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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-26 - CITRUS REGULATIONS AND QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-26-.13 - Unlawful Acts

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The following are violations of these Rules:
(1) The movement of any organism listed in
				these Rules into Georgia without authorization from the Commissioner and
				USDA-APHIS-PPQ;
(2) Distribution of
				citrus plants, budwood, or rootstock into Georgia unless in compliance with a
				Master Permit issued by the Commissioner;
(3) Propagating citrus plants that do not
				meet the requirements of these Rules;
(4) Providing false information in an attempt
				to obtain a Certificate for a Georgia Citrus Nursery;
(5) Failure to keep records of citrus plants,
				budwood, and/or rootstock as required by these Rules;
(6) The obstruction of the Commissioner in
				the performance of his duties;
(7)
				Falsifying, failing to maintain, or failing to provide records, application
				information, or other documentation required by these Rules;
(8) Selling, offering for sale, or
				distributing citrus budwood that is falsely alleged to be certified, from a
				foundation block, or from a certified increase block;
(9) Making false claims that citrus trees
				originated from certified budwood, designated foundation block, or certified
				increase block with the intention to sell, offer for sale, or distribute the
				citrus trees;
(10) Moving,
				planting, or distributing any citrus plant under a Stop-Sale Notice and Hold
				Order;
(11) Using citrus budwood
				that is not certified to propagate citrus trees except as provided in these
				Rules;
(12) Failing to maintain or
				provide, upon request, records for inspection; and
(13) Failing to comply with any order issued
				or rule adopted by the Department under these Rules.
O.C.G.A. §
											2-7-1 et.
				  seq.
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(1) Any person violating any provision of
				these Rules shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) Any foundation block status, citrus
				increase block certification, budwood certification, citrus nursery stock
				certification, or Live Plant License may be revoked or suspended by the
				Department for any violation of these Rules.
O.C.G.A. §
											2-7-1 et.
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 40-5-1-.01 - Definitions and Terms

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(1) The names and definitions for commercial
				feeds shall be the Official Definitions of Feed Ingredients adopted by the
				Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), except as the
				Commissioner designates otherwise in specific cases.
(2) The terms used in reference to commercial
				feeds shall be the Official Feed Terms adopted by the AAFCO, except as the
				Commissioner designates otherwise in specific cases.
(3) The following commodities are hereby
				declared exempt from the definition of commercial feed, under the provisions of
				Section 2-13-1(2)  of the
				Act: Raw meat, loose salt, hay, straw, stover, silages, cobs, and husks when
				unground and when not mixed or intermixed with other materials: Provided that
				these commodities are not adulterated within the meaning of Section
				2-13-10 of the Act.
Ga. L. 1972. Effective
				  October 5, 1972; O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-13-1
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 40-5-1-.02 - Adoption by Reference

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Hereinafter, the following is adopted by reference, and
				  therefore all applicable provisions become part of this chapter:
1. Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Title
				21 United States Code Parts 321 (Only
				21 USC §§
										321(f),
				321(g),
				321(k),
				321(m),
				321(s),
				321(v), and
				321(w)), 331
				(Only 21 USC §§
										331(a) - (f) and
				331(k)), 333,
				334, 341, 342 (Only 21 USC
				§§
										342(a) - (c)),
				343 (Only 21 USC
				§§
										343(a) - (n)),
				344, 346, 346a, 348, 351, 354, 360b, 371, and 374.
2. The Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21
				CFR Parts 1 (Only 21 CFR
				§§
										1.20 -.24), 7 (Only
				21 CFR §§
										7.1 -
				7.13 and
				21 CFR §§
										7.40 -
				7.59), 70 (Only
				21 CFR §§
										70.20 -
				70.25), 73 (Only
				21 CFR §§
										73.1 -
				73.615), 74 (Only 21 CFR
				§§ 74.101-706), 81, 82 (Only
				21 CFR §§
										82.3 -
				82.706), 225, 226, 500.23, 500.24,
				500.29, 500.45, 500.50, 500.80-500.92, 501, 502, 507, 509, 510.301, 510.305,
				558, 570 (Except 21 CFR
				§§
										570.6,
				570.15, and
				570.17), 573, 579, 582, 584, and
				589.
3. The Code of Federal
				Regulations, Title 21 CFR Part 1 Subpart L, Subpart M, and Subpart O.
O.C.G.A. §
											2-13-12.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 40-5-1-.03 - Product Sampling

