Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 4 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 4.12 - AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES DIVISION
Subchapter 4.12.4 - Commercial Feed Enforcement and Penalties
Rule 4.12.406 - ANALYTICAL ACTION LEVELS
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) This rule establishes the action levels as stated in (5) .
(2) These action levels, as compared to the guaranteed claim, will be used to determine when a feed or nutrient is considered to be adulterated as defined by 80-9-204(13), MCA.
(3) These action levels will be used by the department when assessing the appropriate enforcement action/civil penalty for an adulterated feed.
(4) Violations may occur solely by one nutrient within an official feed sample exceeding the action level and not meeting the guaranteed claim of that feed nutrient.
(5) Action levsels are as follows:
|
Determination |
Analytical Variances (AV%) |
Deviation allowed below a minimum guaranteed claim |
Deviation allowed above a maximum guaranteed claim |
|
Moisture |
12 |
* |
1 AV's |
|
Ash |
45/x + 3 |
* |
2 AV's |
|
Crude protein |
20/x + 2 |
2 AV's |
* |
|
Lysine |
20 |
40% |
* |
|
Methionine |
40% |
* |
|
|
NPN equiv |
80/x + 3 |
* |
2 AV's |
|
Crude fat |
10 |
2 AV's |
* |
|
Crude fiber |
30/x + 6 |
2 AV's** |
2 AV's |
|
Calcium |
10 |
2 AV's |
2 AV's |
|
Phosphorus |
3/x + 8 |
2 AV's |
* |
|
Salt |
15/x + 9 |
2 AV'S |
2 AV's |
|
Magnesium |
20 |
35% |
* |
|
Manganese |
30 |
45% |
* |
|
Potassium |
15 |
25% |
* |
|
Sodium |
20 |
30% |
30% |
|
Selenium |
25 |
40% |
* |
|
Zinc |
20 |
35% |
* |
|
Iron |
25 |
40% |
|
|
Iodine |
40 |
45% |
* |
|
Copper |
25 |
40% |
* |
|
Vitamin A |
30 |
45% |
* |
x = % guarantee
* no action level established
** applies only to rabbit feeds
AUTH: 80-9-103, 80-9-204, MCA; IMP: 80-9-303, MCA
