MN SF3212

Prohibits sale, purchase, or use of animal feed containing medically important antibiotics for nontherapeutic use (growth promotion, feed efficiency, or disease prevention) effective January 1, 2011

Defines "medically important" antibiotics as penicillins, tetracyclines, macrolides, lincosamides, streptogramins, aminoglycosides, sulfonamides, and other drugs used or intended for human treatment of microorganism-caused diseases

Prohibits disposal of prescription drugs containing antibiotics into wastewater disposal systems and requires warning labels on antibiotic prescriptions stating it is unlawful to dispose of the drug in sinks, toilets, or wastewater systems

Directs the commissioner of health to annually report on surveillance of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria (E. coli, campylobacter, salmonella) in retail meats and monitoring for bacteria and antimicrobial residues in drinking water supplies and surface waters near confined animal feeding operations

Authorizes the commissioner to prohibit use of microbial agents for animal growth promotion if the agents are used in human therapies or select for cross-resistance to human medicine agents