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Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 2 - Commercial Feeds › Section 12 KAR 2:018 - Guaranteed analysis

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 250.491-250.631
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, and CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for the efficient enforcement of
				KRS
				250.491 to
				250.631, regarding
				commercial feeds.
				KRS
				250.521(1)(b) requires that
				a commercial feed label contain a guaranteed analysis stated in terms the
				director by administrative regulation determines are required to advise the
				user of the composition of the feed or to support claims made in the labeling.
				This administrative regulation establishes a uniform format for the nutritional
				guarantees required as a part of the commercial feed label.
Section 1. The nutritional guarantees shall
			 be listed in the following order: crude protein, equivalent crude protein from
			 nonprotein nitrogen, amino acids, crude fat, crude fiber, acid detergent fiber,
			 neutral detergent fiber, calcium, phosphorus, salt, and sodium. Other
			 guarantees shall follow in a general format with the units of measure used to
			 express guarantees (percentage, parts per million, international units, etc.)
			 listed in a sequence that provides a consistent grouping of the units of
			 measure.
Section 2. Required
			 Guarantees for Swine Formula Feeds.
(1) The
			 animal classes for swine shall be:
(a)
			 Prestarter - two (2) to eleven (11) pounds;
(b) Starter - eleven (11) to forty-four (44)
			 pounds;
(c) Grower - forty-four
			 (44) to 110 pounds;
(d) Finisher -
			 110 pounds to market weight;
(e)
			 Gilts, sows, and adult boars; and
(f) Lactating gilts and sows.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 2 - Commercial Feeds › Section 12 KAR 2:021 - Expression of Guarantees

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 250.491-250.631
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for the efficient enforcement of
				KRS
				250.491 to
				250.631, regarding
				commercial feeds.
				KRS
				250.521(1)(b) requires that
				a commercial feed label contain a guaranteed analysis stated in terms the
				director by administrative regulation determines are required to advise the
				user of the composition of the feed or to support claims made in the labeling.
				This administrative regulation establishes a uniform format for the expression
				of nutritional guarantees required as a part of the commercial feed
				label.
Section 1. The guarantees for
			 crude protein, equivalent crude protein from non-protein nitrogen; lysine,
			 methionine, and other amino acids; crude fat; crude fiber; and acid detergent
			 fiber shall be in terms of percentage.
Section
			 2. Mineral Guarantees.
(1) If
			 the calcium, salt, and sodium guarantees are given in the guaranteed analysis,
			 the guarantee shall be stated and conform to the following:
(a) If the minimum is below two and one-half
			 (2.5) percent, the maximum shall not exceed the minimum by more than one-half
			 (0.5) percentage point.
(b) If the
			 minimum is two and one-half (2.5) percent but five (5) percent, the maximum
			 shall not exceed the minimum by more than one (1) percentage point.
(c) If the minimum is above five (5) percent,
			 the maximum shall not exceed the minimum by more than twenty (20) percent of
			 the minimum and in no case shall the maximum exceed the minimum by more than
			 five (5) percentage points.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 2 - Commercial Feeds › Section 12 KAR 2:026 - Ingredients

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 250.491-250.631
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for the efficient enforcement of
				KRS
				250.491 to
				250.631, regarding
				commercial feeds.
				KRS
				250.521(1)(c) requires that
				a commercial feed label list the common or usual name of each ingredient used
				in the manufacture of the commercial feed, unless the director promulgates an
				administrative regulation permitting the use of a collective term for a group
				of ingredients. This administrative regulation establishes the requirements for
				listing the ingredients on the commercial feed label.
Section 1. Commercial feeds, other than
			 customer-formula feeds, shall have an ingredient statement listing the feed
			 ingredients, collective terms for the grouping of feed ingredient, or other
			 appropriate statement pursuant to
			 KRS
			 250.521. (1) (c).
(1) The name of each ingredient or collective
			 term for the grouping of ingredients, if required to be listed, shall be the
			 name as defined in the "Official Common and Usual Names and 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 director.
(2) The ingredient
			 statement may list the collective terms for the 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
			 rather than the individual ingredients.
(a) If
			 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.
(b) The manufacturer shall provide the
			 Director of Regulatory Services, upon written or oral request, with a listing
			 of individual ingredients within a defined group that are or have been used in
			 manufacturing facilities distributing in Kentucky. The manufacturer shall be
			 specific in its response when the request is made of a particular facility or
			 production.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 2 - Commercial Feeds › Section 12 KAR 2:031 - Directions for use and precautionary statements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.501,
				250.531,
				250.551(1),
				(2),
				21
				C.F.R. 225.80,
				225.180
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for the efficient enforcement of
				KRS 250.490 to
				250.631. This
				administrative regulation requires that directions for feeding and
				precautionary statements be provided with feed containing additives to ensure
				safe and effective use of the product.
Section
			 1. Directions for use and precautionary statements on the labeling
			 of a commercial feed and customer-formula feed containing additives, such as a
			 drug, a special purpose additive, or nonnutritive additive shall:
(1) Be adequate to enable safe and effective
			 use for the intended purposes by users with no special knowledge of the purpose
			 and use of the articles; and
(2)
			 Include, at a minimum, all information prescribed by:
(a) Applicable federal regulations under the
			 Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which is codified as
			 21
			 U.S.C. 301 to
			 397;
			 and
(b)
										12 KAR
			 2:036, for feed containing non-protein
			 nitrogen.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 2 - Commercial Feeds › Section 12 KAR 2:036 - Non-protein nitrogen

