---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 530.10"
title: "21"
number: "530.10"
heading: "Provision permitting extralabel use of animal drugs."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/530.10"
---

# §530.10. Provision permitting extralabel use of animal drugs.


An approved new animal drug or human drug intended to be used for an extralabel purpose in an animal is not unsafe under [section 512](/cfr/21/512.md) of the act and is exempt from the labeling requirements of [section 502(f)](/cfr/21/502.md?p=f) of the act if such use is:

- (a) By or on the lawful written or oral order of a licensed veterinarian within the context of a valid veterinarian-client-patient relationship; and
- (b) **In compliance with this part.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1453, 1454, 1455; 21 U.S.C. 321, 331, 351, 352, 353, 355, 357, 360b, 371, 379e.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 57743, Nov. 7, 1996, unless otherwise noted.