(1) Any commercial feed or feedstuff distributed in this state, except a customer-formula feed and feed distributed through an integrated poultry operation or by a cooperative to its members, shall be accompanied by a legible label bearing all information required by the federal Food and Drug Administration and the following information:

(a) An accurate statement of the net weight.

Terms Used In Florida Statutes 580.051

  • Brand name: means any word, name, symbol, or device, or combination thereof, identifying the commercial feed of a distributor and distinguishing it from the commercial feed of others. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • Commercial feed: means all materials or combinations of materials that are distributed or intended to be distributed for use as feed or for mixing in a feed for animals other than humans, except:
    (a) Unmixed whole seeds, including physically altered entire unmixed seeds, when such seeds are not chemically changed or are not adulterated within the meaning of…. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • Cooperative: means any corporation organized under the provisions of chapter 618 or chapter 619 for the mutual benefit of its members who are producers of milk, and which sells, distributes, or provides feed for dairy cows or feed ingredients for such feed only to its members. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • customer: means the person who purchases or receives commercial feed or feedstuff for feeding to animals. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • Customer-formula feed: means a commercial feed consisting of a mixture of commercial feeds or feed ingredients, each batch of which is manufactured according to the specific instructions of the final customer, is distributed only to that customer, and is not redistributed. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • Dosage form animal product: means a feedstuff that includes any product intended to affect the structure or function of the animal's body other than by providing nutrition to the animal. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • Drug: means any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals other than humans and articles other than feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • Feedstuff: means edible materials, other than commercial feed, which are distributed for animal consumption and which contribute energy or nutrients, or both, to an animal diet. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • Ingredient: means each of the constituent materials used to make a commercial feed. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • Integrated poultry operation: means a business enterprise that owns all stages of poultry production and manufactures and distributes commercial feed or feedstuff for consumption by animals owned by the business enterprise. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • Label: means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon or affixed to the container in which a product is distributed, or on the invoice accompanying the product. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • Labeling: means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter upon an article or any of its containers or wrappers, or accompanying commercial feed or feedstuff. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • Manufacture: means the grinding, mixing, or blending, or further processing, of a commercial feed for distribution. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • Medicated feed: means a commercial feed or customer-formula feed that contains a drug. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • percentage: means percentage by weight. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • Product name: means the name of the commercial feed which identifies it as to kind, class, or specific use. See Florida Statutes 580.031
  • Registrant: means any person issued a master registration by the department. See Florida Statutes 580.031
(b) The name and principal address of the registrant.
(c) The brand name and product name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed. The word “medicated” shall be incorporated as part of the brand or product name if the commercial feed contains a drug.

1. The department may require feeding directions and precautionary statements to be placed on the label for the safe and effective use of medicated and other feed as deemed necessary.
2. Labels on medicated feed shall include all of the following:

a. Any feeding directions prescribed by the department to ensure safe usage.
b. The stated purpose of the medication contained in the feed as stated in the claim statement.
c. The established name of each active drug ingredient.
d. The level of each drug used in the final mixture expressed in metric units as well as the required avoirdupois.
(d) The date of manufacture or expiration date of commercial feed sold at retail as the department may by rule require.
(e) The guaranteed analysis stated in terms that advise the consumer of the composition of the feed or feedstuff or support claims made in the labeling. In all cases, the elements or compounds listed in the analysis must be determinable by laboratory methods approved by the department. However, products sold solely as dosage form animal products and guaranteed as specified in this section need not show a guaranteed analysis.

1. The guaranteed analysis, listing the minimum percentage of crude protein, minimum percentage of crude fat, and maximum percentage of crude fiber and, when more than 10 percent mineral ingredients are present, the minimum or maximum percentages of mineral elements or compounds as provided by rule.
2. Vitamin ingredients, when guaranteed, shall be shown in amounts and terms provided by rule. For mineral feed, the list shall include the following: maximum or minimum percentages of calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), salt (NaCl), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), cobalt (Co), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), potassium (K), selenium (Se), zinc (Zn), and fluorine (F) if ingredients used as sources of any of these constituents are declared. All mixtures that contain mineral or vitamin ingredients generally regarded as dietary factors essential for the normal nutrition of animals and that are sold or represented for the primary purpose of supplying these minerals or vitamins as additions to rations in which these same mineral or vitamin factors may be deficient shall be classified as mineral or vitamin supplements. Products sold solely as mineral or vitamin supplements and guaranteed as specified in this section need not show guarantees for protein, fat, and fiber.
3. Other nutritional substances or elements determinable by laboratory methods may be guaranteed by permission of, or shall be guaranteed at the request of, the department as may be provided by rule.
(f) The common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed; however, for all commercial feed except horse feed, the department by rule may permit the use of collective terms for a group of ingredients which perform a similar nutritional function.
(g) A label on a dosage form animal product must contain all of the following:

1. An accurate statement of the net weight.
2. The name and principal address of the registrant.
3. The brand name and product name, if any, under which the dosage form animal product is distributed.
4. The date of manufacture or expiration date of the dosage form animal product sold at retail as the department may by rule require.
5. The amount of each active ingredient per serving.
6. The common or usual name of each inactive ingredient contained in the dosage form animal product.
7. A statement that identifies how the dosage form animal product supports the structure or function of the animal.
8. Precautionary statements and warnings required to ensure the safe and effective use of the dosage form animal product.
9. Recommended dosage by animal weight.
10. The statement “Not for human consumption.”
(2) Customer-formula feed shall be accompanied by a label, invoice, delivery slip, or other shipping document, bearing all information required by the federal Food and Drug Administration and the following:

(a) The name and address of the manufacturer.
(b) The name and address of the customer ordering the feed.
(c) The date of delivery.
(d) The product name and net weight of each commercial feed and each other ingredient used in the mixture.
(e) Adequate directions and precautionary statements for the safe and effective use of all customer-formula feed that is medicated.
(3) Feed distributed by an integrated poultry operation or by a cooperative to its members shall be accompanied by a legible label bearing information required by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
(4) When a commercial feed is distributed in this state in bags or other containers, a label shall be placed on or affixed to each container; when a commercial feed is distributed in bulk, a label shall accompany delivery and be furnished to the customer at time of delivery.
(5) The amount of $100 shall be paid to the department as penalty for the distribution of any commercial feed that is not accompanied with the label required under this chapter. The proceeds from any such penalty payments shall be deposited by the department in the General Inspection Trust Fund.
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