Chapter Chapter 1. Commercial Feeds

A. The names and definitions for commercial feeds shall be the Official Definition of Feed Ingredients adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), except as the commission designates otherwise in specific cases. B. When not in conflict with existing pro…

A. Commercial feed, other than customer-formula feed, shall be labeled with the information prescribed in this regulation on the principal display panel of the product and in the following general format: 1. a quantity or net weight, in both standard (avoirdupois) and metric unit…

A. The brand or product name must be appropriate for the intended use of the feed and must not be misleading. If the name indicates the feed is made for a specific use, the character of the feed must conform therewith. A mixture labeled dairy feed, for example, must be suitable f…

A. The guarantees for crude protein, equivalent protein from nonprotein nitrogen, crude fat, crude fiber and mineral guarantees (when required) will be in terms of percentage. B. Commercial feeds containing 6 1/2 percent or more calcium, phosphorus, sodium and chloride shall incl…

A. The name of each ingredient or collective term for the grouping of ingredients, when required to be listed, shall be the name as defined in the Official Definitions of Feed Ingredients as published in the Official Publication of American Feed Control Officials, the common or u…

A. Directions for use and precautionary statements on the labeling of all commercial feeds and customer-formula feeds containing additives (including drugs, special purpose additives or non-nutritive additives) shall: 1. be adequate to enable safe and effective use for the intend…

A. Urea and other nonprotein nitrogen products defined in the Official Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials are acceptable ingredients only in commercial feeds for ruminant animals as a source of equivalent crude protein. If the commercial feed contai…

A. Prior to approval of a registration application and/or approval of a label for commercial feed which contains additives (including drugs, other special purpose additives, or non-nutritive additives), the distributor may be required to submit evidence to prove the safety and ef…

A. For the purpose of R.S. 3:1396(1), the terms poisonous or deleterious substances include but are not limited to the following: 1. fluorine and any mineral or mineral mixture which is to be used directly for the feeding of domestic animals and in which the fluorine exceeds 0.20…

A. For the purposes of enforcement of R.S. 3:1396 (8), the commission adopts the following as current good manufacturing practices: 1. the regulations prescribing current good manufacturing practice, hazard analysis, and risk-based preventive controls for food for animals, as pub…

A. Each application for registration with the commission shall be accompanied by a registration fee of $40. B. Each registrant filing a label with the commission shall pay to the commission a labeling fee of $10 per label. C. Registration shall expire on the last day of June of e…

A. For the purpose of assessing penalties for protein deficiencies in feeds, as provided for in R.S. 3:1400(A)(1), the value of crude protein will be updated each quarter. B. The value of crude protein will be calculated as follows: 1. The quarterly average price of four feedstuf…

Immediate Container―the unit, can, box, tin, bag or other receptacle or covering in which a pet food is displayed for sale to retail purchasers, but does not include containers used as shipping containers. Ingredient Statements―a collective and contiguous listing on the label of …

A. The statement of net content and product name must be shown on the principal display panel. All other required information may be placed elsewhere on the label but shall be sufficiently conspicuous as to render it easily read by the average purchaser under ordinary conditions …

A. No flavor designation shall be used on a pet food label unless the designated flavor is detectable by a recognized test method or is one the presence of which provides a characteristic distinguishable by the pet. Any flavor designation on a pet food label must either conform t…

A. The sliding scale method of expressing a guaranteed analysis (for example, protein 15-18 percent) is prohibited. B. Pursuant to R.S. 3:1394(A)(3), the label of a pet food which is formulated as and represented to be a mineral additive supplement, shall include in the guarantee…

A. The maximum moisture in all pet foods shall be guaranteed and shall not exceed 78 percent or the natural moisture content of the constituent ingredients of the product, whichever is greater. Pet foods such as those consisting principally of stew, gravy, sauce, broth, juice or …