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 250.491-250.631
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for the efficient enforcement of
				KRS
				250.491 to
				250.631, regarding
				commercial feeds. This administrative regulation establishes requirements for
				the safe use of non-protein nitrogen in commercial feeds.
Section 1. Urea and other non-protein
			 nitrogen products defined in the Official Publication of the Association of
			 American Feed Control Officials shall be acceptable ingredients in commercial
			 feeds for ruminant animals as a source of equivalent crude protein. If the
			 commercial feed contains more than 8.75 percent 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 precautionary statement: "CAUTION USE AS
			 DIRECTED." The directions for use and the caution statement shall be in type of
			 such size that when placed on the label it will be read and understood by
			 ordinary persons under customary conditions of purchase and use.
Section 2. Non-protein nitrogen defined in
			 the Official Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials,
			 if so indicated, shall be 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
			 percent of the total daily ration.
Section
			 3. On labels such as those for medicated feeds that bear adequate
			 feeding directions or warning statements, the presence of added non-protein
			 nitrogen shall not require a duplication of the feeding directions or the
			 precautionary statements if those statements include sufficient information to
			 ensure the safe and effective use of this product due to the presence of
			 non-protein nitrogen. (
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  250.571
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 2 - Commercial Feeds › Section 12 KAR 2:046 - Poisonous or deleterious substances

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.501(4), (5), (6), (7), (8),
				(24),
				250.541,
				250.551(1), (2),
				(3)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for the efficient enforcement of
				KRS
				250.491 to
				250.631, regarding
				commercial feeds. This administrative regulation establishes the requirements
				for the safe use of substances that might have deleterious effects if not fed
				according to the following standards.
Section
			 1. For the purpose of
			 KRS
			 250.541. (1) (a) , poisonous or deleterious
			 substances shall include but are not limited to the following:
(1) Fluorine and a mineral or mineral mixture
			 that is fed directly to a domestic animal if the fluorine exceeds:
(a) 0.20 percent for breeding or dairy
			 cattle;
(b) 0.30 percent for
			 slaughter cattle;
(c) 0.30 percent
			 for sheep;
(d) 0.35 percent for
			 lambs;
(e) 0.45 percent for swine;
			 and
(f) 0.60 percent for
			 poultry.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 2 - Commercial Feeds › Section 12 KAR 2:051 - Manufacturing conditions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.501,
				250.511,
				250.541,
				250.551,
				250.581(1),
				21 C.F.R.
				225.1-225.202,
				226.1-226.115
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for the efficient enforcement of
				KRS
				250.491 to
				250.631, regarding
				commercial feeds.
				KRS
				250.541(2)(c) requires the
				promulgation of an administrative regulation that establishes the current good
				manufacturing practices for the manufacturing, processing, and packaging of
				commercial feed. This administrative regulation establishes current good
				manufacturing practices, hazard analysis, and risk-based preventive controls
				for facilities engaged in holding and distribution of animal feed.
Section 1. The current good manufacturing
			 practices published in the Code of Federal Regulations for Type B and Type C
			 medicated feeds are governed by
			 21 C.F.R.
			 225.1 through
			 225.202.
Section 2. The current good manufacturing
			 practices published in the Code of Federal Regulations for Type A medicated
			 articles are governed by
			 21 C.F.R.
			 226.1 through
			 226.115.
Section 3. The current good manufacturing
			 practices, hazard analysis, and risk-based preventive controls for food for
			 animals published in the Code of Federal Regulations for facilities engaged in
			 the holding and distribution of animal food are governed by
			 21 C.F.R.
			 507.1 through
			 507.215.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  250.541(c),
				  250.571(1),
				  21 C.F.R.
				  225.1-225.202,
				  226.1-226.115
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 2 - Commercial Feeds › Section 12 KAR 2:056 - List of manufacturers

