2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals › Chapter 13 - Commercial Feed › Section 11-13-103 - Labels.

11-13-103. Labels.
(a) Every lot, package or parcel of commercial feed sold, offered for sale or distributed within this state shall have a tag or label affixed in a conspicuous place on the outside, containing a legible printed statement clearly and truly certifying:
(i) The product name and the brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed;
(ii) A purpose statement which shall contain the specific species and animal class for which the feed is intended. The manufacturer shall have flexibility in describing in more specific common language the defined animal class, specie and purpose while being consistent with the category of animal class, which may include but not be limited to the weight range, sex or ages of the animals for which the feed is manufactured. The purpose statement may be excluded from the label if the product name includes a description of the species and animal class for which the product is intended;
(iii) The guaranteed analysis stated in such terms that will 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. The guaranteed analysis shall contain the following information:
(A) The minimum percent of crude protein;
(B) The percent of added approved synthetic nitrogen sources reported as protein, for ruminant feeding only;
(C) The minimum percent of crude fat;
(D) The maximum percent of crude fiber;
(E) The vitamin content as listed;
(F) The month and year of preparation or lot number, all legibly printed;
(G) The maximum percent of water in the case of liquid commercial feeds; and
(H) Other substances or elements, determinable by laboratory methods, guaranteed by permission of the director.
(iv) The common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of commercial feed. The name of each ingredient shall be defined in the official publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials, common or usual name, or one (1) approved by the director. The use of a collective term for a group of ingredients which perform a similar function shall be permitted. Collective terms for grouping of feed ingredients as defined in the official definitions of feed ingredients published in the official publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials in lieu of the individual ingredients may be used provided that:
(A) When a collective term for a group of ingredients is used on the label, individual ingredients within that group shall not be listed on the label; and
(B) The manufacturer shall provide the department, upon request, with a list of individual ingredients, within a defined group, that are or have been used at manufacturing facilities distributing in or into this state.
(v) Directions for use and any warning or precaution statements;
(vi) The name and principal address of the manufacturer or person responsible for distributing the commercial feed;
(vii) The net weight of the contents of the package, lot or parcel stated in the required avoirdupois;
(viii) For medicated feeds:
(A) The word "medicated" shall appear directly below the product name;
(B) The guaranteed analysis of the drug or medication used, expressed in terms respective to the type of drug or medication used; and
(C) A claim statement shall be included in the labeling.
(b) A custom formula feed shall be accompanied by a label, invoice, delivery slip or other shipping document and be supplied to the purchaser at the time of delivery bearing the following information:
(i) Name and address of the manufacturer;
(ii) Name and address of the purchaser;
(iii) Date of sale or delivery;
(iv) The custom formula feed name, product name and brand name, if any, and number of pounds of each registered commercial feed used in the mixture and the name and number of pounds of each other feed ingredient added;
(v) The net weight of the contents of the package, lot or parcel, stated in the required avoirdupois; and
(vi) The directions for use and any precautionary statements for all custom formula feeds containing drugs and for such other feeds as necessary for their safe and effective use. Any custom formula feeds containing drugs or medications shall also be provided as outlined in subsection (a) of this section with a claim statement and the guaranteed analysis of the drug or medication used, expressed in terms respective to the type of drug or medication used. Should any custom formula feed be distributed to any other person than the final purchaser for whom the feed was made, it shall be considered a commercial feed and shall meet all labeling and registration requirements of a commercial feed as outlined in this act.
(c) Every lot, package or parcel of mineral mixtures sold, offered for sale or distributed as commercial feed within this state shall have a tag or label affixed in a conspicuous place on the outside containing a legible printed statement truly certifying:
(i) The net weight of the contents of the package, lot or parcel stated in the required avoirdupois;
(ii) The product name and brand name, if any, under which the mineral mixture is distributed;
(iii) The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or person responsible for distributing the mineral mixture;
(iv) The minimum and maximum percent of calcium (Ca) subject to the following limitations:
(A) The maximum percent of calcium shall not exceed by more than twenty percent (20%) the minimum percent of calcium unless the minimum percent of calcium is five percent (5%) or less, in which case the maximum percent of calcium may exceed the minimum by one percent (1%) of calcium; and
(B) Where limestone is used as a source of calcium in livestock minerals sold in Wyoming, no limestone shall be used which contains less than ninety percent (90%) of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).
(v) The minimum percent of phosphorus (P);
(vi) The minimum percent of iodine (I);
(vii) The maximum percent of sodium chloride (NaCl);
(viii) The specific generic name of each ingredient used in its manufacture.
(d) The crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber, vitamins and minerals shall be determined by the methods in force at the time by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists.