N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 130 – Labeling
§ 130. Labeling. 1. A commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, shall be accompanied by a label bearing the following information:
Terms Used In N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 130
- Brand: means each commercial feed identified by and differing from others either in name, trademark, descriptive designation or other method or marking, composition or guaranteed analysis. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 128
- Brand name: means any word, name, symbol or device, or any combination thereof, identifying the commercial feed of a distributor or registrant and distinguishing it from that of others. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 128
- Commercial feed: means all materials except unmixed whole seeds or physically altered entire unmixed seeds, when not adulterated within the meaning of subdivision one of section one hundred thirty-two of this article, which are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed, and includes pet food and specialty pet food. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 128
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and markets. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 128
- Customer-formula feed: means commercial feed which consists of a mixture of commercial feeds and/or feed ingredients, each batch of which is manufactured according to the specific instructions of the final purchaser, including feed mixed from components supplied by the purchaser. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 128
- Feed: means all edible materials which are consumed by animals and contribute energy or nutrients to the animal's diet. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 128
- 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 N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 128
- Labeling: means any and all labels and other written, printed or graphic matter (a) upon a commercial feed or any of its containers or wrappers or (b) accompanying such commercial feed. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 128
- Manufacture: means to grind, mix or blend, or further process a commercial feed for distribution. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 128
- Person: means any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 128
- Product name: means the name of the commmercial feed which identifies it as to kind, class, or specific use. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 128
(a) The net weight.
(b) The product name and the brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed.
(c) The guaranteed analysis stated in such terms as the commissioner by regulation determines is 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 the Association of Official Analytical Chemists.
(d) The common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of a commercial feed, provided, that the commissioner by regulation may permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients which perform a similar function, or he may exempt such commercial feeds, or any group thereof, from this requirement of an ingredient statement if he finds that such statement is not required in the interest of consumers.
(e) The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or the person responsible for distributing the commercial feed.
(f) Adequate directions for use for all commercial feeds containing drugs and for the use of such other feeds as the commissioner may require by regulation as necessary for their safe and effective use.
(g) Such warning or caution statements as the commissioner by regulation determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed.
2. A customer-formula feed shall be accompanied by a label, invoice, delivery slip, or other shipping document, bearing the following information:
(a) Name and address of the manufacturer.
(b) Name and address of the purchaser.
(c) Date of delivery.
(d) The product name and brand name, if any, and the net weight of each registered commercial feed used in the mixture, and the net weight of each other ingredient used.
(e) Adequate directions for use for all customer-formula feeds containing drugs and for such other customer-formula feeds as the commissioner may require by regulation as necessary for their safe and effective use.
(f) Such warning or caution statements as the commissioner by regulation determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the customer-formula feed.