21 CFR § 516.2 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s516.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 516.2 - Purpose."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "516.2"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS"
part_number: "516"
part_name: "NEW ANIMAL DRUGS FOR MINOR USE AND MINOR SPECIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 360ccc-1, 360ccc-2, 371."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 41017, July 26, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "516"
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# 516.2 Purpose.

This part establishes standards and procedures for implementing section 573 of the act, including designation of minor use or minor species new animal drugs and associated exclusive marketing rights.