Table 5: Suggested Actions: Legislation & Regulation (no ranking of
responses)
Access to antibiotics
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antibiotics available only through a veterinary
prescription – establish a protocol to phase this in
over time
Category I drugs administered by veterinarian
only
mandatory reduction in use of antibiotics over
time
ban use of APIs by un-licensed individuals
eliminate or modify OTC antibiotic sales
monitor and only allow OTC sales with a Livestock
Medicine Certificate and proof of VCPR
eliminate importation of antibiotics by end user,
i.e. own use importatation (OUI)
strengthen oversight of imported antibiotics and
Canadian Border Services Agency enforcement
standardize import requirements
disqualify producers on food safety/quality
assurance programs who use OUI
National and
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provincial consistency •
province-wide pricing of antibiotics
national standards for antibiotic sales
Other changes
ban labeling of antibiotics for growth/production
update MIB
streamline prescription writing requirements of
CFIA
veterinarians support CFIA inspections and
monitoring
government subsidy of producers’ herd or flock
health plan
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SUMMARY OF
SUGGESTED
ACTIONS
Legislation & Regulation
Antibiotic Use in Food-Producing Animals in Ontario: A Study of the Current Practises and Perceptions of Ontario Veterinarians