Missouri Revised Statutes
Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds
Section 266.160 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998, 2 histories
266.160. Definitions. — When used in sections 266.152 to 266.220 the following terms mean:
(1) "Brand name", any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, identifying the commercial feed of a distributor, manufacturer or guarantor and distinguishing it from that of others;
(2) "Commercial feed", all materials or combinations of materials which are distributed or intended for distribution for use as feed or for mixing in feed, unless such materials are specifically exempted by the director. Unmixed whole seeds and physically altered entire unmixed seeds, when such whole or physically altered seeds are not chemically changed or are not adulterated within the meaning of subsection 1 of section 266.180, as well as wild bird seed, are exempt from the definition of commercial feed. The director by rule may exempt from this definition or from specific provisions of sections 266.152 to 266.220, commodities such as hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, hulls, and individual chemical compounds or substances when such commodities, compounds or substances are not intermixed with other materials and are not adulterated within the meaning of subsection 1 of section 266.180. Commercial feed shall not include feed that is manufactured, distributed and consumed by the manufacturer's own livestock;
(3) "Consultant-formulated feed", commercial feed manufactured for a final purchaser based upon a* formula and/or specifications developed for the feed purchaser by an independent consultant or feed manufacturer;
(4) "Customer-formula feed", commercial feed which consists of a mixture of commercial feeds or feed ingredients or both, each batch of which is manufactured according to the specific instructions of the final purchaser;
(5) "Department", the Missouri department of agriculture;
(6) "Director", the director of the Missouri department of agriculture;
(7) "Distribute", to offer for sale, sell, exchange, or barter, commercial feed; or to supply, furnish, or otherwise provide commercial feed;
(8) "Distributor", any person who distributes;
(9) "Drug", any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals other than man, and articles other than feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body;
(10) "Feed ingredient", each of the constituent materials making up a commercial feed;
(11) "Independent consultant", any person who provides animal nutritional formulation to a feed purchaser for a fee rather than the sale of feed except that a veterinarian actively treating an identified animal is not an independent consultant;
(12) "Label", 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;
(13) "Labeling", all labels and other written, printed or graphic matter:
(a) Upon a commercial feed or any of its containers or wrapper; or
(b) Accompanying such commercial feed;
(14) "Manufacture", to grind, mix or blend, or further process a commercial feed for distribution;
(15) "Metric ton", a metric ton of one thousand kilograms or two thousand two hundred and four pounds avoirdupois;
(16) "Mineral feed", a commercial feed intended to supply primarily mineral elements or inorganic nutrients;
(17) "Official sample", a sample of feed taken by the director or the director's agent in accordance with the provisions of subsection 3, 5, 6 or 9 of section 266.200;
(18) "Percent" or "percentages", percentages by weights;
(19) "Person" includes individual, partnership, corporation, and association;
(20) "Pet", any domesticated animal normally maintained in or near the household of the owner thereof;
(21) "Pet food", any commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by dogs and cats;
(22) "Product name", the name of the commercial feed which identifies it as to kind, class, or specific use;
(23) "Quantity statement", the net weight (mass), net volume (liquid or dry), or count;
(24) "Rule", an administrative rule as defined by chapter 536 or further elaboration of a particular statute;
(25) "Specialty pet", any domesticated animal pet normally maintained in a cage or tank, such as but not limited to gerbils, hamsters, birds, fish, and turtles;
(26) "Specialty pet food", any commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by specialty pets;
(27) "Ton", a net weight of two thousand pounds avoirdupois.
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(L. 1972 S.B. 506 § 4, A.L. 1997 H.B. 211, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1600)
*Word "a" does not appear in original rolls.

Structure Missouri Revised Statutes

Missouri Revised Statutes

Title XVII - Agriculture and Animals

Chapter 266 - Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds

Section 266.011 - Short title.

Section 266.021 - Definitions.

Section 266.031 - Permits required, fees, terms — penalty for late application.

Section 266.040 - Limit to number of free tests — regulations authorized — fee for excess.

Section 266.051 - Label requirements for agricultural seeds.

