§ 3:1394 — Labeling requirements

Louisiana § 3:1394

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 3: Agriculture and Forestry

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§1394. Labeling requirements
A. Before any feed is made available for sale, the registrant shall file with the
commission the following information for each brand of feed to be made available for sale
in the state:
(1) The net weight of the content of the package.
(2) The product name and the brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed
is distributed.
(3) The guaranteed analysis stated in such terms as the commission by regulation
determines is required to advise the user of the composition of the feed or to support claims
made in the labeling. In all cases, the substances or elements shall be determinable by
laboratory methods such as the methods published by the Association of Official Analytical
Chemists.
(4) A statement expressing the content of nonprotein nitrogen (NPN) and a statement
of guaranty as to the maximum percentage thereof if nonprotein nitrogen is an ingredient of
the feed.
(5) A statement of guaranty in a form specified by regulation of the commission in
case a feed claims dietary factors in forms not expressible by the foregoing or which are not
adequately expressed thereby.
(6) The common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the
commercial feed. The commission by regulation may permit the use of a collective term for
a group of ingredients which perform a similar function.
(7) The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer.
(8) Adequate directions for use of all commercial feeds containing medication and
for such other feeds as the commission may require by regulation as necessary for their safe
and effective use.
(9) Such precautionary statements as the commission by regulation determines are
necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed.
(10) Such other information as may be required by regulation of the commission.
(11) A statement expressing the content of total sugars as invert on dried molasses
products or products sold primarily for their sugar content and a statement of guaranty as to
the percentage of sugar as invert in the product.
(12) If the feed contains medication:
(a) The purpose of the medication.
(b) The established name and amount contained of each type of medication in the
final mixture.
(13) If the feed contains protein derived from mammalian tissues, a statement that
the feed shall not be fed to ruminants.
(14) If the feed is raw milk:
(a) The express words "WARNING: NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION - THIS
PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN PASTEURIZED AND MAY CONTAIN HARMFUL
BACTERIA". This statement shall be displayed in a conspicuous manner and shall not be
smaller than the height of the minimum form required by the Federal Fair Packaging and
Labeling Act for the net quantity statement in the table below:
Panel Size Minimum Warning Statement Type Size
≤5 in.2 1/16 in.
>5–≤25 in.2 1/8 in.
>25–≤100 in.2 3/16 in.
>100–≤400 in.2 1/4 in.
>400 in.2 1/2 in.
(b) When pet food or specialty pet food consists of raw milk, the words "Raw
(blank) Milk" shall appear conspicuously on the principal display panel. "Blank" is to be
completed by using the species of animal from which the raw milk is collected.
(c) The commission by regulation may adopt, unless it determines that they are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Part or are not appropriate to the conditions that exist
in this state, the labeling requirements adopted by the Association of American Feed Control
Officials and published in the official publication of that organization.
B. In the case of a customer-formula feed, it shall be accompanied by a label,
invoice, delivery slip, or other shipping document bearing the following information:
(1) Name and address of the manufacturer.
(2) Name and address of the purchaser.
(3) Date of delivery.
(4) The product name and brand name, if any, the net weight of each registered
commercial feed used in the mixture, and the net weight of each other ingredient used.
(5) Adequate direction for use of all customer-formula feeds containing medication
and of such other feeds as the commission may require by regulation as necessary for their
safe and effective use.
(6) Such precautionary statements as the commission by regulation determines are
necessary for the safe and effective use of the customer-formula feed.
(7) If the feed contains medication:
(a) The purpose of the medication.
(b) The established name and amount contained of each type of medication in the
final mixture.
(8) If the feed contains protein derived from mammalian tissues, the express words
"Do not feed to ruminants".
(9) Such other information as may be required by regulation of the commission.
C. Whenever any commercial feed containing protein derived from mammalian
tissues is offered for sale, the package shall bear the statement "Do not feed to ruminants"
printed in bold, legible English on the front and the back.

Legislative History

Acts 2010, No. 579, §1; Acts 2024, No. 699, §1.