Vermont § 329 - Rules

§ 329. Rules

• (a) The Secretary is authorized to adopt rules establishing procedures or standards, or
  both, for product registration, labeling, adulteration, reporting, inspection, sampling,
  guarantees, product analysis, or other conditions necessary for the implementation
  and enforcement of this chapter. Where appropriate, the rules shall be consistent
  with the model rules developed by the Association of American Feed Control Officials
  and regulations adopted by the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq. (b) The official definitions of feed ingredients and official feed terms adopted by the
  Association of American Feed Control Officials and published in the official publication
  of that organization, together with any regulation promulgated pursuant to the authority
  of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., relevant to the subject matter of this chapter, are hereby adopted as rules
  under this chapter, together with all subsequent amendments. The Secretary may, by
  rule, amend or repeal any rule adopted under this subsection. (c) A person shall not manufacture or distribute raw milk as a commercial feed, feed supplement,
  or dosage form animal health product in the State for any species unless all of the
  following conditions are satisfied: (1) the raw milk shall be decharacterized using a sufficient method to render it distinguishable
  from products packaged for human consumption; (2) raw animal feed, feed supplements, dosage form animal health products, or pet food
  products shall be packaged in containers that are labeled “not for human consumption”; (3) raw animal feed, feed supplements, dosage form animal health products, or pet food
  products shall not be stored or placed for retail sale with, or in the vicinity of,
  milk or milk products intended for human consumption; and (4) notwithstanding any rule adopted under subsection (b) of this section to the contrary
  of the provisions of this subsection, the manufacture and distribution of raw animal
  feed, feed supplements, dosage form animal health products, or pet food products shall
  comply with the requirements of this chapter. (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.) § 2; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2019, No. 64, § 18; 2021, No. 41, § 9.)