Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5E - Division of Agricultural Environmental Services › Chapter 5E-3 - FEED › Section 5E-3.003 - Inspection; Sampling; Analysis; Reporting Rejected Feed and Feedstuff; Reduced Sampling Requirements; Laboratory Certification/Exemption Requirements and Fees

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Definitions.
(a) The term "lot" means an identifiable
				quantity of commercial feed of the same brand and analysis which is offered for
				sale, sold or distributed within the state. Bulk feed and bagged feed, even
				though the same brand and analysis, in the same shipment, shall be considered
				separate lots.
(b) The term "core"
				means the quantity of feed contained in the designated sampling tool when the
				stream is cut a sufficient number of times to yield approximately one quart or
				when a single insertion and withdrawal of a probe is made from bagged or bulk
				feed.
(c) The term "product type"
				means mixed poultry feed, dairy cow feed, beef cattle feed, horse feed, swine
				feed, or other feed.
(d) The term
				"Mixed Feed" means a product which is a mixture of nutritional ingredients
				intended or represented for use as a substantial source of nutrients in an
				animal diet, which may or may not be limited to the sole ration of the
				animal.
(e) The term "Ingredient"
				means each of the constituent materials used to make a commercial
				feed.
(f) The term "Other Feed" is
				inclusive of all other commercial feed products intended for consumption by
				species of animals not previously stipulated.
(g) The term "Grain or Grain Products"
				includes Barley, Maize - (Corn Products), Grain Sorghum, Oats, Rice, Rye,
				Triticale, and Wheat.
(h) The term
				"Other Feed Ingredients" is inclusive of all ingredients other than Cottonseed
				Products, Peanut Products, and ingredients identified as "Grain or Grain
				Products".
(i) The term "Treats"
				includes products identified as Snacks, Chews, Biscuits, Cookies, or Bones that
				are intended for intermittent or supplemental feeding only and which are not
				intended or represented to serve as the primary source of nutrients in an
				animal diet.
(j) The term "Mineral
				or Vitamin Supplement" means all mixtures that contain mineral or vitamin
				ingredients generally regarded as dietary factors essential for the normal
				nutrition of animals and that are sold or represented for the primary purpose
				of supplying these minerals or vitamins as additions to rations in which these
				same mineral or vitamin factors may be deficient.
(k) The term "expiration date" means the
				month and year as determined by the manufacturer, packer, or distributor on the
				basis of tests or other information showing that the product, until that date,
				under the conditions of handling, storage, preparation, and use per label
				directions, will contain not less than the quantity of each ingredient as set
				forth on its label.
(l) The term
				"Hemp" is defined in Section
				581.217(3)(d),
				F.S.
(m) The term "Hemp extract" is
				defined in Section 581.217(3)(e),
				F.S. Hemp extract does not include any material, compound, mixture or
				preparation that contains any quantity of Synthetic Cannabinoids as defined in
				Section 893.03(1)(c)190., F.S.
(n)
				The term "pet food" means any commercial feed prepared and distributed for
				consumption by dogs or cats.
(o)
				The term "pet treats" means any treat as defined in paragraph
				5E-3.003(1)(i),
				F.A.C., prepared and distributed for consumption by dogs or cats.
(p) The term "specialty pet" means any animal
				normally maintained in a household, including, rodents, ornamental birds,
				ornamental fish, reptiles and amphibians, ferrets, hedgehogs, marsupials, and
				rabbits not raised for food or fur.
(q) The term "specialty pet food" means any
				commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by specialty
				pets.
(r) The term "specialty pet
				treats" means any treat as defined in paragraph
				5E-3.003(1)(i),
				F.A.C., prepared and distributed for consumption by specialty pets.
(s) The term "total
				delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol concentration" means
				[delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol] + (0.877 x [tetrahydrocannabinolic
				acid)].