Feliway is illegal in Michigan?!!!

[momcat]

And anyone reading this, do you know of any other states, or provinces or districts or whatever in other countries, that have such laws?
Pat

I'm not aware of any restrictions here in New Jersey. I'm a paralegal and the legal research system I use gives me access to laws, regulations, codes, and bills in every state. If you'd like, when I get back to the office on Tuesday I'll run it through and see if I can find something about this. I'll definitely post whatever I might find.

[catmandu]

Thats Sad That You Cant Get That In Michigan , Thats Beaurecracy In Action.

[phesina]

My friend said that ..Michigan law regards cats as "pests," and and since Feliway influences the behavior of the pest it's a pesticide. Which is absurd because a pesticide BY DEFINITION is a substance that kills the pest. The Latin root of the "-cide" part of the word means kill, as in suicide, homicide, genocide.. DUH...

And the state USDA told Farnam, the makers of Feliway, that they could either pay a lot of money to have it reclassified or else they could not sell it in Michigan.

She said she only found out about this a few days ago, but the law has been on the books since 2002! I asked her how she found this out just now. I think someone must have just started cracking down on it. I saw Feliway in both Petsmart and Petco within the last month or so.

I checked the Jeffers site and saw the statement that they cannot ship it to Michigan. And I also looked at the Foster & Smith site, and it does look as though I could order it with a Michigan address.

I don't know how the state would find out if some company did send me some or what they could do to the company if so (fine them?).

Australia too?! Glacier, do you know what the reason is it can't be sent there?

Momcat, that would be great if you could track that information down when you get back to work on Tuesday. I'll see what I can find out before then and let you all know if I do.

Thanks,
Pat

[Glacier]

Australia too?! Glacier, do you know what the reason is it can't be sent there?


Thanks,
Pat

It's considered a drug there. You can buy it, but only through liscenced vets, which usually means a much higher price!

[phesina]

Thanks, Glacier, for the Australian information. A drug, hmm.. I guess that's not as bad as a pesticide.

This is getting stranger and stranger.. I stopped in at the Ann Arbor Petco this afternoon, and guess what's right out there on the shelf: Feliway Spray, the Comfort Zone diffuser set, and the Comfort Zone refill.

I guess they haven't gotten the word. Maybe they'll get busted!

Pat

It's considered a drug there. You can buy it, but only through liscenced vets, which usually means a much higher price!