North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33 - State Department of Health › Article 33-32 - Rules Initiated by the Registration Division › Chapter 33-32-02 - Commercial Feed › Section 33-32-02-02 - Label format

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Commercial feed,
				other than customer-formula feed, shall be labeled with the information
				prescribed in this regulation on the principal display panel of the product and
				in the following general format:
a. Net
				weight may be stated in metric units in addition to the required avoirdupois
				units.
b. Product name and brand
				name if any.
c. If a drug is used:
(1) The word "medicated" shall appear
				directly following and below the product name in type size, no smaller than
				one-half the type size of the product name.
(2) The purpose of medication (claim
				statement).
(3) An active drug
				ingredient statement listing the active drug ingredients by their established
				name and the amounts in accordance with subsection 4 of section
				33-32-02-04.
(4) The required directions for use and
				precautionary statements or reference to their location if the detailed feeding
				directions and precautionary statements required by sections
				33-32-02-06 and
				33-32-02-07 appear elsewhere on
				the label.
d. The
				guaranteed analysis of the feed as required under the provisions of subsection
				3 of North Dakota Century Code section 19-13.1-04 include the following items,
				unless exempted in paragraph 9, and in the order listed:
(1) Minimum percentage of crude protein.
(2) Maximum or minimum percentage
				of equivalent protein from nonprotein nitrogen as required in subsection 5 of
				section 33-32-02-04.
(3) Minimum percentage of crude fat.
(4) Maximum percentage of crude
				fiber.
(5) Minerals, to include,
				in the following order: (a) minimum and maximum percentages of calcium (Ca),
				(b) minimum percentages of phosphorus (P), (c) minimum and maximum percentages
				of salt (NaCl), and (d) other minerals.
(6) Vitamins in such terms as specified in
				subsection 3 of section
				33-32-02-04.
(7) Total sugars as invert on dried molasses
				products or products being sold primarily for their sugar content.
(8) Viable lactic acid producing
				microorganisms for use in silages in terms specified in subsection 7 of section
				33-32-02-04.
(9) Exemptions.
(a) Guarantees for minerals are not required
				when there are no specific label claims and when the commercial feed contains
				less than six and one-half percent of calcium, phosphorus, sodium, and
				chloride.
(b) Guarantees for
				vitamins are not required when the commercial feed is neither formulated for
				nor represented in any manner as a vitamin supplement.
(c) Guarantees for crude protein, crude fat,
				and crude fiber are not required when the commercial feed is intended for
				purposes other than to furnish these substances or they are of minor
				significance relating to the primary purpose of the product, such as drug
				premixes, mineral or vitamin supplements, and molasses.
(d) Guarantees for micro-organisms are not
				required when the commercial feed is intended for a purpose other than to
				furnish these substances or they are of minor significance resisting to the
				primary purpose of the product, and no specific label claims are made.
e. Feed
				ingredients, collective terms for the grouping of feed ingredients, or
				appropriate statements as provided under the provisions of subsection 4 of
				North Dakota Century Code section 19-13.1-04.
(1) The name of each ingredient as defined in
				the official publication of the association of American feed control officials,
				common or usual name, or one approved by the department.
(2) 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 in lieu of the individual ingredients; provided that:
(a) When a collective term for a group of
				ingredients is used on the label, individual ingredients within that group may
				not be listed on the label.
(b)
				The manufacturer shall provide the feed control official, upon request, with a
				list of individual ingredients, within a defined group, that are or have been
				used at manufacturing facilities distributing in or into the state.
(3) The registrant may affix the
				statement, "Ingredients as registered with the State" in lieu of the ingredient
				list on the label. The list of ingredients must be on file with the department.
				This list must be made available to the feed purchaser upon request.
f. Name and principal mailing
				address of the manufacturer or person responsible for distributing the feed.
				The principal mailing address must include the street address, city, state, and
				zip code; however, the street address may be omitted if it is shown in the
				current city directory or telephone directory.
g. The information required in subsections 1
				through 5 of North Dakota Century Code section 19-13.1-04 must appear in its
				entirety on one side of the label or on one side of the container.