A. All commercial feed, except customer-formula feed, shall be registered with the department before being distributed in New Mexico. The application for registration shall be submitted on forms furnished by the department and accompanied by a label or

other printed matter describing the commercial feed and by a registration fee of two dollars ($2.00). A copy of the approved registration shall be provided to the registrant. A commercial feed registration expires annually on December 31.

B. A distributor is not required to register a brand of commercial feed that is already registered by another person pursuant to the New Mexico Commercial Feed Act.

C. The department may refuse registration if the application does not comply with the provisions of the New Mexico Commercial Feed Act and may cancel a registration that is subsequently found not to be in compliance with the provisions of that act; provided, however, that a registration shall not be refused or canceled until the applicant or registrant has been given an opportunity to be heard before the board and to amend the application or to cure the problem in registration to comply with the requirements of the New Mexico Commercial Feed Act.