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Commissioner or his duly designated agent is authorized
				  to collect samples of feed upon demand without charge or cost from any factory,
				  warehouse, or establishment within this state in which commercial feeds are
				  manufactured, processed, packed, distributed, or held for distribution and from
				  any vehicle used to transport or hold such feeds.
O.C.G.A. §
										2-13-12.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-2 - LABELING › Rule 40-5-2-.03 - Expression of Guarantees

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(1) The guarantees for crude protein,
				equivalent protein from non-protein nitrogen, crude fat, crude fiber and
				mineral guarantees (when required) will be in terms of percentage, provided
				that for products labeled for net content (i.e., tablets, capsules, granules,
				or liquids), mineral guarantees in milligrams (mg) relative to units consistent
				with those employed for the net content may be employed.
(2) Commercial feeds containing 6.5% or more
				Calcium, Phosphorus, and Salt shall include in the guaranteed analysis the
				minimum and maximum percentages of calcium (Ca), the minimum percentage of
				phosphorus (P), and if salt is added, the minimum and maximum percentage of
				salt (NaCl). Minerals, except salt (NaCl), shall be guaranteed in terms of
				percentage of the element. When calcium and/or salt guarantees are given in the
				guaranteed analysis such shall be stated and conform to the following.
(a) When the minimum is 5.0% or less, the
				maximum shall not exceed the minimum by more than one percentage
				point.
(b) When the minimum is
				above 5.0%, the maximum shall not exceed the minimum by more than 20% and in no
				case shall the maximum exceed the minimum by more than 5 percentage
				points.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-2 - LABELING › Rule 40-5-2-.04 - Ingredients

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(1) 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 the Association
				of American Feed Control Officials, the common or usual name, or one approved
				by the Commissioner.
(2) The name
				of each ingredient must be shown in letters or type of the same size.
(3) No reference to quality or grade of an
				ingredient shall appear in the ingredient statement of a feed.
(4) The term "dehydrated" may precede the
				name of any product that has been artificially dried.
(5) A single ingredient product defined by
				the Association of American Feed Control Officials is not required to have an
				ingredient statement.
(6) Tentative
				definitions for ingredients shall not be used until adopted as official, unless
				no official definition exists or the ingredient has a common accepted name that
				requires no definition, (e.g., sugar).
(7) When the word "iodized" is used in
				connection with a feed ingredient, the feed ingredient shall contain not less
				than 0.007% iodine, uniformly distributed.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 2-13-1
et seq.
,
				  2-13-8
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-2 - LABELING › Rule 40-5-2-.05 - Directions for Use and Precautionary Statements

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Directions for use and precautionary
				statements on labeling of all commercial feeds and customer-formula feeds
				containing additives (including drugs, special purpose additives, or
				non-nutritive additives) shall:
(a) Be
				adequate to enable safe and effective use for the intended purposes by users
				with no special knowledge of the purpose and use of such articles;
				and
(b) Include, but not be limited
				to, all information described by all applicable regulations under the Federal
				Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-3 - NON-PROTEIN NITROGEN › Rule 40-5-3-.01 - Non-Protein Nitrogen

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Urea and other non-protein 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 contains more than 8.75% of equivalent crude protein from all forms of
				non-protein nitrogen, added as such, or the equivalent crude protein from all
				forms of non-protein nitrogen, added as such, exceeds one-third of the total
				crude protein, the label shall bear adequate directions for the safe use of
				feeds and a precautionary statement: "CAUTION: USE AS DIRECTED." The directions
				for use and the caution statement shall be in type of such size so placed on
				the label that they will be read and understood by ordinary persons under
				customary conditions of purchase and use.
(2) Non-protein nitrogen defined in the
				Official Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials,
				when so indicated, are acceptable ingredients in commercial feeds distributed
				to non-ruminant animals as a source of nutrients other than equivalent crude
				protein. The maximum equivalent crude protein from non-protein nitrogen sources
				when used in non-ruminant rations shall not exceed 1.25% of the total daily
				ration.
(3) On labels such as those
				for medicated feeds which bear adequate feeding directions and/or warning
				statements, the presence of added non-protein nitrogen shall not require a
				duplication of the feeding directions or the precautionary statements as long
				as those statements include sufficient information to ensure the safe and
				effective use of this product due to the presence of non-protein
				nitrogen.
Ga. L. 1972. Effective
				  October 5, 1972; O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-13-1
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-4 - DRUG AND FEED ADDITIVES › Rule 40-5-4-.01 - Drug and Feed Additives