Section 266.061 - Contents of statement on label or tag.

Section 266.071 - Sales, offers for sale and acts prohibited.

Section 266.076 - Records required — inspection — retention.

Section 266.080 - Exemptions.

Section 266.091 - Director of agriculture to enforce provisions and requirements — rules and regulations to be adopted, procedure — laboratory — cooperation with others.

Section 266.095 - Seed certification agency, designation.

Section 266.101 - Seed subject to seizure, when — proceedings — disposition of condemned seed.

Section 266.105 - Injunctive relief — bond required.

Section 266.111 - Penalties for violations — attorney general to act on request, when, procedure — publication by director of result of legal action.

Section 266.152 - Title of law.

Section 266.155 - Director of agriculture to administer.

Section 266.160 - Definitions.

Section 266.165 - License required to manufacture or distribute commercial feed, application form, fee, late fee — rules authorized — license suspension, revocation or refusal — independent consultants, how regulated, penalties.

Section 266.170 - Commercial feed, how labeled.

Section 266.175 - Misbranding, what constitutes.

Section 266.180 - Adulterated feed, what constitutes.

Section 266.185 - Prohibited acts.

Section 266.190 - Inspection fees, exemptions — fee, how computed — report, when due — penalty for failure to make — deposit of fees.

Section 266.195 - Director may make rules, may adopt definitions — rulemaking, procedure.

Section 266.200 - Inspections, how made — sampling and analysis, how conducted.

Section 266.205 - Withdrawal from distribution order, when — seizure, procedure for — disposal of feed, how made.

Section 266.210 - Penalties, appeals, how taken.

Section 266.212 - Administrative penalties, procedure, appeal, maximum penalties, disbursal of funds from penalties, limitations on actions.

Section 266.215 - Cooperation authorized, when.

Section 266.220 - Annual report by director required.

Section 266.291 - Definitions.

Section 266.301 - Permit required to sell fertilizer — application.

Section 266.311 - Sale of misbranded fertilizer prohibited.

Section 266.321 - Information required on containers.

Section 266.331 - Sales to be reported — fees.

Section 266.336 - Fertilizer control board created — appointment, qualifications — meetings — duties — authorized agents, duties — terms — expenses, how paid.

Section 266.343 - Penalties for deficiency in fertilizer.

Section 266.347 - Penalties payable to purchaser or director, collection procedure.

Section 266.351 - Violation a misdemeanor.

Section 266.353 - Liquid fertilizer solution pipeline companies to be public utilities — right to exercise eminent domain, approval procedure — limitations.

Section 266.361 - Definitions.

Section 266.371 - Sale of injurious or deleterious substance unlawful.

Section 266.380 - False or misleading statements unlawful.

Section 266.390 - Penalties for violations — prosecutor to enforce.

Section 266.400 - Violations may be enjoined.

Section 266.410 - Garbage defined.

Section 266.420 - Untreated garbage not to be fed, exception.

Section 266.430 - Permit required for feeding garbage — fee — issuance of permit.

Section 266.440 - Sale, transportation and purchase of garbage-fed swine prohibited.

Section 266.450 - Law may be enforced by injunction.

Section 266.460 - Violation a misdemeanor, what constitutes offense.

Section 266.500 - Short title.

Section 266.505 - Definitions.

Section 266.510 - Sale of noncomplying material prohibited — exception.

Section 266.515 - Permit required, annual expiration date.

Section 266.520 - Certification to be filed, when, contents — fee — funds collected, how used.

Section 266.525 - Quality standards for agricultural liming materials.

Section 266.530 - Samples, how taken, number required.

Section 266.535 - Samples, how analyzed, results to producer and director.

Section 266.540 - Certification of analysis — final responsibility for effectiveness with producer.

Section 266.543 - Advisory council, appointment, qualifications, terms, expenses, duties, vacancies.

Section 266.545 - Rules, procedure — director's powers.

Section 266.550 - Instrument of sale, information to be shown on.

Section 266.600 - Seeds and fertilizers, no ordinance or regulation on labeling, cultivation, or other use — exception for rice seed.