SB3429 Summary: Administration of Antibiotics to Food-Producing Animals Act

• Requires medically important antibiotics for food-producing animals to be prescribed by a licensed veterinarian who has visited the farm within the previous 6 months and only for treating disease, controlling disease spread, or medical procedures (effective January 1, 2020).

• Prohibits medically important antibiotics for growth promotion, feed efficiency improvement, or disease prevention without clinical diagnosis, and limits antibiotic use to maximum 21 days with records of specific start and end dates.

• Requires large concentrated animal feeding operations (as defined by EPA) to file annual reports containing antibiotic type, duration, species treated, number of animals, dosage, and veterinary indication for use.

• Makes reported antibiotic use information a public record that cannot be redacted or withheld by the Department of Public Health.

• Authorizes the Attorney General to enforce the Act with civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation and authority to seek injunctions to prevent violations.