Section 1730-04-.13 - DISPENSING, OR OTHERWISE DISTRIBUTING PHARMACEUTICALS(1) All Federal Regulations for the use of controlled substances must be followed including storage and recordkeeping.(2) A record of all euthanasia and pre-euthanasia solutions administered shall be kept.(3) The only drugs approved by the Board for the euthanasia of animals by a licensed veterinarian, a licensed veterinary technician employed by and functioning under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian, or a certified animal euthanasia technician in a certified animal control agency shall be sodium pentobarbital and all commercially available F.D.A. approved euthanasia agents containing sodium pentobarbital. The only drugs approved by the Board for the pre-euthanasia of animals by a certified animal euthanasia technician in a certified animal control agency shall be acepromazine and xylazine.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1730-04-.13
Original rule filed December 21, 1999; effective March 5, 2000. Amendment filed July 28, 2003; effective October 11, 2003. Amendment filed July 27, 2006; effective October 10, 2006.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 44-17-303, 63-12-106 and 63-12-141.