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 250.491-250.631
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for the efficient enforcement of
				KRS
				250.491 to
				250.631, regarding
				commercial feeds. This administrative regulation establishes a current listing
				of facilities manufacturing commercial feed in the state to aid in the exchange
				of correspondence and collections of official feed samples.
Section 1. For the purpose of maintaining
			 current files of feed manufacturers pursuant to
			 KRS
			 250.511. (1) of the Kentucky Feed Law, the
			 list of manufacturers on file shall be evaluated quarterly and facilities not
			 having current tonnage reports shall be removed.
Section 2. Firms removed shall be notified at
			 the address of record and shall be given the opportunity of being reinstated if
			 the division is notified that reinstatement is desired.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  250.571(1)
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 2 - Commercial Feeds › Section 12 KAR 2:066 - Suitability

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.541(2)(e)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for the efficient enforcement of
				KRS
				250.491 to
				250.631, regarding
				commercial feeds. This administrative regulation establishes criteria that
				commercial feed shall meet in order to be suitable for its intended purpose and
				establishes the procedure for an affidavit attesting to the nutritional
				adequacy of a commercial feed.
Section
			 1. The nutritional content of commercial feed shall be as stated
			 by its labeling. The feed, its labeling and stated use shall be suitable for
			 the intended purpose of the product.
Section
			 2.
(1) Commercial feed for
			 swine, poultry, or fish or milk replacer for veal or herd replacement calves,
			 if fed according to directions, shall meet the applicable nutrient requirements
			 established by the National Research Council, and incorporated by reference in
			 this administrative regulation.
(2)
			 A signed affidavit of suitability attesting to the nutritional adequacy of the
			 feed based upon valid scientific evidence shall be submitted to the director
			 upon request as established in Section 6 of this administrative
			 regulation.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 3 - Pet Food › Section 12 KAR 3:007 - Definitions for 12 KAR Chapter 3

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 250.491-250.631
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571 authorizes the Director of the
				Agricultural Experiment Station to define terms that serve as reference points
				in the application of labeling requirements to pet foods and specialty pet
				foods. This administrative regulation establishes definitions for 12 KAR
				Chapter 3.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "All life stages" means gestation or
			 lactation, growth, and adult maintenance life stages.
(2) "Family" means a group of products that
			 are nutritionally adequate for any or all life stages based on the products
			 nutritional similarity to a lead product that has been successfully test-fed
			 according to an AAFCO feeding protocol.
(3) "Immediate container":
(a) Means the unit, can, box, tin, bag, or
			 other receptacle or covering in which a pet food or specialty pet food is
			 displayed for sale to retail purchasers; and
(b) Does not mean containers used as shipping
			 containers.
(4)
			 "Ingredient statements" means a collective and contiguous listing on the label
			 of the ingredients of which the pet food or specialty pet food is
			 composed.
(5) "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.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 3 - Pet Food › Section 12 KAR 3:012 - Labeling format and labeling

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.501,
				250.521,
				15 U.S.C.
				1451-1461
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for the efficient enforcement of
				KRS
				250.491 to
				250.631.
				KRS
				250.521 requires that pet foods be labeled
				and establishes the information that shall be stated on the label. This
				administrative regulation establishes a uniform format for labeling information
				for pet foods and specialty pet foods and delineates criteria for product
				claims.
Section 1. Pet food and
			 specialty pet food shall be labeled with:
(1)
			 Product name and brand name, if any, on the principal display panel as
			 established in
			 12 KAR
			 3:017;
(2)
			 A statement specifying the species name of pet or specialty pet for which the
			 food is intended, conspicuously designated on the principal display
			 panel;
(3) "Quantity statement", as
			 defined by
			 KRS
			 250.501(22) and as
			 established in
			 12 KAR
			 2:011, Section 1(9), by weight (pounds and ounces, and
			 metric), liquid measure (quarts, pints, and fluid ounces, and metric) or by
			 count, on the principal display panel;
(4) Guaranteed analysis as established in
			 12 KAR
			 3:022;
(5)
			 Ingredient statement as established in
			 12 KAR
			 3:027;
(6)
			 A statement of nutritional adequacy or purpose if required pursuant to
			 12 KAR
			 3:039;
(7)
			 A statement of calorie content if required pursuant to
			 12 KAR
			 3:042;
(8)
			 Feeding directions if required pursuant to
			 12 KAR
			 3:032; and
(9) Name and address of the manufacturer or
			 distributor as established in Sections 10 and 11 of this administrative
			 regulation.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 3 - Pet Food › Section 12 KAR 3:017 - Brand and product names

