Indiana § 15-19-7-26.9 - Nonprotein nitrogen in commercial feed

§ 15-19-7-26.9. Nonprotein nitrogen in commercial feed

Sec. 26.9. (a) Urea and other nonprotein nitrogen products defined in the Official Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials are acceptable ingredients only in commercial feeds for ruminant animals as a source of equivalent crude protein.

(b) If a commercial feed contains more than eight and seventy-five hundredths percent (8.75%) of its equivalent crude protein from added nonprotein nitrogen, or if added nonprotein nitrogen provides more than one-third (1/3) of the total crude protein, the label must include adequate directions for safe use and a precautionary statement that includes the following statement “CAUTION: USE AS DIRECTED." A commercial feed manufacturer shall include the directions for safe use and a precautionary statement in a font large enough on the label so the directions for safe use and a precautionary statement can be read and understood by ordinary persons under customary conditions of purchase and use.

(c) Nonprotein nitrogen defined in the Official Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials, when so indicated, is an acceptable ingredient in commercial feeds distributed as feed for nonruminant animals as a source of nutrients other than equivalent crude protein. The maximum equivalent crude protein from nonprotein nitrogen sources when used in nonruminant rations may not exceed one and twenty-five hundredths percent (1.25%) of the total daily ration.

(d) On medicated commercial feed labels that include the adequate feeding directions and warning statements, the presence of added nonprotein nitrogen does not require a commercial feed manufacturer to duplicate the:

(1) feeding directions; or

(2) precautionary statements;

as long as those statements include sufficient information to ensure the safe and effective use of this product due to the presence of nonprotein nitrogen.

As added by P.L.16-2026, SEC.26.