Sec. 26. A commercial feed, except a customer formula feed, must be accompanied by a label bearing the following information:

(1) The quantity statement.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 15-19-7-26

  • brand name: means a word, name, symbol, or device or any combination of words, names, symbols, graphics, or devices that identifies the commercial feed of a distributor and distinguishes it from that of other distributors. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-1
  • commercial feed: means all materials, or combinations of materials, that are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed or for mixing in feed, except as exempted in this section. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-2
  • customer formula feed: means commercial feed that consists of a mixture of commercial feeds or feed ingredients, each batch of which is mixed to meet the request of the final purchaser that the mixture contain a specific content of ingredients, nutrients, or nonnutritive additives. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-3
  • label: means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon or affixed to the container in which a commercial feed is distributed or on the invoice or delivery slip with which a commercial feed is distributed. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-8
  • labeling: means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter:

    Indiana Code 15-19-7-9

  • manufacture: means to grind, mix, blend, or further process a commercial feed for distribution. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-10
  • person: includes individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, and associations. See Indiana Code 15-19-7-14
  • product name: means the name of the commercial feed that:

    Indiana Code 15-19-7-17

(2) The product name and the brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed.

(3) The guaranteed analysis, expressed on an “as-is” basis, and stated in the terms that the state chemist, by rule, determines are required to advise the user of the composition of the feed or to support claims made in the labeling. In all cases the substances or elements must be determinable by laboratory methods such as the methods published by AOAC International.

(4) The common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed. However, the state chemist, by rule, may:

(A) permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients that perform a similar function; or

(B) exempt a commercial feed or group of commercial feeds from the requirement for an ingredient statement if the state chemist finds that such a statement is not required in the interest of consumers.

(5) The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or the person responsible for distributing the commercial feed.

(6) Adequate directions for use for:

(A) commercial feeds containing drugs; and

(B) other feeds that the state chemist requires by rule as necessary for their safe and effective use.

(7) Precautionary statements that the state chemist by rule determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed.

[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-5-13-6.]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.120-2008, SEC.88; P.L.99-2012, SEC.33.

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