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.501,
				250.521,
				250.531
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for efficient enforcement of
				KRS
				250.491 to
				250.631. This
				administrative regulation establishes the conditions for use of a brand or
				product name.
Section 1. The words
			 "100%", "all", or words of similar designation shall not be used in the brand
			 or product name of a pet food or specialty pet food if the product contains
			 more than one (1) ingredient, not including water sufficient for processing,
			 decharacterizing agents, or trace amounts of preservatives and condiments.
Section 2. An ingredient or
			 combination of ingredients may form part of a product name of a pet food or
			 specialty pet food:
(1) If the ingredients
			 constitute at least ninety-five (95) percent of the total weight of the
			 product. Water sufficient for processing may be excluded when calculating the
			 percentage; however, the ingredients shall constitute at least seventy (70)
			 percent of the total product weight;
(2) If any ingredient constitutes at least
			 twenty-five (25) percent of the weight of the product, if:
(a) Water sufficient for processing may be
			 excluded when calculating the percentage, however, the ingredients shall
			 constitute at least ten (10) percent of the total product weight; and
(b) A descriptor is used with the ingredient
			 names. This descriptor shall imply other ingredients are included in the
			 product formula.
1. Examples of descriptors
			 include "dinner", "platter", "entrée", "formula", and
			 "recipe".
2. The descriptor shall
			 be in the same size, style, and color print as the ingredient names;
			 or
(3) If a
			 combination of ingredients, which are included in the product name in
			 accordance with this section, complies with paragraphs (a) through (c) of this
			 subsection.
(a) Each ingredient shall
			 constitute at least three (3) percent of the product weight, excluding water
			 sufficient for processing.
(b) The
			 names of the ingredients shall appear in the order of their respective
			 predominance by weight in the product.
(c) All the ingredient names appear on the
			 label in the same size, style, and color print.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 3 - Pet Food › Section 12 KAR 3:022 - Expression of guarantees

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.501,
				250.521
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for efficient enforcement of KRS 259.491 to
				250.631.
				KRS
				250.521(1)(b) requires that
				a commercial feed label contain a guaranteed analysis that advises the
				purchaser of the composition of the feed or to support claims made in the
				labeling. This administrative regulation establishes a uniform format for
				expressing guarantees for pet foods and specialty pet foods.
Section 1. The "Guaranteed Analysis" shall be
			 listed in the following order and format unless otherwise established in 12 KAR
			 Chapter 3:
(1) A pet food or specialty pet
			 food label shall list the following required guarantees;
(a) Minimum percentage of crude
			 protein;
(b) Minimum percentage of
			 crude fat;
(c) Maximum percentage
			 of crude fat, if required by
			 12 KAR
			 3:028;
(d)
			 Maximum percentage of crude fiber;
(e) Maximum percentage of moisture;
			 and
(f) Additional guarantees, if
			 applicable, shall follow moisture;
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 3 - Pet Food › Section 12 KAR 3:027 - Ingredients

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.501,
				250.521
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for efficient enforcement of
				KRS
				250.491 to
				250.631.
				KRS
				250.521(1)(c) requires that
				a commercial feed label list the common or usual name of each ingredient used
				in the manufacture of a commercial feed, unless the director promulgates an
				administrative regulation permitting the use of a collective term for a group
				of ingredients. This administrative regulation establishes the required format
				for listing ingredients on the label of pet foods and specialty pet
				foods.
Section 1. Each ingredient of a
			 pet food or specialty pet food shall be listed in the ingredient statement as
			 established in subsections (1) through (4) of this section.
(1) The names of all ingredients in the
			 ingredient statement shall be shown in letters or type of the same size, style,
			 and color.
(2) The ingredients
			 shall be listed in descending order by their predominance by weight in
			 non-quantitative terms.
(3)
			 Ingredients shall be listed and identified by the name and definition
			 established by AAFCO.
(4) Any
			 ingredient for which no name and definition have been so established shall be
			 identified by the common or usual name of the ingredient.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 3 - Pet Food › Section 12 KAR 3:028 - Descriptive terms

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.501,
				250.521,
				15 U.S.C.
				1451-1461
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for the efficient enforcement of
				KRS
				250.491 to
				250.631.
				KRS
				250.521 requires that pet foods be labeled
				and establishes the information that shall be stated on the label. This
				administrative regulation establishes a uniform format for labeling information
				for pet foods and delineates criteria for the use of descriptive terms.
Section 1. Calorie Terms.
(1) "Light."
(a) A dog food product that bears on its
			 label the terms "light," "lite," "low calorie," or words of similar designation
			 shall:
1. Contain no more than 3100 kcal
			 ME/kg for products containing less than twenty (20) percent moisture, no more
			 than 2500 kcal ME/kg for products containing twenty (20) percent or more but
			 less than sixty-five (65) percent moisture, and no more than 900 kcal ME/kg for
			 products containing sixty-five (65) percent or more moisture;
2. Include on the label a calorie content
			 statement:
a. In accordance with the format
			 established in
			 12 KAR
			 3:042; and
b. That states no more than 3100 kcal ME/kg
			 for products containing less than twenty (20) percent moisture, no more than
			 2500 kcal ME/kg for products containing twenty (20) percent or more but less
			 than sixty-five (65) percent moisture, and no more than 900 kcal ME/kg for
			 products containing sixty-five (65) percent or more moisture; and
3. Include on the label feeding
			 directions that reflect a reduction in calorie intake consistent with the
			 intended use.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 3 - Pet Food › Section 12 KAR 3:032 - Feeding directions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 250.491-250.631
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for the efficient enforcement of
				KRS
				250.491 to
				250.631. This
				administrative regulation establishes requirements for feeding directions to
				ensure that pet food and specialty pet food products have adequate labeling to
				provide for safe and effective use.
Section
			 1.
(1) Dog or cat food,
			 including snacks or treats, labeled as complete and balanced for any or all
			 life stages, as established in
			 12 KAR
			 3:039, Section 3(1), except those pet foods labeled in
			 accordance with
			 12 KAR
			 3:039, Section 4, shall list feeding directions on the
			 product label.
(2) These directions
			 shall be consistent with the intended uses indicated in the nutritional
			 adequacy statement, unless a limited use or more limited life stage designation
			 is declared elsewhere (for example, "adult formula").
(3) These directions shall be expressed in
			 common terms and shall appear prominently on the label.
(4) Feeding directions shall, at a minimum,
			 state:
(a) "Feed (weight/unit of product) per
			 (weight) of dog (or cat)."; and
(b)
			 The frequency of feeding.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 3 - Pet Food › Section 12 KAR 3:037 - Drugs and pet food additives

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.501,
				250.511,
				250.541(1)(a), (b),
				(c), (d), (e), (f), (j), (2)(c), (d), (e), 21
				C.F.R. Parts 70, 71, 73, 74, 80, 81, 82,
				501.22,
				570.3(1),
				570.30,
				582,
				21 U.S.C.
				360(b)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for efficient enforcement of
				KRS
				250.491 to
				250.631.
				KRS
				250.541 defines adulterated commercial feeds
				and states how they may be adulterated by additives.
				KRS 250.551(1) and
				(2) prohibits the manufacturing and
				distribution of adulterated products as animal feeds. This administrative
				regulation establishes requirements to ensure that a drug or additive used in
				pet food or specialty pet food is safe and effective for its intended
				purpose.
Section 1. An artificial
			 color may be used in a pet food or specialty pet food only if it has been shown
			 to be harmless to pets or specialty pets. The permanent or provisional listing
			 of an artificial color in 21 C.F.R. Part 70, 71, 73, 74, 80, 81, or 82, or
			 501.22
			 as safe for use, together with the conditions, limitations, and tolerances, if
			 any, shall constitute evidence that the color is harmless to pets or specialty
			 pets.
Section 2. Before approval of
			 a label and a registration application, the distributor of a pet food,
			 containing an additive including a drug, another special purpose additive, or a
			 nonnutri-tive additive shall, upon request of the director, submit evidence to
			 prove the safety and efficacy of the pet food if used according to label
			 directions. Evidence of the safety and efficacy of a pet food or specialty pet
			 food shall be:
(1) If the pet food or
			 specialty pet food contains an additive that conforms to
			 21
			 C.F.R. 570.3(1),
			 570.30,
			 or Part 582; or
(2) If the pet food
			 or specialty pet food is a drug as defined by
			 KRS
			 250.501(7) and is generally
			 recognized by the Food and Drug Administration as safe and effective for its
			 labeled use or is marketed subject to an application approved by the Food and
			 Drug Administration under
			 21 U.S.C.
			 360(b).
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 3 - Pet Food › Section 12 KAR 3:039 - Nutritional adequacy

