§ 106-284.30 – Title.
106-284.30. Title. This Article shall be known as the "North Carolina Commercial Feed Law of 1973." (1973, c. 771, s. 2.)
§ 106-284.31 – Purpose.
106-284.31. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to regulate the manufacture and distribution of commercial feeds in the State of North Carolina and to protect a farmer-buyer from the manufacturer-seller of concentrated, commercial feed who might sell substandard or mislabeled feedstuff, and not to protect from himself a farmer who mixes his own feed. […]
§ 106-284.32 – Enforcing official.
106-284.32. Enforcing official. This Article shall be administered by the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of North Carolina, hereinafter referred to as the "Commissioner." (1973, c. 771, s. 3.)
§ 106-284.33 – Definitions of words and terms.
106-284.33. Definitions of words and terms. When used in this Article: (1) The term "Board" means the North Carolina State Board of Agriculture. (2) The term "brand name" means any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, identifying the commercial feed of a distributor or registrant and distinguishing it from that of others. […]
§ 106-284.34 – Registration.
106-284.34. Registration. (a) No person shall manufacture or distribute a commercial feed in this State, unless he has filed with the Commissioner on forms provided by the Commissioner, his name, place of business, and location of each manufacturing facility in this State, if any, and made application to the Commissioner for a permit to report […]
§ 106-284.35 – Labeling.
106-284.35. Labeling. A commercial feed shall be labeled as follows: (1) In case of commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, it shall be accompanied by a label bearing the following information: a. The net weight. b. The product name and the brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed. c. The guaranteed […]
§ 106-284.36 – Bag weights.
106-284.36. Bag weights. All commercial feed, except that in bags or packages of five pounds or less, shall be in such standard-weight bags or packages as the Board by regulation shall prescribe. (1973, c. 771, s. 7.)
§ 106-284.37 – Misbranding.
106-284.37. Misbranding. A commercial feed shall be deemed to be misbranded: (1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular. (2) If it is distributed under the name of another commercial feed. (3) If it is not labeled as required in G.S. 106-284.35. (4) If it purports to be or is represented as […]
§ 106-284.38 – Adulteration.
106-284.38. Adulteration. A commercial feed shall be deemed to be adulterated: (1) a. If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance, such commercial feed shall not be considered adulterated under this subdivision if the quantity of […]
§ 106-284.39 – Prohibited acts.
106-284.39. Prohibited acts. The following acts and the causing thereof within the State of North Carolina are hereby prohibited: (1) The manufacture or distribution of any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded. (2) The adulteration or misbranding of any commercial feed. (3) The distribution of agricultural commodities such as whole seed, hay, straw, stover, […]
§ 106-284.40 – Inspection fees and reports.
106-284.40. Inspection fees and reports. (a) An inspection fee at the rate of three cents (3 ) for each carton of 48 cans shall be paid on canned pet food distributed in this State by the person whose name appears on the label as the manufacturing distributor or guarantor subject to (b)(1), (2), (3), and […]
§ 106-284.41 – Rules and regulations.
106-284.41. Rules and regulations. (a) The Board is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations for commercial feeds and pet foods as are specifically authorized in this Article and such other reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this Article. In the interest of uniformity the Board shall by […]
§ 106-284.42 – Inspection, sampling, and analysis.
106-284.42. Inspection, sampling, and analysis. (a) For the purpose of enforcement of this Article, and in order to determine whether its provisions have been complied with, including whether or not any operations may be subject to such provisions, officers or employees duly designated by the Commissioner upon presenting appropriate credentials, to the owner, operator, or […]
§ 106-284.43 – Detained commercial feeds.
106-284.43. Detained commercial feeds. (a) "Withdrawal from distribution" orders: When the Commissioner or his authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe any lot of commercial feed is being distributed in violation of any of the provisions of this Article or of any of the prescribed regulations under this Article, he may issue and enforce a […]
§ 106-284.44 – Penalties; enforcement of Article; judicial review; confidentiality of information.
106-284.44. Penalties; enforcement of Article; judicial review; confidentiality of information. (a) Any person who shall be adjudged to have violated any provision of this Article, or any regulation of the Board adopted pursuant to this Article, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. In addition, if any person continues to violate or further violates […]
§ 106-284.45 – Cooperation with other entities.
106-284.45. Cooperation with other entities. The Commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this State, other states, agencies of the federal government, and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this Article. (1973, c. 771, s. 16.)
§ 106-284.46 – Publication.
106-284.46. Publication. The Commissioner shall publish at least annually, in such forms as he may deem proper, information concerning the sales of commercial feeds, together with such data on their production and use as he may consider advisable, and a report of the results of the analyses of official samples of commercial feeds sold within […]