Indiana § 15-19-7-26.6 - Expression of commercial feed guarantee

§ 15-19-7-26.6. Expression of commercial feed guarantee

Sec. 26.6. (a) A commercial feed manufacturer shall print the guarantees for:

(1) crude protein;

(2) equivalent crude protein from nonprotein nitrogen;

(3) lysine;

(4) methionine; and

(5) other:

(A) amino acids;

(B) crude fat;

(C) crude fiber; or

(D) acid detergent fiber;

in terms of percentage.

(b) The following are mineral guarantees for commercial feed:

(1) When a commercial feed manufacturer provides guaranteed analysis for calcium, salt, and sodium guarantees, the guarantees must be stated and conform to the following:

(A) When the minimum is below two and five-tenths percent (2.5%), the maximum may not exceed the minimum by more than five-tenths (0.5) percentage point.

(B) When the minimum is two and five-tenths percent (2.5%) but less than five percent (5.0%), the maximum shall not exceed the minimum by more than one (1) percentage point.

(C) When the minimum is five percent (5.0%) or greater the maximum shall not exceed the minimum by more than twenty percent (20%) of the minimum and in no case shall the maximum exceed the minimum by more than five (5) percentage points.

(2) A commercial feed manufacturer shall state:

(A) guarantees for:

(i) minimum and maximum total sodium and salt;

(ii) minimum potassium;

(iii) magnesium;

(iv) sulfur;

(v) phosphorus; and

(vi) maximum fluoride;

in terms of percentage; and

(B) other minimum mineral guarantees in:

(i) parts per million (ppm) when the concentration is less than ten thousand (10,000) ppm; and

(ii) percentage when the concentration is ten thousand (10,000) ppm (one percent (1%)) or greater.

(3) A commercial feed manufacturer may state mineral guarantees (such as tablets, capsules, granules, or liquid) in milligrams per unit for a commercial feed label with a quantity statement as long as the guarantees are consistent with the quantity statement and the directions for use.

(c) A commercial feed manufacturer shall list the guarantees for minimum vitamin content of commercial feed in the order specified and stated in milligrams per pound or in units consistent with those employed for the quantity statement unless otherwise specified as follows:

(1) Vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, in International Units per pound.

(2) Vitamin D3, in products offered for poultry feeding, in International Chick Units per pound.

(3) Vitamin D for other uses, International Units per pound.

(4) Vitamin E, in International Units.

(5) Concentrated oils and feed additive premixes containing vitamins A, D, and/or E may, at the option of the distributor, be stated in units per gram instead of units per pound.

(6) Vitamin B12, in milligrams or micrograms per pound.

(7) All other vitamin guarantees shall express the vitamin activity in milligrams per pound in terms of the following:

(A) Menadione.

(B) Riboflavin.

(C) D pantothenic acid.

(D) Thiamine.

(E) Niacin.

(F) Vitamin B6.

(G) Folic acid.

(H) Choline.

(I) Biotin.

(J) Inositol.

(K) P-amino benzoic acid.

(L) Ascorbic acid.

(M) Carotene.

(d) A commercial feed manufacturer shall state guarantees for drugs in terms of percent by weight, except for the following drug guarantees:

(1) Antibiotics present as less than two thousand (2,000) grams per ton (total) of commercial feed shall be stated in grams per ton of commercial feed.

(2) Antibiotics present at or more than two thousand (2,000) grams per ton (total) of commercial feed shall be stated in grams per pound of commercial feed.

(3) Labels for commercial feeds containing growth promotion or feed efficiency levels of antibiotics, which are fed continuously as the sole ration, are not required to make quantitative guarantees. However, if the federal Food Additive Regulations for certain antibiotics require quantitative guarantees for a specific antibiotic, the label must provide those guarantees regardless of the antibiotic's level or purpose.

(4) The term "milligrams per pound" may be used for drugs or antibiotics in those cases where a dosage is given in milligrams in the feeding direction.

(e) A commercial feed manufacturer shall label commercial feeds containing any added nonprotein nitrogen as follows:

(1) The following for ruminants:

(A) Complete feeds, supplements, and concentrates containing added nonprotein nitrogen and containing more than five percent (5%) protein from natural sources shall be guaranteed as crude protein, minimum, ____%. (This includes not more than ____% equivalent protein from nonprotein nitrogen.)

(B) Mixed feed concentrates and supplements containing less than five percent (5%) protein from natural sources shall be guaranteed as follows:

(i) Equivalent crude protein from nonprotein.

(ii) Nitrogen, minimum, ____%.

(C) Ingredient sources of nonprotein nitrogen (such as urea, diammonium phosphate, ammonium polyphosphate solution, ammoniated rice hulls, or other basic nonprotein nitrogen ingredients defined by the Association of American Feed Control Officials) shall be guaranteed as follows:

(i) Nitrogen, minimum, ____% equivalent crude.

(ii) Protein from nonprotein nitrogen, minimum, ____%.

(2) The following for nonruminants:

(A) Complete feeds, supplements, and concentrates containing crude protein from all forms of nonprotein nitrogen, added as such, shall be labeled as crude protein, minimum ____%. (This includes not more than ____% equivalent crude protein that is not nutritionally available to (species of animal for which feed is intended).)

(B) Premixes, concentrates, or supplements intended for nonruminants containing more than one and twenty-five hundredths percent (1.25%) equivalent crude protein from all forms of nonprotein nitrogen, added as such, must contain adequate directions for use and a prominent statement, "WARNING: This feed must be used only in accordance with directions furnished on the label.".

(f) A commercial feed manufacturer shall label mineral phosphatic materials for feeding purposes with the guarantee for:

(1) minimum and maximum percentage of calcium (when present);

(2) the minimum percentage of phosphorus; and

(3) the maximum percentage of fluorine.

(g) A commercial feed manufacturer shall state the guarantees for microorganisms in colony forming units per:

(1) gram (CFU/g) when directions are for using the product in grams; or

(2) pound (CFU/lb) when directions are for using the product in pounds.

A parenthetical statement following the guarantee shall list each species in order of predominance.

(h) A commercial feed manufacturer shall state guarantees for enzymes in units of enzymatic activity per unit weight or volume, consistent with label directions. A commercial feed manufacturer shall specify the source organism for each type of enzymatic activity (for examples protease (bacillus subtilis) five and five-tenths (5.5) milligrams amino acids liberated/min./milligram). If two (2) or more source organisms have the same type of activity, the commercial feed manufacturer shall list the organic in order of predominance based on the amount of enzymatic activity provided.

As added by P.L.16-2026, SEC.23.