Schedule 3 additions

Attractants applied directly to plants and used solely to attract invertebrates or invertebrates under the condition that they must not be used on food crops unless they contain only substances described in Part B of Schedule 7.
Repellents applied directly to animals to repel invertebrates under the conditions that they are manufactured according to good manufacturing practices and they must not be used on the teats of lactating animals if the milk of the animals is intended for human consumption.
Invertebrate mating disruptors that are applied directly to plants and used solely to interfere with the reproduction of invertebrates under the condition that they must not be used on food crops unless they contain only substances described in Part B of Schedule 7.

These two exemptions include chemical and pheromone products used to control or monitor pest populations. They are applied directly to animals or plants, so some conditions are necessary to manage risks to animal welfare, trade in primary produce and risks of residues in domestic food.

Additions or deletions from Parts A and B of Schedule 7

The ACVM Group has consulted on a list of substances to be added to Parts A and B of Schedule 7. If you wish to know what substances are to be recommended please contact:

Laura Phillips
Ph: 04 460 8761
Email: phillipsl@maf.govt.nz

Comments on the proposed amendments to the ACVM Regulations 2001 should be sent to:
Chris Boland
Special Advisor (Technical Policy)
ACVM Group
PO Box 2526
WELLINGTON
Email: bolandc@maf.govt.nz

Submissions on any aspect of the proposal should be sent before 1 November 2001.

ACVM status of turfgrass and pasture species

Turfgrass and/or pasture species are not food crops as defined in the ACVM Regulations 2001. The definition of a food crop in the ACVM Regulations 2001 is as follows:

… plants raised in an agricultural context (or parts of those plants) and used as food or for food production for humans.

The ACVM Group interprets this to mean plants (or plant parts) that are used, without processing, as food for humans (e.g. apples), or plants that are processed into food for humans (e.g. apples for apple juice). The definition does not include processing grass or pasture species via the stomach of an animal that subsequently produces milk or meat or any other food for humans.

Pasture is interpreted to mean unharvested plants intended for feeding to animals in a grazing or browsing context. While grain crop stubble or other agricultural or horticultural crops may be fed to animals, those crops are not considered to be pasture.

This policy is significant in regard to the definitions of some of the agricultural compound groups exempted from registration in Schedule 3 of the ACVM Regulations. It means a trade name product that fits a definition in column 1 of Schedule 3 is exempted from registration if it is intended to be used on turfgrass or pasture species.

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