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.501,
				250.521,
				15 U.S.C.
				1451-1461
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for the efficient enforcement of
				KRS
				250.491 to
				250.631.
				KRS
				250.521 requires that pet foods and specialty
				pet foods be labeled and establishes the information that shall be stated on
				the label. This administrative regulation establishes a uniform format for
				establishing nutritional adequacy in labeling information for pet foods and
				specialty pet foods and delineates criteria for product claims.
Section 1. The label of a pet food or
			 specialty pet food that is intended for all life stages and sizes of the pet or
			 specialty pet may include an unqualified claim, directly or indirectly, such as
			 "complete and balanced," "perfect," "scientific," or "100% nutritious" if at
			 least one (1) of the following apply:
(1) The
			 product complies with the nutrient requirements for all life stages and sizes
			 established by an AAFCO-recognized nutrient profile;
(2) The product complies with the criteria
			 for all life stages as substantiated by completion of the appropriate
			 AAFCO-recognized animal feeding protocols; or
(3) The product is a member of a product
			 family that is nutritionally similar to a lead product that contains a
			 combination of ingredients that has been fed to a normal animal as the sole
			 source of nourishment in accordance with the testing procedures established by
			 AAFCO for all life stages, if:
(a) The
			 nutritional similarity of the family product can be substantiated according to
			 the Procedures for Establishing Pet Food Product Families developed by
			 AAFCO;
(b) The family product
			 complies with the criteria for all life stages; and
(c) Under circumstances of reasonable doubt,
			 the director requires the manufacturer to perform additional testing of the
			 family product and substantiates the claim of nutritional adequacy.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 3 - Pet Food › Section 12 KAR 3:042 - Statements of calorie content

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.501,
				250.521
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.571(1) authorizes the
				Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station to promulgate administrative
				regulations necessary for efficient enforcement of
				KRS
				250.491 to
				250.631. This
				administrative regulation establishes a uniform procedure for determining the
				caloric content of dog and cat foods and expressing it on product
				labels.
Section 1. The label of a dog
			 or cat food, including snacks, treats, and supplements, shall bear a statement
			 of calorie content and comply with the requirements established in subsections
			 (1) through (5) of this section.
(1) The
			 statement shall be separate and distinct from the "Guaranteed Analysis" and
			 shall appear under the heading "Calorie Content".
(2) The statement shall be measured in terms
			 of metabolizable energy (ME) on an "as fed" basis and must be expressed both as
			 "kilocalories per kilogram" ("kcal/kg") of product, and as kilocalories per
			 familiar household measure (for example, cans or cups) or unit of product (for
			 example, treats or pieces).
(3) The
			 calorie content shall be determined by one (1) of the following methods:
(a) By calculation using the following
			 "Modified Atwater" formula:
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(b) In
			 accordance with a testing procedure established by AAFCO.
(4) An affidavit shall be provided upon
			 request of the director, substantiating that the calorie content was determined
			 by:
(a) Subsection (3)(a) of this section, in
			 which case the summary data used in the calculation shall be included in the
			 affidavit; or
(b) Subsection (3)(b)
			 of this section, in which case the summary data used in the determination of
			 calorie content shall accompany the affidavit.
(5) The caloric content statement shall
			 appear as one (1) of the following:
(a) The
			 heading "Calorie Content" on the label or other labeling shall be followed
			 parenthetically by the word "calculated" if the caloric content is determined
			 in accordance with subsection (3)(a) of this section; or
(b) The heading "Calorie Content" on the
			 label or other labeling shall be followed parenthetically by the word "fed" if
			 the calorie content is determined in accordance with subsection (3)(b) of this
			 section.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 4 - Fertilizer › Section 12 KAR 4:075 - Licenses and fertilizer product registration

