About exempt and unregistered ACVM products
Some ACVM products are exempt from registration because they pose little risk when they are imported, manufactured, sold, and used properly. But they must still meet the conditions in the ACVM (Exemptions and Prohibited Substances) Regulations 2011 to minimise these risks.
Exemptions apply to a product type or group, not individual compounds or products. A complete list of exempt product types and groups, and the conditions that apply, is in the regulations.
ACVM (Exemptions and Prohibited Substances) Regulations 2011, Schedule 2 – New Zealand Legislation
Find out more about ACVMs exempt from registration
Examples of products
A non-compliant exempt or unregistered ACVM product could be a product that is not registered when it should be. For example:
- a fungicide, pesticide, or herbicide used on food or feed crops
- a product for animals that makes drug-like (pharmacological) claims and therapeutic (able to treat disease) claims. For example, any product that makes claims to treat, prevent, or manage parasites, conditions, or diseases characterised by pain and distress in animals are considered veterinary medicines that require registration.
Or it might be a product that could be considered exempt from registration but does not comply with all the applicable exemption regulations. For example:
- a pet food label does not have directions for use (it does not comply with regulation 12(2e))
- a fertiliser label does not list the active ingredients (it does not comply with regulation 12(2d)).
Before making a report, search for registered products
Search our ACVM register to check if a product is registered before reporting a product you think requires registration.
Search the ACVM register – veterinary medicines, agricultural chemicals, and vertebrate toxic agents
Check if your product is exempt
Checking whether an agricultural compound is exempt from registration is called a "class determination".