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(1) Prior to approval of the label for
				commercial feed which contain additives (including drugs, other special purpose
				additives, or non-nutritive additives) the distributor may be required to
				submit evidence to prove the safety and efficacy of the commercial feed when
				used according to the directions furnished on the label.
(2) Satisfactory evidence of safety and
				efficacy of a commercial feed may be:
(a)
				When the commercial feed contains such additives, the use of which conforms to
				the requirements of the applicable regulation in the most current Code of
				Federal Regulations, Title 21, or which are "prior sanctioned" or "informal
				review sanctioned" or "generally recognized as safe" for such use, or
(b) When the commercial feed is itself a drug
				as defined in Section
				2-13-1(6)  of the
				Act and is generally recognize d as safe and effective for the labeled use or
				is marketed subject to an application approved by the Food and Drug
				Administration under Title 21 U.S.C. 360(b),
				or
(c) When one of the purposes for
				feeding a commercial feed is to impart immunity (that is to act through some
				immunological process) the constituents imparting immunity have been approved
				for the purpose through the Federal Virus, Serum and Toxins Act of 1913, as
				amended, or
(d) When the commercial
				feed is a direct fed microbial product and:
1.
				The product meets the particular fermentation product definition; and
2. The microbial content statement, as
				expressed in the labeling, is limited to the following: "Contains a source of
				live (viable) naturally occurring microorganisms." This statement shall appear
				on the label; and
3. The source is
				stated with a corresponding guarantee expressed in accordance with Regulation
				40-5-2-.03(7).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-5 - LICENSING AND REGISTRATION › Rule 40-5-5-.01 - Commercial Feed License; Exemptions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The following persons are required to obtain a Commercial
				  Feed License before distributing commercial feed in this state:
(a) Any person who manufactures a commercial
				feed (including customer-formula feed) in this state;
(b) Any person whose name appears on the
				label of commercial feed (guarantor) in this state;
(c) Any distributor of commercial feed in
				this state, provided that no commercial feed license shall be required for
				distributors distributing only:
1. Packaged
				commercial feed in the original packages or containers of a licensed
				manufacturer, guarantor, or distributor as packaged and labeled by the
				manufacturer, guarantor, or distributor and whose name and address appear on
				the label as required under Section
				2-13-8 of the Act, or
2. Bulk commercial feed in the form received
				from a licensee and labeled as required under Section
				2-13-8 of The Act with label
				information furnished by such licensee, except for the net weight
				statement.
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Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The license fee shall be based upon the tonnage (rounded off
				  to nearest whole ton), of commercial feed distributed by the licensee in the
				  previous calendar year ending December 31, and a penalty if received after the
				  due date of January 31, as prescribed in the following schedule:
Schedule of Fees and Penalty
Tonnage
Jan. 31
Feb. 29
March 31
April 1
0 - 2500
$75
$90
$105
$150
2501-5000
$200
$240
$280
$400
5001-10000
$400
$480
$560
$800
10001-15000
$600
$720
$840
$1,200
15001-20000
$800
$960
$1,120
$1,600
20001-25000
$1,000
$1,200
$1,400
$2,000
25001-30000
$1,200
$1,440
$1,680
$2,400
30001-35000
$1,500
$1,800
$2,100
$3,000
35001 or more
$2,000
$2,400
$2,800
$4,000
Ga. L. 1972, House Bill
				  467; O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-13-1
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-5 - LICENSING AND REGISTRATION › Rule 40-5-5-.03 - Registration Fees

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
All pet food and specialty pet food in packages often pounds
				  or less must be registered by a licensee, before they are distributed in this
				  state. The registration fee shall be $40 per product, provided that if
				  registration fees for renewal of registrations are received after January 31,
				  there shall be a penalty as prescribed in the following schedule:
Registration Fees and
								Penalty
Date fee received
Fees
by January 31
$40
Feb. 1 - Feb. 29
$55
Mar. 1 - Mar. 31
$70
April 1 or later
$80
Ga. L. 1972, House Bill
				  467; O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-13-1
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-6 - ADULTERANTS › Rule 40-5-6-.01 - Adulterants

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(1) For the purpose
				of Section 2-13-10(1)  of the
				Act, the terms "poisonous or deleterious substance" include but are not limited
				to the following:
(a) 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% for breeding and dairy
				cattle; 0.30% for slaughter cattle; 0.30% for sheep; 0.35% for lambs; 0.45% for
				swine; and 0.60% for poultry.
(b)
				Fluorine bearing ingredients when used in such amounts that they raise the
				fluorine content of the total ration (exclusive of roughage) above the
				following amounts: 0.004% for breeding and dairy cattle; 0.009% for slaughter
				cattle; 0.006% for sheep; 0.01% for lambs; 0.015% for swine and 0.03% for
				poultry.
(c) Fluorine bearing
				ingredients incorporated in any feed that is fed directly to cattle, sheep or
				goats consuming roughage (with or without) limited amounts of grain, that
				results in a daily fluorine intake in excess of 50 milligrams of Fluorine per
				100 pounds of body weight.
(d)
				Soybean meal, flakes or pellets or other vegetable meals, flakes or pellets
				which have been extracted with trichlorethylene or other chlorinated
				solvents.
(e) Sulfur dioxide,
				Sulfurous acid, and salts of Sulfurous acid when used in or on feeds or feed
				ingredients which are considered or reported to be a significant source of
				vitamin B1 (Thiamine).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-7 - GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES › Rule 40-5-7-.01 - Good Manufacturing Practices

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
For the purposes of enforcement of Section
				  2-13-10(8)  of the
				  Act the Commissioner adopts the following as current good manufacturing
				  practices:
(a) The regulations
				prescribing good manufacturing practices for Type B and Type C medicated feeds
				as published in the most current Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Part
				225, Sections 225.1-225.202.
(b)
				The regulations prescribing good manufacturing practices for Type A Medicated
				Articles as published in the most current Code of Federal Regulations, Title
				21, Part 226, Sections 226.1-226.115.
Ga. L. 1972. Effective
				  October 5, 1972; O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-13-1
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-8 - PET FOOD REGULATIONS › Rule 40-5-8-.01 - Definitions and Terms

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(1) PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL means the part of
				a label that is most likely to be displayed, presented, shown or examined under
				normal and customary conditions of display for retail sale.
(2) INGREDIENT STATEMENT means a collective
				and contiguous listing on the label of the ingredients of which the pet food is
				composed.
(3) IMMEDIATE CONTAINER
				means 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.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  2-13-1
et seq.
,
				  2-13-8
et
				  seq.
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(1) 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 of purchase and sale.
(2) The declaration of the net content shall
				be made in conformity with the United States "Fair Packaging and Labeling Act"
				and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(3) The information which is required to
				appear in the "Guaranteed Analysis" shall be listed in the following order:
(a) Crude protein (Minimum
				Percentage);
(b) Crude fat (Minimum
				Percentage);
(c) Crude fiber
				(Maximum Percentage);
(d) Moisture
				(Maximum Percentage); (Additional guarantees shall follow Moisture.)
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-8 - PET FOOD REGULATIONS › Rule 40-5-8-.03 - Brand and Product Names

