A commercial feed shall be labeled as follows:

1. A commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, shall be accompanied by a label bearing the following information:

a.net contents statement (weight or volume),

b.the product name and the brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed,

c.the guaranteed analysis stated in such terms as the State Board of Agriculture by rules determines is required to advise the user of the composition of the feed or to support claims made in the labeling. In all cases the substances or elements must be determinable by laboratory methods such as the methods published by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists International,

d.the official, common, or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed. The Board by rule may permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients which perform a similar function, or they may exempt commercial feeds, or any group, from this requirement of an ingredient statement if they find that the statement is not required in the interest of consumers,

e.the name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or the person responsible for distributing the commercial feed,

f.adequate directions for use for all commercial feeds containing drugs and for other feeds as the Board may require for their safe and effective use, and

g.precautionary statements the Board determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed;

2. Label format shall comply with applicable state and/or federal packaging and labeling regulations; and

3. A customer-formula feed shall be accompanied by a label, invoice, delivery slip, or other shipping document, bearing the following information:

a.name and address of the manufacturer,

b.name and address of the purchaser,

c.date of delivery,

d.the product name and brand name, if any, the net weight of each commercial feed used in the mixture, and the net weight of each ingredient used,

e.adequate directions for use for all customer-formula feeds containing drugs and for other feeds the Board may require for their safe and effective use,

f.the direction for use and precautionary statements as required by the Board, and

g.if a drug-containing product is used:

(1)the purpose of the medication (claim statement), and

(2)the established name of each active drug ingredient and the level of each drug used in the final mixture expressed in accordance with rules promulgated by the Board.

Added by Laws 1984, c. 15, § 5, eff. July 1, 1985. Amended by Laws 1995, c. 163, § 3, eff. July 1, 1995; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 94, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.