A commercial feed shall be deemed to be misbranded if:

(1) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 44-6-106

  • Commercial feed: means all materials except unmixed seed, whole and unprocessed, when not adulterated within the meaning of this chapter, that are offered for sale as feed or mixing for feed. See Tennessee Code 44-6-103
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture, or the commissioner's authorized agent. See Tennessee Code 44-6-103
  • Feed ingredient: means each of the constituent materials making up a commercial feed. See Tennessee Code 44-6-103
  • 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 Tennessee Code 44-6-103
  • Labeling: means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter:
    (A) Upon commercial feed or any of its containers or wrapper. See Tennessee Code 44-6-103
(2) It is distributed under the name of another commercial feed;
(3) It is not labeled as required in § 44-6-105;
(4) It purports to be or is represented as a commercial feed, or if it purports to contain or is represented as containing a commercial feed ingredient, unless the commercial feed or feed ingredient conforms to the definition, if any, prescribed by regulation by the commissioner; or
(5) Any word, statement, or other information required by or under authority of this chapter to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, designs, or devices in the labeling) and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use.
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