Key legal question
Whether feeding hemp or hemp products to livestock is punishable under Art. 48 Abs. 1 lit. b LMG
Extracted holding
Yes. Feeding hemp to livestock constitutes the use of a prohibited substance within the meaning of Art. 48 Abs. 1 lit. b LMG.
Extracted reasoning
The feeding ban in Annex 4 to the Futtermittelbuch-Verordnung expressly prohibits hemp products from being used as feed for livestock; using them in animal production falls under the statutory notion of applying a prohibited substance.