Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 20-54 - Agricultural Resource Management
Chapter ATCP 42 - Commercial Feed
Subchapter III - Commercial Feed Labeling; General
Section ATCP 42.20 - Declaration of net quantity

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) REQUIREMENT. No person may sell or distribute any package, container or bulk lot of commercial feed in this state unless that package, container or bulk lot bears a label which accurately declares the net quantity of commercial feed contained in that package, container or bulk lot.

(2) NET QUANTITY; HOW EXPRESSED.

(a) Net quantity shall be declared in terms of weight, measure or count, based on applicable requirements under s. 98.06, Stats.

Note: Under s. 98.06, Stats., liquid quantities must normally be declared in terms of liquid measure, and other quantities must normally be declared in terms of weight.

(b) If a declaration of net quantity is expressed in terms of weight or measure, the weight or measure shall be expressed in appropriate inch-pound units and in appropriate metric units.

(c) If net quantity expressed in terms of weight is not fully informative, net quantity shall also be expressed in terms of measure or count. If net quantity expressed in terms of measure is not fully informative, net quantity shall also be expressed in terms of weight or count. If net quantity expressed in terms of count is not fully informative, net quantity shall also be expressed in terms of weight or measure.

(d) Whenever a declaration of net quantity includes a declaration of count, the declaration shall also specify the size or weight of the individual counted units unless the declaration of count is fully informative without a declaration of unit size or weight.

Compare s. ATCP 90.04.

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