Title 3 — Agriculture
54 chapters · 326 sections in this title.
3 Del. C. § 1701. Title.
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§ 1701. Title. This chapter shall be known as the “Delaware Commercial Feed Law of 2021.”3 Del. C. 1953, § 1701; 56 Del. Laws, c. 69; 83 Del. Laws, c. 98, § 1;
3 Del. C. § 1702. Enforcing agency.
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§ 1702. Enforcing agency. This chapter shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture of this State, hereinafter referred to as the “Department.”3 Del. C. 1953, § 1702; 56 Del. Laws, c. 69; 57 Del. Laws, c. 764, § 8; 83 Del. Laws, c. 98, § 1;
3 Del. C. § 1703. Definitions of words and terms.
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§ 1703. Definitions of words and terms. When used in this chapter: (1) “Brand name” means any word, name, symbol or device, or any combination thereof, identifying the commercial feed of a distributor or registrant and distinguishing it from that of others. (2) “Commercial feed” …
3 Del. C. § 1704. Registration.
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§ 1704. Registration. (a) Each commercial feed, such as animal food, pet food, specialty pet food, supplements, or medicated feed shall be registered before being distributed in this State; provided, however, that customer-formula feeds are exempt from registration. The applicati…
3 Del. C. § 1705. Labeling.
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§ 1705. Labeling. (a) Any commercial feed distributed in this State shall be accompanied by a legible label bearing the following information: (1) The quantity statement; (2) The product name and brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed; (3) The guarante…
3 Del. C. § 1706. Registration fees.
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§ 1706. Registration fees. (a) An annual registration fee must be paid to the Department, by December 31 each year, for each commercial feed distributed in this State as follows: (1) For all commercial feed other than pet food, the registration fee is $23 per each product of each…
3 Del. C. § 1707. Adulteration.
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§ 1707. Adulteration. No person shall distribute an adulterated feed. A commercial feed or customer-formula feed shall be deemed to be adulterated: (1) If any poisonous, deleterious or nonnutritive ingredient has been added in sufficient amount to render it injurious to health wh…
3 Del. C. § 1708. Misbranding.
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§ 1708. Misbranding. No person shall distribute misbranded feed. A commercial feed or customer-formula feed shall be deemed to be misbranded: (1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; (2) If it is distributed under the name of another feed; (3) If it is not la…
3 Del. C. § 1709. Inspections; sampling; analysis.
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§ 1709. Inspections; sampling; analysis. (a) The Department, individually or through its authorized agent, shall sample, inspect, make analyses of, and test commercial feeds and customer-formula feeds distributed within this State at such time and place, and to such an extent as …
3 Del. C. § 1710. Regulations.
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§ 1710. Regulations. The Department shall enforce this chapter, and after due publicity and due public hearing may promulgate and adopt such reasonable regulations as may be necessary in order to secure the efficient administration of this chapter. Publicity concerning the public…
3 Del. C. § 1711. Detained commercial feeds; “withdrawal from distribution” orders; condemnation and confiscation.
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§ 1711. Detained commercial feeds; “withdrawal from distribution” orders; condemnation and confiscation. (a) When the Department or its authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe any lot of commercial feed is being distributed in violation of this chapter or of any of the r…
3 Del. C. § 1712. Penalties.
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§ 1712. Penalties. (a) Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or any regulations hereunder or the rules and regulations issued thereunder, or who shall impede, obstruct, hinder or otherwise prevent or attempt to prevent the Department or its duly …
3 Del. C. § 1713. Publications.
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§ 1713. Publications. The Department shall publish at least semiannually, in such form as it may deem proper, a report of the results of the analyses of official samples of commercial feeds sold within this State as compared with the analyses guaranteed in the registration and on…
3 Del. C. § 1714. Cooperation with other entities.
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§ 1714. Cooperation with other entities. The Department may cooperate and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this State, other states, agencies of the federal government, and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter.83…