subchapter_subject: "ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS"
part_code: "522"
part_subject: "IMPLANTATION OR INJECTABLE DOSAGE FORM NEW ANIMAL DRUGS"
subpart_code: "B"
subpart_subject: "Specific Administrative Rulings and Decisions"
section_number: "522.900"
section_subject: "Euthanasia solution."
cfr_reference: "21 CFR 522.900"
title_name: "Title 21"
title_subject: "Food and Drugs"
parts_covered: "Parts 500 to 599"
revised_date: "Revised as of April 1, 2019"
publication_date: "As of April 1, 2019"
contains_description: "Containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect"
publication_info: "Published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration as a Special Edition of the Federal Register"
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(a)Specifications. Each milliliter (mL) of solution contains:
(1)390 milligrams (mg) of pentobarbital sodium and 50 mg phenytoin sodium.
(2)400 mg secobarbital sodium and 25 mg dibucaine hydrochloride.
(b)Sponsors. See sponsors in § 510.600(c) of this chapter:
(1)Nos. 000061, 051311, and 054925 for use of product described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(2)No. 054771 for use of product described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
(c)Special considerations. Product labeling shall bear the following warning statements: “ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD: This product is toxic to wildlife. Birds and mammals feeding on treated animals may be killed. Euthanized animals must be properly disposed of by deep burial, incineration, or other method in compliance with state and local laws, to prevent consumption of carcass material by scavenging wildlife.”
(d)Conditions of use in dogs—(1) Indications for use. For humane, painless, and rapid euthanasia.