§ 11-13-103 — Labels

(a) Every lot, package or parcel of commercial feed sold,
offered for sale or distributed within this state shall have a
tag or label affixed in a conspicuous place on the outside,
containing a legible printed statement clearly and truly
certifying:
(i) The product name and the brand name, if any,
under which the commercial feed is distributed;
(ii) A purpose statement which shall contain the
specific species and animal class for which the feed is
intended. The manufacturer shall have flexibility in describing
in more specific common language the defined animal class,
specie and purpose while being consistent with the category of
animal class, which may include but not be limited to the weight
range, sex or ages of the animals for which the feed is
manufactured. The purpose statement may be excluded from the
label if the product name includes a description of the species
and animal class for which the product is intended;
(iii) The guaranteed analysis stated in such terms
that will advise the user of the composition of the feed or to
support claims made in the labeling. In all cases the substances
or elements must be determinable by laboratory methods. The
guaranteed analysis shall contain the following information:
(A) The minimum percent of crude protein;
(B) The percent of added approved synthetic
nitrogen sources reported as protein, for ruminant feeding only;
(C) The minimum percent of crude fat;
(D) The maximum percent of crude fiber;
(E) The vitamin content as listed;
(F) The month and year of preparation or lot
number, all legibly printed;
(G) The maximum percent of water in the case of
liquid commercial feeds; and
(H) Other substances or elements, determinable
by laboratory methods, guaranteed by permission of the director.
(iv) The common or usual name of each ingredient used
in the manufacture of commercial feed. The name of each
ingredient shall be defined in the official publication of the
Association of American Feed Control Officials, common or usual
name, or one (1) approved by the director. The use of a
collective term for a group of ingredients which perform a
similar function shall be permitted. Collective terms for
grouping of feed ingredients as defined in the official
definitions of feed ingredients published in the official
publication of the Association of American Feed Control
Officials in lieu of the individual ingredients may be used
provided that:
(A) When a collective term for a group of
ingredients is used on the label, individual ingredients within
that group shall not be listed on the label; and
(B) The manufacturer shall provide the
department, upon request, with a list of individual ingredients,
within a defined group, that are or have been used at
manufacturing facilities distributing in or into this state.
(v) Directions for use and any warning or precaution
statements;
(vi) The name and principal address of the
manufacturer or person responsible for distributing the
commercial feed;
(vii) The net weight of the contents of the package,
lot or parcel stated in the required avoirdupois;
(viii) For medicated feeds:
(A) The word "medicated" shall appear directly
below the product name;
(B) The guaranteed analysis of the drug or
medication used, expressed in terms respective to the type of
drug or medication used; and
(C) A claim statement shall be included in the
labeling.
(b) A custom formula feed shall be accompanied by a label,
invoice, delivery slip or other shipping document and be
supplied to the purchaser at the time of delivery bearing the
following information:
(i) Name and address of the manufacturer;
(ii) Name and address of the purchaser;
(iii) Date of sale or delivery;
(iv) The custom formula feed name, product name and
brand name, if any, and number of pounds of each registered
commercial feed used in the mixture and the name and number of
pounds of each other feed ingredient added;
(v) The net weight of the contents of the package,
lot or parcel, stated in the required avoirdupois; and
(vi) The directions for use and any precautionary
statements for all custom formula feeds containing drugs and for
such other feeds as necessary for their safe and effective use.
Any custom formula feeds containing drugs or medications shall
also be provided as outlined in subsection (a) of this section
with a claim statement and the guaranteed analysis of the drug
or medication used, expressed in terms respective to the type of
drug or medication used. Should any custom formula feed be
distributed to any other person than the final purchaser for
whom the feed was made, it shall be considered a commercial feed
and shall meet all labeling and registration requirements of a
commercial feed as outlined in this act.
(c) Every lot, package or parcel of mineral mixtures sold,
offered for sale or distributed as commercial feed within this
state shall have a tag or label affixed in a conspicuous place
on the outside containing a legible printed statement truly
certifying:
(i) The net weight of the contents of the package,
lot or parcel stated in the required avoirdupois;
(ii) The product name and brand name, if any, under
which the mineral mixture is distributed;
(iii) The name and principal mailing address of the
manufacturer or person responsible for distributing the mineral
mixture;
(iv) The minimum and maximum percent of calcium (Ca)
subject to the following limitations:
(A) The maximum percent of calcium shall not
exceed by more than twenty percent (20%) the minimum percent of
calcium unless the minimum percent of calcium is five percent
(5%) or less, in which case the maximum percent of calcium may
exceed the minimum by one percent (1%) of calcium; and
(B) Where limestone is used as a source of
calcium in livestock minerals sold in Wyoming, no limestone
shall be used which contains less than ninety percent (90%) of
calcium carbonate (CaCO3).
(v) The minimum percent of phosphorus (P);
(vi) The minimum percent of iodine (I);
(vii) The maximum percent of sodium chloride (NaCl);
(viii) The specific generic name of each ingredient
used in its manufacture.
(d) The crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber, vitamins
and minerals shall be determined by the methods in force at the
time by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists.