Section 2

any mammal other than human;

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any aquatic animal and includes fish, mollusc and crustacea;

any amphibian;

any reptile;

any bird and includes chicken, duck, quail and ostrich; and

any insect, kept in captivity or under control for any purpose of human usage;

“antibiotic" means a substance produced by a micro-organism or any other product produced wholly or partially by chemical synthesis and which in low concentration inhibits the growth of or kills micro-organisms, and used for the purpose of growth stimulation and prevention of diseases;

"authorized officer" means any officer authorized by the Director under section 21;

"chemical" includes an antioxidant, preservative, binding agent, colouring substance, flavouring agent and non-antibiotic medicament;

"conveyance" means any vehicle, vessel, ship, aircraft or any other mode of transport whether by land, sea or air;

"Director" means the Director of Veterinary Services;

"export" means to take or cause to be taken out of Sabah, by land, sea or air or to place any feed or feed additive in a conveyance for the purpose of the feed or feed additive being taken out of Sabah by land, sea or air;

"feed" means any single or multiple material whether processed, semi-processed or raw, which is intended to be fed to animals;

"feed additive" means any added ingredient including micro-organism and enzyme not normally consumed as feed by itself, whether or not it has nutritive value, which affects the characteristics of feed or animal products;

"hormone" means a chemical substance derived from an endocrine gland or through synthetic processing that has a specific effect on tissues;

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"import" means to bring or cause to be brought any feed or feed additive into Sabah, by land, sea or air;

"label" means any written, printed or graphic matter describing the contents of any feed on the package or otherwise on the feed, or accompanying the feed;

"manufacture" in relation to feed, means to formulate, prepare, compound, mix, make, pack, label or to treat the feed with a view to its sale or for own use but does not include a bona fide research or experiment relating to feed and any action forming part of or incidental to such research or experiment;

"Minister" means the Minister charged with the responsibility for veterinary services;

"officer of customs" has the meaning assigned to it in section 2 of the Customs Act 1967 [Act 235];

"package" means anything in which or by which any feed or feed additive is encased, covered, closed or contained;

"premises" includes any house, building, hut, shed, structure, platform, plant, warehouse, container or land whether or not enclosed or built upon;

"sale" includes barter or supply under integrated contract farming arrangement;

"veterinary authority" means the Director, or any public officer authorized in writing by the

Director to exercise any power under this Enactment or any subsidiary legislation made under this Enactment.