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 C - LABELING › Section 61.22 - Labeling of Commercial Feed

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28;
				  July 12, 2024
Commercial feed shall be labeled with the information
					 prescribed in the Texas Commercial Feed Control Act (Act) and this chapter on
					 the principal display panel of the product with the following general format,
					 unless otherwise specifically provided.
(1) Purpose Statement
(A) A statement of purpose shall contain the
				  specific species and animal class(es) for which the feed is intended. The
				  purpose statement may be excluded from the label if the product name includes a
				  description of the species and animal class(es) for which the product is
				  intended.
(B) The manufacturer
				  shall have flexibility in describing in more specific and common language the
				  defined animal class, species and purpose while being consistent with the
				  category of animal class defined in this subparagraph which may include, but is
				  not limited to including, the weight range(s), sex or ages of the animal(s) for
				  which the feed is manufactured.
(i) Poultry.
(I) Layers--chickens that are grown to
				  produce eggs for food, i.e., table eggs:
(-a-) Starting/Growing--from day of hatch to
				  approximately ten weeks of age;
(-b-) Finisher--from approximately ten weeks
				  of age to time first egg is produced. (Approximately 20 weeks of
				  age);
(-c-) Laying--from time first
				  egg is laid throughout the time of egg production;
(-d-) Breeders--chickens that produce fertile
				  eggs for hatch replacement layers to produce eggs for food, table eggs, from
				  time first egg is laid throughout their productive cycle.
(II) Broilers--chickens that are grown for
				  human food:
(-a-) Starting/Growing--from day
				  of hatch to approximately five weeks of age;
(-b-) Finisher--from approximately five weeks
				  of age to market (42 to 52 days);
(-c-) Breeders--hybrid strains of chickens
				  whose offspring are grown for human food (broilers), any age and either
				  sex.
(III) Broilers,
				  Breeders--chickens whose offspring are grown for human food (broilers):
(-a-) Starting/Growing--from day of hatch
				  until approximately ten weeks of age;
(-b-) Finishing--from approximately ten weeks
				  of age to time first egg is produced, approximately 20 weeks of age;
(-c-) Laying--fertile egg producing chickens
				  (broilers/roasters) from day of first egg throughout the time fertile eggs are
				  produced.
(IV) Turkeys:
(-a-) Starting/Growing--turkeys that are
				  grown for human food from day of hatch to approximately 13 weeks of age
				  (males);
(-b-) Finisher--turkeys
				  that are grown for human food, females from approximately 17 weeks of age;
				  males from 16 weeks of age to 20 weeks of age, (or desired market
				  weight);
(-c-) Laying--female
				  turkeys that are producing eggs; from time first egg is produced, throughout
				  the time they are producing eggs;
(-d-) Breeder--turkeys that are grown to
				  produce fertile eggs, from day of hatch to time first egg is produced
				  (approximately 30 weeks of age), both sexes.
(V) Ducks:
(-a-) Starter--0 to 3 weeks of age;
(-b-) Grower--3 to 6 weeks of age;
(-c-) Finisher--6 weeks to market;
(-d-) Breeder Developer--8 to 19 weeks of
				  age;
(-e-) Breeder--22 weeks to end
				  of lay.
(VI) Geese:
(-a-) Starter--0 to 4 weeks of age;
(-b-) Grower--4 to 8 weeks of age;
(-c-) Finisher--8 weeks to market;
(-d-) Breeder Developer--10 to 22 weeks of
				  age;
(-e-) Breeder--22 weeks to end
				  of lay.
(ii)
				  Swine.
(I) Pre-Starter--2 to 11
				  pounds;
(II) Starter--11 to 44
				  pounds;
(III) Grower--44 to 110
				  pounds;
(IV) Finisher--110 to 242
				  pounds (market);
(V) Gilts, Sows
				  and Adult Boars;
(VI) Lactating
				  Gilts and Sows.
(iii)
				  Beef Cattle.
(I) Calves (birth to
				  weaning);
(II) Cattle on pasture
				  (may be specific as to production stage, i.e., stocker, feeder, replacement
				  heifers, brood cows, bulls, etc.);
(III) Feedlot Cattle.
(iv) Dairy Cattle.
(I) Veal Milk Replacer--milk replacer to be
				  fed for veal production;
(II) Herd
				  Milk Replacer--milk replacer to be fed for herd replacement;
(III) Starter--approximately 3 days to 3
				  months;
(IV) Growing Heifers,
				  Bulls, and Dairy Beef:
(-a-) Grower 1--3
				  months to 12 months of age;
(-b-)
				  Grower 2--more than 12 months of age;
(V) Lactating Dairy Cattle;
(VI) Non-Lactating Dairy Cattle.
(v) Fish (Species shall be
				  declared in lieu of class).
(I)
				  Trout;
(II) Catfish;
(III) Species other than trout or
				  catfish.
(vi) Rabbit.
(I) Grower--4 to 12 weeks of age;
(II) Breeder--12 weeks of age and
				  over.
(vii) Equine.
(I) Foal;
(II) Mare;
(III) Breeding;
(IV) Maintenance.
(viii) Goat and Sheep.
(I) Starter;
(II) Grower;
(III) Finisher;
(IV) Breeder;
(V) Lactating.
(C) The purpose statement may be
				  excluded from the label if the product name includes a description of the
				  specie(s) and animal class(es) for which the product is intended .
(D) A purpose statement of a premix limited
				  to use in the further manufacture of commercial feed may exclude the animal
				  class and species and state "For the Manufacture of Commercial Feed" if the
				  nutrients contained in the premix are guaranteed an sufficient for formulation
				  into various animal species feeds.
(E) The purpose statement of single purpose
				  ingredients blend limited to use in the further manufacture of commercial feed,
				  such as a blend of animal protein products, milk products, fat products,
				  roughage products or molasses products may exclude the animal class and species
				  and state "For Further Manufacturing of Feed" if the label guarantees of the
				  nutrients contained in the single purpose nutrient blend are sufficient to
				  provide for formulation into various animal species feeds.
(F) The purpose statement of a product shall
				  include a statement of enzyme functionality if enzyme activity is represented
				  in any manner.
(G) The statement
				  of purpose for single ingredient feeds shall be stated as "Single Ingredient
				  Feed" or "Feed Ingredient". The manufacturer of a single ingredient feed or
				  feed ingredient shall have flexibility in describing in more specific and
				  common language the intended use of the feed ingredient dependent on species
				  and class.