(a) Any commercial feed, other than custom-mixed or toll-milled feed, distributed in this State or imported shall be accompanied by a legible label bearing the following information:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 144-4

  • Brand name: means any word, name, symbol, or device or any combination thereof identifying the commercial feed of a distributor and distinguishing it from that of others. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 144-2
  • Commercial feed: means all feed except:

    (1) Whole seeds unmixed or physically altered entire unmixed seeds, when not adulterated within the meaning of section 144-6, that are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed;
    (2) Hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, and hulls when:
    (A) Unground; or
    (B) Unmixed with other materials;
    (3) Wet garbage;
    (4) Individual chemical compounds when not mixed with other materials; and
    (5) Unmixed feeding cane molasses, unmixed pineapple pulp, unmixed pineapple hay, and unmixed sugarcane hay. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 144-2
  • Custom-mixed feed: means a special commercial mixture that is formulated by the manufacturer or processor in accordance with the specific instructions of the final purchaser and contains feed material or materials wholly or partly supplied by the manufacturer or processor. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 144-2
  • Distributor: means any person who distributes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 144-2
  • Feed: means all edible materials consumed by animals, other than dogs, cats, or other domestic pets, that contribute energy or nutrients to the animal's diet and are distributed or imported. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 144-2
  • Feed ingredient: means each of the constituent materials making up a feed. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 144-2
  • Label: means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter:

    (1) Upon or affixed to the container in which a commercial feed is distributed or imported; or
    (2) On the invoice or delivery slip with which a commercial feed or custom-mixed feed is distributed or imported. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 144-2
  • Manufacture: means to grind, mix, or blend or further process a commercial feed for distribution. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 144-2
  • Person: includes individual, partnership, corporation, and association. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 144-2
  • Product name: means the name of the commercial feed that identifies it as to kind, class, or specific use. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 144-2
  • sale: includes exchange. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 144-2
  • Toll-milled feed: means a special feed that is processed by the processor:

    (1) From materials entirely delivered by the owner thereof or the owner's authorized agent; and
    (2) In accordance with the specific instructions of the owner,

    and that is not distributed. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 144-2

(1) The net weight.
(2) The product name or brand name under which the commercial feed is distributed.
(3) The guaranteed analysis stated in such terms as the department by rule determines is required to advise the user of the composition of the commercial feed or to support claims made in the labeling. In all cases the substances or elements must be determinable by laboratory methods published by the AOAC International.
(4) The common or official name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed, except as the department may, by rule, permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients all of which perform the same function.
(5) The name and principal address of the person responsible for distributing the commercial feed.
(6) Adequate directions for use for all commercial feeds containing drugs and for such other commercial feeds as the department may require by rule as necessary for their safe and effective use.
(7) Such precautionary statements as the department by rule determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed.
(b) When a commercial feed is distributed in this State in bags or other containers, the label shall be placed on or affixed to the container; when a commercial feed is distributed in bulk the label shall accompany delivery and be furnished to the purchaser at time of delivery.
(c) A custom-mixed feed shall be labeled by numbered invoice. The invoice, which is to accompany delivery and be supplied to the purchaser at the time of delivery, shall bear the following information:

(1) Name and address of the mixer.
(2) Name and address of the purchaser.
(3) Date of sale.
(4) Product name and brand name, if any, of each registered commercial feed used in the mixture and the name and number of pounds of each other feed ingredient added.
(5) The term “custom-mixed feed”.
(6) Adequate directions for use for all custom-mixed feeds containing drugs and for such other custom-mixed feeds as the department may require by rule as necessary for their safe and effective use.
(7) Such precautionary statements as the department by rule determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the custom-mixed feed.
(d) A toll-milled feed shall be labeled with the term, “toll-milled feed” and the name and address of the owner thereof.
(e) If a commercial, custom-mixed, or toll-milled feed contains a:

(1) Nonnutritive substance that is intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease or is intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body; or
(2) Food additive,

the department may require the label of the commercial or toll-milled feed or the invoice of the custom-mixed feed to show the amount present, directions for use, or warnings against misuse.

(f) Whenever a manufacturer, processor, mixer, or distributor of feed makes a claim or guarantee relative to the content of the feed on or with the package containing the same, which claim or guarantee is in addition to those required by law, the manufacturer, processor, mixer, or distributor shall be responsible for maintaining the claim or guarantee, and may be required to submit information and records pertinent to the claim or guarantee.

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