La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XVII-101
Animal Waste Products-processed animal excrets which have been made safe to use as a feed ingredient. For those products the commission adopts the quality standards and definitions listed under Section 74 (Recycled Animal Waste Products) of the AAFCO official publication.
Brand Name or Brand-any word, name, symbol or device, or any combination thereof, identifying the commercial feed of a registrant and distinguishing it from that of others.
By-Products-secondary products produced in addition to the principal product except ingredients which are a primary source of protein.
Commercial Feed-all materials including vitamin and mineral mixes, except whole seeds unmixed or physically altered entire unmixed seeds, which are distributed for use as pet food or as feed for livestock or for mixing in pet food or in feed for livestock.
Commission-the Louisiana Feed, Fertilizer, and Agricultural Liming Commission.
Commissioner-the commissioner of agriculture and forestry or his duly authorized representatives acting at his direction.
Crude Fat-the percent ether extract (or other appropriate fat solvent extract) determined by the appropriate official method outlined in AOAC Official Methods of Analysis.
Crude Fiber-the portion of a feed or ration which is determined by using the appropriate official method as outlined in the AOAC Official Methods of Analysis.
Crude Protein-the percent nitrogen times 6.25 where the percent nitrogen is determined by the appropriate official method outlined in AOAC Official Methods of Analysis.
Customer Formula Feed-commercial feed which consists of a mixture of commercial feeds or feed ingredients, each batch of which is manufactured according to the specific instructions of the final purchaser.
Distribute-to sell, offer for sale or expose for sale or trading.
Distributor-a person who distributes.
Guaranteed Feeding Units-the minimum crude protein, minimum crude fat, maximum crude fiber and minimum or maximum minerals expressed as percentages and indicated on the label as being contained in the commercial feed.
Ingredient or Ingredients-any of the constituent materials making up a commercial feed.
Invert Sugar-a mixture of glucose and fructose resulting from the hydrolysis of sucrose. The value of invert sugars are determined by official methods outlined in AOAC Official Methods of Analysis. The method varies with the type of material being analyzed.
Label-a display of written, printed or graphic matter upon or affixed to the container in which a commercial feed is distributed or on the invoice or delivery slip with which a commercial feed is distributed.
Labeling-all labels and other written, printed or graphic matter (1) upon a commercial feed or any of its containers or wrapper or (2) accompanying such commercial feed.
Livestock-cattle, buffalo, bison, oxen, and other bovine; horses, mules, donkeys, and other equine; sheep; goats; swine; domestic rabbits; fish, turtles, and other animals identified with aquaculture that are located in artificial reservoirs or enclosures that are both on privately owned property and constructed so as to prevent, at all times, the ingress and egress of fish life from public waters; imported exotic deer and antelope, elk, farm-raised white-tailed deer, farm-raised ratites, and other farm-raised exotic animals; chickens, turkeys, and other poultry; and animals placed under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of agriculture and forestry and any hybrid, mixture, or mutation of any such animal.
Manufacture-to grind, mix, blend or further process a commercial feed for distribution.
Manufacturer-a person who manufactures a commercial feed or a customer-formula feed.
Medication-any drug, antibiotic or other substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in animals other than feed ingredients intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body.
Minerals-naturally occurring, homogeneous, inorganic chemical elements having definite chemical and physical characteristics. These elements are essential for proper growth, development, milk production and maintenance of body tissue.
Official Sample-a sample of feed taken by the commissioner or his agent in accordance with provisions of R.S. 3:1398.
Package-a parcel, bag or other container.
Percent or Percentages-percentages by weights.
Person-includes individual, partnership, corporation and association, or other legal entity.
Pet-any domesticated animal normally maintained in or near the household of the owner thereof.
Pet Food-any commercial feed prepared and distributed for consumption by pets.
Premises-any place such as, but not exclusively, warehouses, factories, stores, trucks, railroad cars, boats, etc.
Products Sold Primarily for Sugar Content-include beet molasses, citrus molasses, hemicellulose extract, starch molasses, cane molasses and beet molasses, dried product. Each of these ingredients are defined in the Official Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials.
Protein from Nonprotein Nitrogen (NPN)-the percent nitrogen times 6.25 where the nitrogen is determined by the appropriate official method as outlined in the AOAC Official Methods of Analysis (1984)Sections 7. 010-7.059. The nitrogen from NPN is derived from chemical compounds other than proteins.
Registrant-the person registering a feed with the commission.
Rule, Rules, Regulation, Regulations or Rules and Regulations-those of the commission adopted initially and from time to time to achieve the intent and purposes of R.S. 3:1391 et seq. or to facilitate its administration.
State Chemist-the director of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, or his designee.
Sugars-any of the class of water-soluble crystalline carbohydrates including sucrose and lactose having a characteristically sweet taste.
Ton-a net weight of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois.
Value of the Protein Deficiency-the value of the crude protein as set by the state chemist times the difference between the guaranteed protein analysis and the actual protein analysis of the feed sample.
Vitamins-organic compounds that function as parts of enzyme systems essential for the transmission of energy and the regulation of metabolisms of the body.
Whole Seeds-seeds of a single type, completely intact, and which have not been mechanically or chemically altered or processed.
La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XVII-101