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Any flavor designation on a pet food
				label must either conform to the name of its source as shown in the ingredient
				statement or the ingredient statement shall show the source of the flavor. The
				word flavor shall be printed in the same size type and with an equal degree of
				conspicuousness as the ingredient term(s) from which the flavor designation is
				derived. Distributors of pet food employing such flavor designation or claims
				on the labels of the product distributed by them shall, upon request, supply
				verification of the designated or claimed flavor to the appropriate control
				official.
(2) The designation
				"100%" or "All" or words of similar connotation shall not be used in the brand
				or product name of a pet food if it contains more than one ingredient. However,
				for the purpose of this provision, water sufficient for processing, required
				decharacterizing agents and trace amounts of preservatives and condiments shall
				not be considered ingredients.
(3)
				The term "meat" and "meat by-products" shall be qualified to designate the
				animal from which the meat and meat by-products are derived unless the meat and
				meat by-products are from cattle, swine, sheep and goats. For example,
				"horsemeat" and "horsemeat by-products".
(4) The name of the pet food shall not be
				derived from one or more ingredients of a mixture of a pet food product unless
				all components or ingredients are included in the name except as specified by
				Regulations
				40-5-8-.03(1), (6) or
				(7): provided that the name of an ingredient
				or combination of ingredients may be used as a part of the product name if:
(a) The ingredient or combination of
				ingredients is present in sufficient quantity to impart a distinctive
				characteristic to the product or its present in amounts which have a material
				bearing upon the price of the product or upon acceptance of the product by the
				purchaser thereof; or
(b) It does
				not constitute a representation that the ingredient or combination of
				ingredients is present to the exclusion of other ingredients; or
(c) It is not otherwise false or
				misleading.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-8 - PET FOOD REGULATIONS › Rule 40-5-8-.05 - Ingredients

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The maximum
				moisture in all pet foods shall be guaranteed and shall not exceed 78% 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 milk replacer which are so labeled, may contain
				moisture in excess of 78%.
(2) Each
				ingredient of the pet food shall be listed in the ingredient statement, and
				names of all ingredients in the ingredient statement must be shown in letters
				or type of the same size. The failure to list the ingredients of a pet food in
				descending order by their predominance by weight in non-quantitative terms may
				be misleading. Any ingredient for which the Association of American Feed
				Control Officials has established a name and definition shall be identified by
				the name so established. Any ingredient for which no name and definition has
				been so established shall be identified by the common or usual name of the
				ingredient. Brand or trade names shall not be used in the ingredient
				statement.
(3) The term
				"dehydrated" may precede the name of any ingredient in the ingredient list that
				has been artificially dried.
(4) No
				reference to quality or grade of an ingredient shall appear in the ingredient
				statement of a pet food.
(5) A
				reference to the quality, nature, form, or other attribute of an ingredient
				shall not be made unless such designation is accurate and unless the ingredient
				imparts a distinctive characteristic to the pet food because it possesses that
				attribute.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-13-1
et seq.
,
				  2-13-8
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-8 - PET FOOD REGULATIONS › Rule 40-5-8-.06 - Drugs and Pet Food Additives

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) 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
				tolerances, if any, incorporated therein, shall be deemed to be satisfactory
				evidence that the color is, when used pursuant to such regulations, harmless to
				pets.
(2) Prior to approval of a
				registration application and/or approval of a label for pet food, 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 efficacy of the pet food, when used according to
				directions furnished on the label. Satisfactory evidence of the safety and
				efficacy of a pet food may be:
(a) When the
				pet food contains such additives, the use of which conforms to the requirements
				of the applicable regulation in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, or
				which are "prior sanctioned" or "Generally Recognized as Safe" for such use;
				or
(b) When the pet food itself is
				a drug as defined in Section
				2-13-1(6)  of the
				Act and is generally recognized as safe and effective for label use or is
				marketed subject to an application approved by the Food and Drug Administration
				under 21 U.S.C. Part 558 entitled New Animal Drugs for Use in Animal
				Feeds.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-9 - ANALYTICAL VARIATIONS › Rule 40-5-9-.01 - Analytical Variations

