Section 435:25 Rulemaking.
The commissioner may adopt such rules for commercial feeds and pet foods as are specifically authorized in this subdivision and such other reasonable rules as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this subdivision. In the interest of uniformity, the commissioner shall by rule adopt, unless he determines that they are inconsistent with the provisions of this subdivision and are not appropriate to conditions which exist in this state, the following:
I. The official definitions of feed ingredients and official feed terms adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and published in the official publication of that organization, and
II. Any regulation promulgated pursuant to the authority of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. sec. 301 et seq.), provided that the commissioner would have the authority under this subdivision to adopt such regulations as rules.
Source. 1985, 72:1, eff. July 1, 1985.