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.366(16), (26),
				250.371
				- 250.461
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.371 authorizes the Kentucky Agricultural
				Experiment Station Director to promulgate administrative regulations for
				product registration and licensing of custom mix blending facilities.
				KRS
				250.421 requires the director to promulgate
				administrative regulations necessary to implement
				KRS
				250.371 through
				250.451.
				This administrative regulation establishes requirements for fertilizer product
				registration and licensing.
Section 1.
			 Definitions.
(1) "Registrant" means the
			 person who registers fertilizer.
(2) "Licensee" means the person who is
			 licensed to distribute fertilizer.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 4 - Fertilizer › Section 12 KAR 4:080 - Plant nutrient guarantees and labeling

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.366(7),
				250.371
				- 250.451
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.366(7) authorizes the
				Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station Director to promulgate administrative
				regulations for the inspection and analysis of plant nutrient guarantees.
				KRS
				250.421 requires the director to promulgate
				administrative regulations necessary to implement
				KRS
				250.371 through
				250.451.
				This administrative regulation establishes requirements for plant nutrient
				labeling requirements.
Section 1.
			 Plant Nutrient Guarantees. Plant nutrients, additional to nitrogen, phosphorus,
			 and potassium, referenced by fertilizer labeling or information provided with a
			 fertilizer shall be registered and guaranteed pursuant to this administrative
			 regulation. Except guarantees for water-soluble nutrients labeled for
			 ready-to-use foliar fertilizers, ready-to-use specialty liquid fertilizers,
			 hydroponic or continuous liquid feed programs and guarantees for potting soils,
			 garden soils, lawn soils, and any other growing media product labeled with a
			 fertilizer guaranteed analysis, the minimum elemental percentages shall be as
			 established in the Table established in this section.
Element
Percent
Calcium (Ca)
1.00
Magnesium (Mg)
0.50
Sulfur (S)
1.00
Boron (B)
0.02
Chlorine (Cl)
0.10
Cobalt (Co)
0.0005
Copper (Cu)
0.05
Iron (Fe)
0.10
Manganese (Mn)
0.05
Molybdenum (Mo)
0.0005
Nickel (Ni)
0.0010
Sodium (Na)
0.10
Zinc (Zn)
0.05
(1) Guarantees and
			 claims shall not be referenced by fertilizer labeling or information provided
			 with a fertilizer for elements other than those established in the Table
			 established in this section.
(2)
			 Except for nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, if present and that shall be
			 listed first, guaranteed elements referenced by fertilizer labeling or
			 information provided with a fertilizer shall be listed in the order established
			 in the Table established in this section.
(3) The elements established in this section
			 shall be guaranteed on their elemental basis and are the only ones that shall
			 be accepted.
(4) Sources of the
			 elements guaranteed and proof of availability shall be provided upon
			 request.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 4 - Fertilizer › Section 12 KAR 4:100 - Slowly released nutrients; labeling

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.366(7), (17),
				(18)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.421 requires the director to promulgate
				administrative regulations necessary to implement
				KRS
				250.371 through
				250.451.
				This administrative regulation establishes requirements for referencing slowly
				released nutrients on fertilizer labels or information provided with a
				fertilizer.
Section 1. A fertilizer
			 label shall not state or imply that certain plant nutrients contained in a
			 fertilizer are released slowly over a period of time, unless the nutrient or
			 nutrients are identified and guaranteed at a level of at least fifteen (15)
			 percent of the total guarantee for that nutrient or nutrients.
Section 2. Types of products with recognized
			 slow release properties shall be:
(1) Water
			 insoluble (Nitrogen products only), such as natural organics, urea form
			 materials, urea-formaldehyde, isobutylidene diurea, and oxamide. "AOAC
			 International method 945.01" shall be used to determine the water insoluble
			 nitrogen;
(2) Coated slow release,
			 such as sulfur coated urea and other encapsulated soluble fertilizers. "AOAC
			 International method 970.04" shall be used to confirm the coated slow release
			 nutrients and others whose slow release characteristics depend on particle
			 size;
(3) Occluded slow release, if
			 fertilizers or fertilizer materials are mixed with waxes, resins, or other
			 inert materials and formed into particles. "AOAC International method 970.04"
			 shall be used to confirm the occluded slow release nutrients and others whose
			 slow release characteristics depend on particle size; and
(4) Products containing water soluble slowly
			 available nitrogen, such as urea-formaldehyde products, methylenediurea (MDU),
			 dimethylenetriurea (DMTU), dicyanodiamide (DCD), and urea-triazone
			 solutions.
(5)
(a) The terms, "water insoluble," "coated
			 slow release," "slow release," "controlled release," "slowly available water
			 soluble," and "occluded slow release" shall be accepted as descriptive of these
			 products, if the manufacturer can show a testing program substantiating the
			 claim.
(b) In addition to the
			 requirements established in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the manufacturer
			 shall provide a laboratory procedure for evaluating the release characteristics
			 of the product or products.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 4 - Fertilizer › Section 12 KAR 4:110 - Definitions for 012 KAR Chapter 4