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Analytical Variations (AV) used to determine whether the
				  analysis of an official feed sample is out of compliance, shall be those
				  adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials, Inc. (AAFCO), as
				  published in the Official Publication.
Authority O.C.G.A.
				  Secs. 2-13-1
et seq.
,
				  2-13-8
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-9 - ANALYTICAL VARIATIONS › Rule 40-5-9-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Authority O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-13-1
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-9 - ANALYTICAL VARIATIONS › Rule 40-5-9-.03 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Authority O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-13-1
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-9 - ANALYTICAL VARIATIONS › Rule 40-5-9-.04 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Authority O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-13-1
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-9 - ANALYTICAL VARIATIONS › Rule 40-5-9-.05 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Authority O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-13-1
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-9 - ANALYTICAL VARIATIONS › Rule 40-5-9-.06 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Authority O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-13-1
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-9 - ANALYTICAL VARIATIONS › Rule 40-5-9-.07 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Authority O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-13-1
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER › Subject 40-6-1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 40-6-1-.01 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Definitions
				applying to fertilizers and fertilizer materials and other products containing
				plant nutrients shall be those defined in O.C.G.A.
				2-12-1, the Georgia Fertilizer Act
				of 1997, those contained in Official Publication Number 50 of the Association
				of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO), and the following:
(a) Slowly Released Plant Nutrients - means
				those plant nutrients contained in a fertilizer or fertilizer material which
				are released slowly over a period of time. Types of such products shall
				include, but not be limited to:
1. Water
				Insoluble, such as natural organic, ureaform materials, urea formaldehyde
				products, isobutylidene diurea, oxamide, etc.
2. Coated slow release, such as sulfur coated
				urea and other encapsulated soluble fertilizers.
3. Occluded slow release, such as fertilizers
				or fertilizer materials mixed with waxes, resins, or other inert materials and
				formed into particles.
4. Products
				containing water insoluble nitrogen, such as ureaform materials,
				ureaformaldehyde products, methylenediurea (MDU), dimethylenetriurea (DMTU),
				dicyanodiamide (DCD), etc.
5. The
				above terms will be accepted provided the licensee can show a testing program
				substantiating the claim (testing under guidance of Experiment Station
				personnel or any other researcher acceptable to the Commissioner for
				determining the release characteristics of the product(s) must also be provided
				to the Commissioner by the licensee.
6. Until more appropriate methods are
				provided, AOAC International Method 970.04 (15th
				Edition) is to be used to confirm the coated slow release and occluded slow
				release nutrients and other nutrients for which their slow release
				characteristics depend on particle size. AOAC International Method 945.01
				(15th Edition) shall likewise be used to determine
				the water insoluble nitrogen of organic materials.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER › Subject 40-6-1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 40-6-1-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1970, p. 609;
				  O.C.G.A. 2-12-1
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER › Subject 40-6-1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 40-6-1-.03 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  2-12-13,
				  2-12-1
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER › Subject 40-6-1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 40-6-1-.04 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1970, p. 609;
				  O.C.G.A. 2-12-1
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER › Subject 40-6-1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 40-6-1-.05 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. O.C.G.A.
				  2-12-1
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER › Subject 40-6-2 - EXEMPTIONS › Rule 40-6-2-.01 - Exemption from Regulation

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Products regulated under the Georgia Horticultural Growing
				  Media Act are exempted from regulation under the Georgia Fertilizer Act of
				  1997.
O.C.G.A Secs.
				  2-12-17,
				  2-12-15.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER › Subject 40-6-2 - EXEMPTIONS › Rule 40-6-2-.02 - Exemption from Inspection Fee

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In accordance with O.C.G.A. §
									2-12-8(a),
				  industrial by-products to be used for their nutrient content, which are not
				  sold, but are given away, are exempt from payment of the $0.60 per ton
				  inspection fee.
Ga. L. 1970, p. 609,
				  O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-12-8,
				  2-12-15.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER › Subject 40-6-3 - GUARANTEES › Rule 40-6-3-.01 - Guarantees. Non Tobacco Fertilizers

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In addition to total Nitrogen (N), Available Phosphate
				  (P2O5), and Soluble Potash
				  (K2O), any other plant nutrient mentioned in any form or
				  manner in conjunction with a fertilizer product shall be guaranteed. Guarantees
				  for such other nutrients shall be expressed in the elemental form and shall
				  appear in the order listed below immediately following the guarantees for
				  primary plant nutrients guaranteed, if any. Except for ready to use foliar and
				  ready to use liquid specialty fertilizers containing water soluble nutrients
				  and for hydroponic or continuous liquid feed programs, and industrial
				  by-products minimum percentage guarantees which will be accepted for
				  registration and on labeling will be as follows:
Element
%
Calcium (Ca)
1.0000
Magnesium (Mg)
0.5000
Sulfur (S)
1.0000
Boron (B)
0.0200
Chlorine (Cl)
0.1000
Cobalt (Co)
0.0005
Copper (Cu)
0.0500
Iron (Fe)
0.1000
Manganese (Mn)
0.0500
Molybdenum (Mo)
0.0005
Sodium (Na)
0.1000
Zinc (Zn)
0.0500
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  2-12-15.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER › Subject 40-6-3 - GUARANTEES › Rule 40-6-3-.02 - Guarantees - Tobacco Fertilizers

