug" means any drug, combination of drugs,
proprietary medicine, or combination of drugs and other ingredients
which is prepared for administration to livestock orally,
hypodermically, topically, or otherwise.
14207.  "Manufacturer" includes any person that is responsible for
the placing of a livestock drug on the market in this state.
14208.  "Retailer" means any person that sells any livestock drug at
retail.
14209.  "Distribute" means to offer for sale, sell, exchange, or
barter.


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