Ohio Code 923.43 – Label information
(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section for a customer-formula feed, a commercial feed distributed in this state shall be labeled with the following information:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 923.43
- agriculture: includes farming; ranching; aquaculture; algaculture meaning the farming of algae; apiculture and related apicultural activities, production of honey, beeswax, honeycomb, and other related products; horticulture; viticulture, winemaking, and related activities; animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, the care and raising of livestock, equine, and fur-bearing animals; poultry husbandry and the production of poultry and poultry products; dairy production; the production of field crops, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, nursery stock, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, flowers, sod, or mushrooms; timber; pasturage; any combination of the foregoing; the processing, drying, storage, and marketing of agricultural products when those activities are conducted in conjunction with, but are secondary to, such husbandry or production; and any additions or modifications to the foregoing made by the director of agriculture by rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 119 of the Revised Code. See Ohio Code 1.61
- Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(1) Net weight of contents, which may be stated in metric units in addition to avoirdupois weight;
(2) Product name, and brand name if any, under which the feed is distributed;
(3) Name and principal address of the manufacturer or distributor;
(4) Guaranteed analysis of the feed stated in terms that the director of agriculture, by rule, determines are required to advise the user of the composition of the feed or to support claims made in the labeling. In all cases, the substances or elements shall be determinable by laboratory methods published by the association of official analytical chemists.
(5) Common name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the feed. The director, by rule, may permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients all of which perform the same function or eliminate the listing of feed ingredients when it no longer serves a useful purpose.
(6) Directions for the safe and effective use of any feed that contains any drug and for any other feed that the director, by rule, determines to require such directions;
(7) Any precautionary statements that the director, by rule, determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the feed.
(B) A customer-formula feed distributed in this state shall be labeled with the following information:
(1) Name and principal address of the manufacturer;
(2) Name and address of the purchaser;
(3) Date of delivery;
(4) Product name, and brand name if any, of each commercial feed and all other ingredients used in the mixture;
(5) Net weight of each commercial feed used and of any other feed ingredient used;
(6) Directions for the safe and effective use of any customer-formula feed that contains any drug and for any other customer-formula feed that the director, by rule, determines to require such directions;
(7) If a drug-containing product is used, a statement of the purpose of the drug, the established name of each active drug ingredient, and the amount of each drug used in the final mixture;
(8) Any precautionary statements that the director, by rule, determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the customer-formula feed.
(C) Upon the request of the director, each manufacturer or distributor shall furnish the director with the label for any commercial feed he distributes in this state.