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All fertilizers labeled for use on
				tobacco which contain all three of the primary plant nutrients, (nitrogen,
				phosphate and potash) and all fertilizers labeled for tobacco in which the
				total nitrogen guaranteed is more than fifty (50) percent of the total primary
				plant nutrients guaranteed shall contain, and shall guarantee, not less than
				fifty (50) percent of the total nitrogen in the nitrate form.
(2) All forms of nitrogen present in
				fertilizers labeled for use on tobacco shall be shown on the label as the
				percent nitrogen and the sum of the forms shall equal the total nitrogen
				guaranteed.
(3) If magnesium is
				claimed on fertilizers labeled for use on tobacco, both total magnesium and
				water soluble magnesium shall be shown on the label.
(4) Maximum chlorine guarantees for
				fertilizers labeled for use on tobacco shall not exceed the following:
(a) Tobacco Plant Bed Fertilizers.
1. For tobacco fertilizers having total
				nitrogen guarantees up to and including 6% - maximum chlorine 0.5%
2. For tobacco fertilizers having total
				nitrogen guarantees above 6% - maximum chlorine 1.0%
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER › Subject 40-6-4 - INVESTIGATIONAL ALLOWANCES › Rule 40-6-4-.01 - Investigational Allowances

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
A fertilizer shall be deficient if the analysis found is
				  below the guarantee by an amount exceeding the values listed below:
(a) Primary Plant Nutrients.
Guaranteed
Percent
Total Nitrogen
Percent
Available Phosphate
Percent
Soluble Potash
Percent
04 or less
0.49
0.67
0.41
05
0.51
0.67
0.43
06
0.52
0.67
0.47
07
0.54
0.68
0.53
08
0.55
0.68
0.60
09
0.57
0.68
0.65
10
0.58
0.69
0.70
11-12
0.61
0.69
0.79
13-14
0.63
0.70
0.87
15-16
0.67
0.70
0.94
17-18
0.70
0.71
1.01
19-20
0.73
0.72
1.08
21-22
0.75
0.72
1.15
23-24
0.78
0.73
1.21
25-26
0.81
0.73
1.27
27-28
0.83
0.74
1.33
29-30
0.86
0.75
1.39
31 or more
0.88
0.76
1.44
(b)
				Secondary and Micro Plant Nutrients.
Element
Investigational
								Allowances
Calcium
0.2 percent + 5% of guarantee
Magnesium
0.2 percent + 5% of guarantee
Sulfur
0.2 percent + 5% of guarantee
Boron
0.003 percent + 15% of guarantee
Cobalt
0.0001 percent + 30% of guarantee
Chlorine
0.005 percent + 10% of guarantee
Copper
0.005 percent + 10% of guarantee
Iron
0.005 percent + 10% of guarantee
Manganese
0.005 percent + 10% of guarantee
Molybdenum
0.0001 percent + 30% of guarantee
Sodium
0.005 percent + 10% of guarantee
Zinc
0.005 percent + 10% of guarantee.
The maximum allowance when calculated in accordance with the
				  above shall be one (1) unit or 1.0%.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-12-15.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER › Subject 40-6-5 - LABELING › Rule 40-6-5-.01 - Labeling

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All fertilizer
				in containers distributed in this State, including custom mixed specialty
				fertilizers, shall be labeled in clearly legible and conspicuous form with the
				following information:
(a) Net
				weight.
(b) Brand and grade,
				provided the grade shall not be required when no primary plant nutrients are
				claimed.
(c) Guaranteed Analysis.
				When forms of nutrients are claimed or required, the form should be shown as a
				percentage on the left side of the form per the following examples:
1. Total Nitrogen (N) ---- _____%
_____% Ammoniacal Nitrogen
_____% Nitrate Nitrogen
_____% Water Insoluble Nitrogen
_____% Urea Nitrogen
_____% Other recognized or determinable form of
				  Nitrogen
2. Secondary and
				micro nutrients
1. Magnesium (Mg)
				-------- _____%
_____% Water soluble Magnesium (Mg)
1. Sulfur (S) -------- _____%
_____% Free Sulfur (S)
_____% Combined Sulfur (S)
Iron (Fe) -------- _____%
_____% Chelated Iron (Fe)
Manganese (Mn) -------- _____%
_____% Water soluble Manganese (Mn)
(d) Name and address of
				licensee or when applicable, the terms "made for" or "distributed by" followed
				by the name of the licensee.
(e)
				The source(s) of all primary, secondary and micro plant nutrients
				guaranteed.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER › Subject 40-6-6 - LICENSING AND REGISTRATION › Rule 40-6-6-.01 - License Application and Renewal Fees

