New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 21 - AGRICULTURE AND RANCHING
Chapter 18 - SEEDS, FEEDS, AND FERTILIZERS
Part 3 - COMMERCIAL FEEDS
Section 21.18.3.11 - SUBSTANTIATION OF NUTRITIONAL SUITABILITY
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. A commercial feed, other than a customer-formula feed, shall be nutritionally suitable for its intended purpose as represented by its labeling.
B. If the department has reasonable cause to believe a commercial feed is not nutritionally suitable, the department may request the feed manufacturer to either submit an "Affidavit of Suitability" or an alternative procedure acceptable to the department, certifying the nutritional adequacy of the feed. The affidavit of suitability or alternate procedure of suitability shall serve as substantiation of the suitability of the feed.
C. If an affidavit of suitability or alternative procedure acceptable to the department is not submitted by the feed manufacturer within 30 days of written notification, the department may deem the feed adulterated in accordance with 76-19A-8 M NMSA 1978 and order the feed removed from the marketplace.
D . The affidavit of suitability shall contain the following information: