A. Commercial feed, except customer-formula feed, shall be accompanied by a label bearing the following information:
(1) the quantity statement;
(2) the product name and the brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed;
(3) the guaranteed analysis, expressed on an "as is" basis, stated in such terms as the board determines is required to advise the user of the composition of the feed or to support claims made in the labeling; provided that in all cases the substances or elements shall be determinable by laboratory methods approved by the board;
(4) the common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed; provided that the board may allow the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients that perform a similar function, or it may exempt such commercial feeds or any group of commercial feed from the requirement of an ingredient statement if the board finds that such statement is not required in the interest of consumers;
(5) the name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or distributor;
(6) adequate directions for the use for commercial feed that contains drugs and for such other commercial feed that the board requires as necessary for safe and effective use; and
(7) such precautionary statements as the board determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed.
B. Customer-formula feed shall be accompanied by a label, invoice, delivery slip or other shipping document that bears the following information:
(1) the name and address of the manufacturer;
(2) the name and address of the purchaser;
(3) the date of delivery;
(4) the product name and quantity statement of each commercial feed and each other feed ingredient used in the mixture;
(5) adequate directions for use for customer-formula feed that contains drugs and for such other customer-formula feed that the board requires as necessary for safe and effective use;
(6) precautionary statements as required by the board; and
(7) if the customer-formula feed contains drugs:
(a) the purpose of the drugs; and
(b) the established name of each active drug ingredient and the level of each drug used in the final mixture expressed in accordance with board rules.
History: Laws 2013, ch. 23, § 9.
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.