A. An artificial color may be used in a pet food only if it has been shown to be harmless to pets. The permanent or provisional listing of an artificial color in the United States Food and Drug Regulations as safe for use, together with the conditions, limitations and tolerance, …

A. For the purpose of R.S. 3:1396(1), the terms poisonous or deleterious substances include but are not limited to the following: 1. soybean meal, flakes or pellets or other vegetable meals, flakes or pellets, which have been extracted with trichlorethylene or other chlorinated s…

A. Each application for registration of pet food with the commission shall be accompanied by a registration fee of $40. B. Each registrant filing a label for pet food with the commission shall pay to the commission a labeling fee of $10 per label. C. Registration shall expire on …

A. For the purpose of assessing penalties for protein deficiencies in pet foods, as provided for in R.S. 3:1400(A)(1), the value of crude protein will be updated each quarter. B. The value of crude protein in pet food will be calculated as follows. 1. The quarterly average price …

A. The commission adopts the definitions of R.S. 3:1381 and 1391 and those that appear in §101.F this Chapter. B. The commission adopts the definitions and quality standards for recycled animal waste products as printed in Section 74 of the Official Publication of the Association…

A. No person shall sell, offer or expose for sale or distribute, in this state, any processed animal waste product intended, promoted, represented, advertised or distributed for use as a commercial feed unless he has registered with the commissioner, as specified in R.S. 3:1393. …

A. General registration of a processed animal waste product shall be refused if: 1. applicant or the processed animal waste product is determined to be in violation of any state or federal statute or state agency rule or regulation affecting or relating to the sale of commercial …

A. The label, tag or label invoice accompanying shipments of animal waste products shall contain all information as required by the official feed rules and regulations. B. In addition, it shall include the following information, in the list of guarantees, in the following order, …

A. The purpose of the sampling and testing requirements of this Section shall be to determine the presence of harmful materials or biological contaminants and to assure compliance with the quality standards in §143 of these regulations and R.S. 3:1396. B. Any person seeking or re…

A. Any person seeking or receiving registration of any processed animal waste product shall keep for a period of two years, accurate records of: 1. all sources of raw materials and date acquired, including information on drugs and pesticide usage; 2. all production output, includ…

A. Fees for processed animal waste products shall be the same as for other animal feeds as set forth in R.S. 3:1401 and §121 of the official feed rules and regulations.

A. Penalties for processed animal waste products will be the same as penalties for other animal feeds as set forth in R.S. 3:1400 and §123 of the official feed rules and regulations.

A. A registrant shall be placed on probation by the commission when 25 percent of the official samples taken from a single registrant during one complete fiscal year are found to be deficient, provided that a minimum of six samples and at least 2 percent of the total tonnage sold…

A. Subject to an adjudicatory hearing, the commission may cancel the registration of any registrant who fails to reduce the overall deficiency of his product to less than 20 percent by the end of the year of probation. B. Upon proper hearing, the commission may cancel the registr…

A. If the registrant, or his agent, objects to the manner in which an agricultural inspector takes a sample, the registrant or his agent shall make his objections known immediately to the inspector. B. If the registrant, or his agent, and the agricultural inspector who is taking …

A. When a registrant, or his agent, disagrees with a finding of deficiency or a calculation of a penalty resulting from a finding of deficiency, he shall register his complaint, in writing, with the director of Agricultural Chemistry Programs within 10 days of the date of the rep…

A. Any registrant who is placed on probationary status may appeal his probation at any time by submitting to the commission a written statement on the basis of his appeal and a written request for a hearing on the matter. B. A request for a hearing on appeal from probationary sta…

A. The commission shall not cancel a registrant nor deny a renewal of registration without an adjudicatory hearing. B. When the commission determines that just cause may exist to cancel or deny renewal or registration, the commission shall give written notice to the registrant of…

A. Information concerning the amount of feed sold and the business practices of registrants which is obtained from tonnage reports shall be kept confidential and shall not be revealed to the public or to other registrants by the commission, the commissioner, nor any employee of t…