A commercial feed shall be deemed to be misbranded if:
A. its labeling is false or misleading in any particular;
B. it is distributed under the name of another commercial feed;
C. it is not labeled as required in Section 9 [76-19A-9 NMSA 1978] of the New Mexico Commercial Feed Act;
D. it purports to be a commercial feed or it purports to contain a feed ingredient and the commercial feed or feed ingredient does not conform to the definition of the commercial feed or feed ingredient, if any, prescribed by board rule; or
E. any word, statement or other information that is required by the New Mexico Commercial Feed Act or rules adopted in accordance with that act to appear on the label or labeling is not prominently placed on the label 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 person under customary conditions of purchase and use.
History: Laws 2013, ch. 23, § 7.
Effective dates. — Laws 2013, ch. 23, § 19 made the New Mexico Commercial Feed Act effective July 1, 2013.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 76-19A-1 - Short title.
Section 76-19A-2 - Definitions.
Section 76-19A-3 - Board and department powers and duties.
Section 76-19A-4 - Applicability.
Section 76-19A-5 - Exemptions.
Section 76-19A-6 - Prohibited acts.
Section 76-19A-7 - Misbranding.
Section 76-19A-8 - Adulteration.
Section 76-19A-10 - Registration of commercial feed.
Section 76-19A-10.1 - Spay and neuter program fee. (Repealed effective July 1, 2026.)
Section 76-19A-11 - Inspection, sampling and analysis.
Section 76-19A-12 - Inspection fees; reports; cancellation of registrations.
Section 76-19A-13 - Detained commercial feed.
Section 76-19A-14 - Injunctions; appeals of decisions of the department.
Section 76-19A-15 - Penalties.