Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 3 - TEXAS FEED AND FERTILIZER CONTROL SERVICE/OFFICE OF THE TEXAS STATE CHEMIST › Chapter 61 - COMMERCIAL FEED RULES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 61.1 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Except where otherwise provided, the terms and definitions
					 adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials in the last
					 published edition of the annual Official Publication are hereby adopted by
					 reference as the terms and definitions to control in this title. The
					 publication is available from the Association of American Feed Control
					 Officials. In addition, the following words and terms, when used in this title,
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
(1) Act--Texas Commercial
				  Feed Control Act, Texas Agriculture Code, Chapter 141, 1981, as
				  amended.
(2) Additive--An
				  ingredient or combination of ingredients added to the basic feed mix or parts
				  thereof to fulfill a specific need which becomes a component of or affects the
				  characteristics of a feed or food if such substance is not generally recognized
				  as safe under the conditions of its intended use.
(3) Ammoniated Corn--The product obtained by
				  treating whole corn containing no more than 500 parts per billion (ppb)
				  aflatoxin with anhydrous ammonia under specified conditions of temperature and
				  pressure approved by the Service. Ammoniated corn is not to be considered a
				  single ingredient product.
(4)
				  Ammoniated Cottonseed--The product obtained by treating whole cottonseed
				  containing no more than 500 parts per billion (ppb) aflatoxin under specified
				  conditions of temperature and pressure approved by the Service. Ammoniated
				  cottonseed is not to be considered a single ingredient product.
(5) Ammoniated Cottonseed Meal--The product
				  obtained when cottonseed meal is treated with anhydrous ammonia until a
				  pressure of 50 pounds per square inch gauge is reached. It is to be used in the
				  feed of ruminants in an amount not to exceed 20% of the total ration.
				  Ammoniated cottonseed meal is not to be considered a single ingredient
				  product.
(6) Annual
				  Products--Commercial feed product packaged in individual containers of five
				  pounds or less only.
(7)
				  Bagged--Enclosure of feed in any container.
(8) Chemical Adulterant--Any compound-natural
				  or synthetic-possessing little or no intrinsic nutritional value, avoidably
				  present at levels inconsistent with its generally accepted use in a feed or
				  unavoidably present at levels in a feed above those authorized by the
				  Service.
(9) Container--A bag, box,
				  carton, bottle, object, barrel, package, apparatus, device, appliance, or other
				  item of any capacity into which a feed is packed, poured, stored, or placed for
				  handling, transporting, or distributing.
(10) Cottonseed, Feed Grade--Sound, mature,
				  unhulled seed of the genus Gossypium left after ginning. Fee fatty acids shall
				  not exceed 12.5%, moisture shall not exceed 20%, and foreign matter shall not
				  exceed 10%.
(11) Feed Product
				  Produced and Sold by a Farmer--Homogeneous, unprocessed and whole grain, whole
				  seed, and unground hay and any hulls not containing toxins or chemical
				  adulterants for which rules or action levels exist are exempt from licensing,
				  labeling and inspection fees. Exempt feed products offered for sale by a farmer
				  must be grown on land solely under the framer's control, and be handled and
				  transported under the farmer's control. Green forage crops thus produced,
				  including ensilage produced from an exempt crop, are also exempt.
(12) Natural--Describes a feed or feed
				  ingredient produced solely by or derived solely from plants, animals, or
				  minerals, whether unprocessed or processed according to generally accepted
				  industry standards, which has not been exposed to ionizing radiation and does
				  not contain any man-made materials except in such amounts as might occur
				  unavoidably in good processing practices. The term is understood to include as
				  "natural" flavors and flavorings so designated under 21 CFR
				  501.22(a)(3).
(13) Organic--When
				  applied to a product, to a compound, to a mixture of compounds or to a specific
				  constituent used as an ingredient means that the claim of the product,
				  compound, mixture of compounds, or constituent to be organic has been allowed
				  or allowed with restriction by the United States Department of Agriculture's
				  National Organic Program or the Texas Department of Agriculture's Organic
				  Certification Program. (Materials described as organic must still conform to
				  the Texas Commercial Feed Control Act if they are used in feeds.)
(14) Person--Any individual, partnership,
				  corporation, association, governmental subdivision, or public or private
				  organization of any character.
(15)
				  Pet Food--Any commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by a dog
				  or cat or an animal normally maintained in a cage or tank in or near the
				  household(s) of the owner such as, but not limited to, gerbils, hamsters,
				  birds, fish, snakes, and turtles.
(16) Salvage--When applied to an ingredient
				  or combination of ingredients, refers only to those products that have been
				  damaged by natural causes, such as fire, water, hail, or windstorm, or by
				  conveyance mishap. Does not apply to recovered production line products which
				  are suitable for reprocessing.
(17)
				  Service--Texas Feed and Fertilizer Control Service.
(18) Toxin--Any compound causing adverse
				  biological effects including, but not limited to, poisons, carcinogens or
				  mutagens, produced by an organism avoidably present at any level or unavoidably
				  present at levels in a feed above those authorized by the Service.
(19) Weed Seeds--Those seeds declared
				  prohibited or restricted noxious weed seeds by the Texas Agriculture Code,
				  §
										RSA
				  61.008 (concerning Noxious Weed
				  Seeds).
(20) Wildlife--Any feral
				  animal, any animal not normally considered as domesticated in Texas or any
				  animal living in a state of nature.