Terms Used In Michigan Laws 287.525

  • Brand: means a word, name, symbol, or device, or a combination of any of these that identifies the commercial feed of a manufacturer or distributor and distinguishes it from that of other manufacturers or distributors. See Michigan Laws 287.523
  • Commercial feed: means all materials or combination of materials, including feed ingredients, that are distributed or intended for distribution for use as animal feed or for mixing in animal feed. See Michigan Laws 287.523
  • Customer-formula feed: means commercial feed that consists of a mixture of commercial feeds or feed ingredients, each batch of which is manufactured according to the specific instructions of the final purchaser or purchaser's agent. See Michigan Laws 287.523
  • Director: means the director of the department or the director's authorized representative. See Michigan Laws 287.523
  • Drug: means either of the following:
  (i) Any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals. See Michigan Laws 287.523
  • in bulk: means feed that is not divided into parts or packaged in separate units or any lot that is not in a closed container at the time it passes to the possession of the purchaser and includes that feed at any stage of distribution. See Michigan Laws 287.523
  • 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 Michigan Laws 287.523
  • Labeling: means all labels and other written, printed, electronic, or graphic matter, and includes advertising. See Michigan Laws 287.523
  • Manufacture: means to prepare, grind, mix, package, repackage, or relabel commercial feed for distribution. See Michigan Laws 287.523
  • Manufacturer: means a person that manufactures. See Michigan Laws 287.523
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 287.523
  • Product name: means the name of the commercial feed that identifies it as to kind, class, or specific use and distinguishes it from all other products bearing the same brand name. See Michigan Laws 287.523
  • Quantity statement: means a writing containing the net weight of a solid or net weight or net volume of a liquid. See Michigan Laws 287.523
  • Rule: means a rule promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24. See Michigan Laws 287.523
    •   (1) Commercial feed must be labeled as follows:
      (a) Each container of commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, must be accompanied by a label with the following information in legibly printed form:
      (i) The quantity statement of the contents.
      (ii) The product name and brand name, if any.
      (iii) The guaranteed analysis stated in those terms as the director by rule determines is required to advise the user of the composition of the feed or to support claims made in the labeling. The substances or elements must be determinable by laboratory methods such as the methods published by AOAC International.
      (iv) The common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed. However, the director may do either or both of the following:
      (A) By rule, permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients that perform a similar function.
      (B) Exempt commercial feeds, or any group of commercial feeds, from the requirement of this subparagraph if the director finds that the information required is not in the interest of purchasers.
      (v) The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or the person responsible for distributing the commercial feed.
      (vi) Directions for use for all commercial feeds containing drugs and for other feeds the director by rule requires as necessary for their safe and effective use.
      (vii) Precautionary statements that the director determines by rule are necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed.
      (viii) If a drug product is used, both of the following:
      (A) The purpose of the medication.
      (B) The established name of each active drug ingredient and the level of each drug used in the final mixture expressed in accordance with rules prescribed as necessary by the director.
      (ix) The date of manufacture, processing, packing, or repacking, or a code that permits the determination of the date or enables the segregation of specific lots of feed if the director finds segregation is necessary for the enforcement of this act. Tag perforations, notches, and other similar markings are not suitable codes for the purpose of identifying specific lots of feed unless they can be translated into an alphanumeric code without the use of special tools.
      (2) A commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, distributed in bulk, must be accompanied by a label in accordance with subsection (1), and the label must be presented to the purchaser or the purchaser’s agent or affixed to the purchaser’s storage container at the time of delivery of the commercial feed.
      (3) Bulk commercial feed held for further manufacturing or distribution must be labeled in such a manner that its identity and traceability are maintained at all times.
      (4) A customer-formula feed must be accompanied by a label, invoice, delivery slip, or other shipping document that contains the following information:
      (a) The name and address of the manufacturer.
      (b) The name and address of the purchaser.
      (c) The date of delivery.
      (d) The product name.
      (e) A quantity statement of the lot or lots delivered.
      (f) If a drug product is used, both of the following:
      (i) The purpose of the medication.
      (ii) The established name of each active ingredient and the level of each drug used in the final mixture expressed in accordance with rules promulgated, as necessary, by the director.
      (5) The following information related to a customer-formula feed must be sent to the purchaser upon delivery, or within 1 business day, by electronic means, such as electronic mail or facsimile:
      (a) The product name and quantity statement for each commercial feed and each other ingredient used in the mixture.
      (b) Adequate directions for use for all commercial feeds containing drugs and for other feeds as necessary for their safe and effective use if required by rule.
      (c) Precautionary statements as necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed if required by rule.

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