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.406
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.421 requires the director to promulgate
				administrative regulations necessary to implement
				KRS
				250.371 through
				250.451.
				This administrative regulation establishes definitions for terms used in 12 KAR
				Chapter 4.
Section 1. Definitions.
			 Definitions for 12 KAR Chapter 12 shall be the Official Terms and Official
			 Fertilizer Definitions published by the Association of American Plant Food
			 Control Officials.
Section 2.
			 Incorporation by Reference.
(1) "Official
			 Terms and Official Fertilizer Definitions published by the Association of
			 American Plant Food Control Officials," 2020 edition, is incorporated by
			 reference.
(2) This material may be
			 inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the
			 Division of Regulatory Services, University of Kentucky, 103 Regulatory
			 Services Building, Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0275, Monday through Friday, 8
			 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 12 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION › Chapter 4 - Fertilizer › Section 12 KAR 4:130 - Investigational allowances

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				250.366(19),
				250.391(3),
				250.396(1),
				(2),
				250.401
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				250.421 requires the director to promulgate
				administrative regulations necessary to implement
				KRS
				250.361 through
				250.461.
				This administrative regulation establishes scientifically sound and fair
				investigational allowances as a basis for declaring a fertilizer sample
				deficient in its guaranteed analyses and to detail the calculation of the index
				value of a fertilizer.
Section 1. A
			 fertilizer shall be deemed deficient if the analysis of an official sample for
			 any primary nutrient is below the guarantee by an amount exceeding the values
			 in the table established in this section.
Guaranteed percent
Total Nitrogen (N) percent*
Available Phosphate
							 (P2O5) percent*
Soluble Potash (K2O)
							 percent*
05 or less
0.37
0.65
0.39
06
0.47
0.71
0.47
07
0.59
0.77
0.56
08
0.72
0.82
0.63
09
0.81
0.86
0.70
10
0.89
0.89
0.76
12
1.03
0.95
0.87
14
1.18
1.02
0.96
16
1.29
1.12
1.05
18
1.43
1.19
1.12
20
1.57
1.32
1.18
22
1.62
1.39
1.22
24
1.65
1.46
1.26
26
1.66
1.53
1.29
28
1.58
1.59
1.33
30
1.28
1.67
1.36
32 or
1.28
1.67
1.36
more
For guarantees not listed, calculate the appropriate
							 value by interpolation.
*For these investigational allowances to be
							 applicable, the procedures recommended by AOAC International for obtaining
							 samples, preparation and analysis shall be used. These are described in the
							 15th Edition (1990) of the Official Methods of Analysis of the AOAC
							 International. In evaluating replicate data, Table 19, page 935, Journal of the
							 Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Volume 49, No. 5, October, 1966,
							 shall be followed.
Section
			 2. A fertilizer shall be deemed deficient in the overall index
			 value if the overall index value is less than ninety-seven (97) percent.
(1) The overall index value shall be
			 calculated by comparing the value guaranteed with the value found. Unit values
			 of the nutrients used shall be those referred to in
			 KRS
			 250.401.
(2) Overall index value. Example of
			 calculation for a 10-10-10 grade found to contain ten and one-tenth (10.1)
			 percent Total Nitrogen (N), ten and two-tenths (10.2) percent Available
			 Phosphate (P2O5) and ten and
			 one-tenth (10.1) percent Soluble Potash (K2O). Nutrient
			 unit values shall be assumed to be three (3) dollars per unit N, two (2)
			 dollars per unit (P2O5), and one
			 (1) dollar per unit K2O
10.0 units N
x3=
10.0
10.0 units
							 P2O5
x2=
20.0
10.0 units K2O
X1=
10.0
Commercial Value Guaranteed =
60.0
10.0 units of N
x3=
30.3
10.2 units of
							 P2O5
x2=
20.4
10.1 units K2O
xl=
10.1
Commercial Value Found =
60.8
Overall Index Value =100(60.8/60.00)= 101.3%