Notice

Illegal animal medicines: seizures, improvement notices and prosecutions

References and list of enforcement notices and prosecutions which involved illegal activity with animal medicines in the last year.

Documents

Details

The Enforcement policy for animal medicines sets out the general principles and approach that the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) will take to enforce the (VMR). The policy explains how and when enforcement notices or other action may be taken.

The Secretary of State owns the powers provided by the VMR, which include 听补苍诲听.

Our guidance documents listed under the 鈥楽upply鈥� heading explain what is allowed in GB, how medicines can legally be possessed and used, and by whom.

Publication of enforcement action

We publicise all improvement notices, seizure notices and prosecutions under the VMR.聽 This is a rolling 12 month listing.

Reporting noncompliance

For information on how to report go to聽 Report illegal animal medicines.

Updates to this page

Published 30 August 2024
Last updated 3 April 2025 show all updates
  1. Updated to include seizures for March and April 2025.

  2. Seizures notices table updated for February and March.

  3. Seizures for February added.

  4. Updated to include February seizures.

  5. New seizure notices added for January 2025

  6. Updated to include seizures for January 2025.

  7. Updated seizure notices for December 2024.

  8. Seizure added for December.

  9. Seizure notices for December added.

  10. Seizure notices for November 2024 added.

  11. Seizure notices for September added.

  12. Seizure notices for September added.

  13. Prosecution for July 2024 added.

  14. Seizure notices added for August

  15. First published.

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