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
									2-12-4, all applications for a
				Fertilizer License shall be submitted to the Georgia Department of Agriculture,
				Plant Food, Feed and Grain Division, Agriculture Building, Capitol Square,
				Atlanta, Georgia 30334, and shall contain the following:
(a) Name, physical and mailing address and
				telephone number of licensee, and the type of business (individual,
				partnership, corporation, etc.);
(b) Name and physical address of each
				production location in Georgia;
(c)
				Telephone and facsimile number of the licensee's representative;
(d) Name, title and complete mailing address
				of licensee's representative;
(e)
				Signature of licensee's representative;
(f) Types of fertilizer to be distributed by
				licensee;
(g) Fertilizer Licensee
				Number on all license renewal applications;
(h) Licensee's Federal Employer's
				Identification Number or licensee's Social Security Number;
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER › Subject 40-6-6 - LICENSING AND REGISTRATION › Rule 40-6-6-.02 - Product Registration and Renewal Fees

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
									2-12-4(c)(3), all
				specialty fertilizers are subject to product registration and applications for
				registration shall contain the following information:
(a) Brand, product name and grade;
(b) Guaranteed analysis;
(c) Sources of all plant nutrients
				guaranteed;
(d) Name and address of
				licensee;
(e) Net weight(s) of
				packages to be distributed;
(f)
				Telephone and facsimile numbers of licensee;
(g) Name, title, and complete address of
				licensee's representative;
(h)
				Signature of licensee's representative.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER › Subject 40-6-7 - SAMPLING, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING › Rule 40-6-7-.01 - Sampling

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) In accordance
				with O.C.G.A. §
									2-12-7(b),
				sampling equipment and procedures used for taking official fertilizer samples
				shall be those specified by the Commissioner after giving due consideration to
				those adopted by the AOAC International.
(2) The Commissioner or his duly designated
				agent is authorized to collect samples of fertilizer upon demand without charge
				or cost from any public or private premises within this state in which
				fertilizer is manufactured, processed, packed, stored, distributed or held for
				distribution and from any vehicle used to transport or hold such
				fertilizers.
O.C.G.A. §
										2-12-15.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER › Subject 40-6-7 - SAMPLING, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING › Rule 40-6-7-.02 - Analysis

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
In accordance with O.C.G.A. §
									2-12-7(b), all
				  methods of analysis used for assaying of fertilizer samples shall be those
				  specified by the Commissioner after giving due consideration to those adopted
				  by the AOAC International or published in scientific
				  journals.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-12-15.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER › Subject 40-6-7 - SAMPLING, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING › Rule 40-6-7-.03 - Reporting

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) When the
				analysis shows that an official sample meets the analytical guarantee within
				the established investigational allowances, the laboratory report shall show
				only that the lot is found in compliance with the Act.
(2) When the analysis shows that any official
				sample is deficient in the analytical guarantee beyond the established
				investigational allowances, the laboratory report shall show the analytical
				results and such report shall be forwarded by the Commissioner to the licensee
				at least fifteen (15) days before the report is submitted to the
				purchaser.
(3) Laboratory reports
				covering the assay of all unofficial samples shall show the actual analysis
				found by the laboratory, and such reports shall be clearly marked to indicate
				that the sample is unofficial.
(4)
				Upon the request of a licensee within ten (10) business days after the
				licensee's receipt of a laboratory report indicating a deficiency, the
				Commissioner shall submit representative portions of the official fertilizer
				sample analyzed to two (2) referee chemists. The licensee requesting the
				analysis shall pay a fee of $50.00 to cover administrative costs. The three
				chemical analyses obtained may be considered in determining whether a violation
				has occurred. If, as a result of the independent analysis, the Commissioner
				determines a violation has not occurred, the fee will be waived.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-12-15.