Section 76-19-5 - Labeling.
76-19-5. Labeling.
A. Any commercial feed distributed in New Mexico, except a customer-formula feed, shall be accompanied by a legible label bearing the following information:
(1) the net weight;
(2) the name or brand under which the commercial feed is sold;
(3) the guaranteed analysis of the commercial feed, listing the minimum percentage of crude protein, minimum percentage of crude fat and maximum percentage of crude fiber. For mineral feeds the list shall include the following, if added: minimum and maximum percentages of calcium (Ca), minimum percentage of phosphorus (P), minimum percentage of iodine (I) and minimum and maximum percentages of salt (NaCl). Other substances or elements, determinable by laboratory methods, may be guaranteed by permission of the board. When any items are guaranteed, they shall be subject to inspection and analysis in accordance with the methods and regulations that may be prescribed by the board. Products sold solely as mineral or vitamin supplements, or both, and guaranteed as specified in this section need not show guarantees for protein, fat and fiber;
(4) the common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed, except as the board may, by regulation, permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients all of which perform the same function;
(5) the name and principal address of the person responsible for distributing the commercial feed;
(6) adequate directions for use for all commercial feeds containing drugs and for such other feeds as the board may require by regulation as necessary for their safe and effective use; and
(7) such warning or caution statements as the board by regulation determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed.
B. When a commercial feed is distributed in New Mexico in bags or other containers, the label shall be placed on or affixed to the container. When a commercial feed is distributed in bulk, the label shall accompany delivery and be furnished to the purchaser at time of delivery.
C. A customer-formula feed shall be labeled by invoice. The invoice, which is to accompany delivery and be supplied to the purchaser at the time of delivery, shall bear the following information:
(1) name and address of the mixer;
(2) name and address of the purchaser;
(3) date of sale;
(4) brand name 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;
(5) adequate directions for use for all customer-formula feeds containing drugs and for such other feeds as the board may require by regulation as necessary for their safe and effective use; and
(6) such warning or caution statements as the board by regulation determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the customer-formula feed.