NY Agric & Mkts L § 128 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 8 - Manufacture and Distribution of Commercial Feed 128 - Definitions.

§ 128. Definitions.   As   used  in  this  article,  unless  otherwise   expressly stated, or unless the  content  or  subject  matter  otherwise   requires:1. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture and markets.2. "Department" means the department of agriculture and markets.3.  "Person"  means  any  person,  firm,  partnership,  corporation or   association.4. "Distribute" means to offer for sale,  sell,  exchange,  or  barter   commercial  feed; or to supply, furnish, or otherwise provide commercial   feed to a contract feeder.5. "Distributor" means any person who distributes.6. "Feed" means all edible materials which are consumed by animals and   contribute energy or nutrients to the animal's diet.7. "Commercial feed" means all materials except unmixed whole seeds or   physically altered entire unmixed seeds, when not adulterated within the   meaning of subdivision one of section one  hundred  thirty-two  of  this   article,  which  are  distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed,   and includes pet food and specialty pet  food.  Provided,  however,  the   commissioner  by  regulation  may  exempt  from this definition, or from   specific provisions of this article, commodities  such  as  hay,  straw,   stover, silage, cobs, husks, hulls, and individual chemical compounds or   substances  when  such  commodities,  compounds  or  substances  are not   inter-mixed or mixed with  other  materials,  and  are  not  adulterated   within  the meaning of subdivision one of section one hundred thirty-two   of this article.8. "Pet" means any domesticated animal normally maintained in or  near   the household(s) of the owner(s) thereof.9.  "Pet  food" means any commercial feed prepared and distributed for   consumption by pets.10. "Specialty pet" means any domesticated pet normally maintained  in   a  cage  or  tank,  such  as,  but  not  limited  to, gerbils, hamsters,   canaries, psittacine birds, mynahs, finches,  tropical  fish,  goldfish,   snakes and turtles.11.  "Specialty  pet  food"  means  any  commercial  feed prepared and   distributed for consumption by specialty pets.12.  "Contract  feeder"  means  a  person  who,  as   an   independent   contractor,  feeds  commercial  feed  to  animals pursuant to a contract   whereby  such  commercial  feed  is  supplied,  furnished  or  otherwise   provided  to  such  person  and  whereby  such  person's remuneration is   determined all or in part by feed consumption,  mortality,  profits,  or   amount or quality of product.13. "Registrant" means any person who has registered a commercial feed   manufacturing  facility  or  brand  of  pet  food  or specialty pet food   pursuant to the provisions of section one hundred  twenty-nine  of  this   article.13-a.  "Licensee"  means any person who has licensed a commercial feed   manufacturing facility pursuant to section one hundred twenty-eight-a of   this article.14. "Brand" means each commercial feed  identified  by  and  differing   from  others either in name, trademark, descriptive designation or other   method or marking, composition or guaranteed analysis.15. "Feed ingredient" means each of the constitutent materials  making   up a commercial feed.16.  "Drug" means any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure,   mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in animals other than man   and articles other than feed intended to affect  the  structure  or  any   function of the animal body. 17.  "Customer-formula feed" means commercial feed which consists of a   mixture of commercial feeds and/or feed ingredients, each batch of which   is manufactured according to the  specific  instructions  of  the  final   purchaser,   including  feed  mixed  from  components  supplied  by  the   purchaser.18.  "Manufacture"  means to grind, mix or blend, or further process a   commercial feed for distribution.19. "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.20.  "Product  name"  means  the  name  of  the commmercial feed which   identifies it as to kind, class, or specific use.21. "Label" means a display of written, printed or graphic matter upon   or affixed to the container in which a commercial feed  is  distributed,   or  on  the  invoice  or  delivery  slip with which a commercial feed is   distributed.22. "Labeling" means any and all labels and other written, printed  or   graphic  matter  (a)  upon a commercial feed or any of its containers or   wrappers or (b) accompanying such commercial feed.23. "Official sample" means a sample of feed taken by the commissioner   or his authorized agent in accordance with the provisions of section one   hundred thirty-five-a of this article.