Or. Admin. Code § 603-058-0200

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 603-058-0200 - Adulterants

(1) Wild Bird Feed. Pursuant to ORS 633.045(7), a person may not sell or otherwise distribute wild bird feed containing viable noxious weed seeds that exceed the amounts stated in this rule.

(2) Wild bird feed is defined in ORS 633.006(20).

(3) Wild bird feed sold or distributed to the final consumer shall contain:

(a) No viable prohibited noxious weed seed listed in OAR 603-056-0205(1) Prohibited noxious weed seeds.

(b) No more viable restricted noxious weed seed than the maximum allowable number of seeds per pound specified by species in OAR 603-056-0205(2) Restricted noxious weed seeds.

(4) For the purpose of ORS 633.045, the terms "poisonous or deleterious substances" include but are not limited to the following:

(a) Fluorine and any mineral or mineral mixture which is to be used directly for the feeding of domestic animals and in which the fluorine exceeds 0.20% for the breeding and dairy cattle; 0.30% for slaughter cattle; 0.30% for sheep; 0.35% for lambs; 0.45% for swine; and 0.60% for poultry;

(b) Fluorine bearing ingredients when used in such amounts that they raise the fluorine content of the total ration (exclusive of roughage) above the following amounts: 0.004% for breeding and dairy cattle; 0.009% for slaughter cattle; 0.006% for sheep; 0.01% for lambs; 0.015% for swine and 0.03% for poultry;

(c) Fluorine bearing ingredients incorporated in any feed that is fed directly to cattle, sheep or goats consuming roughage (with or without) limited amounts of grain, that results in a daily fluorine intake in excess of 50 milligrams of Fluorine per 100 pounds of body weight;

(d) Soybean meal flakes or pellets or other vegetable meals, flakes or pellets, which have been extracted with trichloroethylene or other, chlorinated solvents;

(e) Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfurous acid, and salts of Sulfurous acid when used in or on feeds or feed ingredients which are considered or reported to be a significant source of vitamin B1 (Thiamine);

(f) Selenium in swine gestation or lactation complete diets that exceeds 1.00ppm;

(g) Lolitrem b in excess of 1800 ppb in the total diet;

(h) Ergovaline in excess of: 300 ppb in equine total diets; 400 ppb in cattle total diets and 500 ppb in the total diets of sheep and goats.

(5) All screenings or by-products of grains and seeds containing weed seeds, when used in commercial feed or sold as such to the ultimate consumer, shall be ground fine enough or otherwise treated to destroy the viability of such weed seeds so that the finished product contains:

(a) No viable prohibited noxious weed seed listed in OAR 603-056-0205(1) Prohibited noxious weed seeds, and

(b) No more viable restricted noxious weed seed than the maximum allowable number of seeds per pound specified by species in OAR 603-056-0205(2) Restricted noxious weed seeds.

Or. Admin. Code § 603-058-0200

DOA 13-2011, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-11

Stat. Auth.: ORS 633.006-089, 633.992, 561.605 & 561.620

Stats. Implemented: