West Virginia Code § 19-14-8

Labeling
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(a) When commercial feed, except customer-formula feed, is distributed in this state in bags
or other containers, the label shall be affixed to the container; when commercial feed is
distributed in bulk, the label shall accompany delivery.
(b) All commercial feed labels, except customer-formula feeds, shall include the following:
(1) The quantity statement.
(2) The product name, including brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is
distributed.
(3) The guaranteed analysis, expressed on an "as is" basis, stating what the commissioner
determines by rules is required to advise the user of thae composition of the commercial feed
and other necessary information to support claims made on the label. The substances or
elements guaranteed must be determinable by labolratory methods published by the
association of official analytical chemists or other methods approved by the commissioner.
(4) An ingredient statement, except that an ingredient statement is not required for single
standardized ingredient feeds. An ingredient statement shall include:
(A) The common or usual name of each ingredient as officially defined in the annual Official
Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials;
(B) Feed terms as defineLd in the annual Official Publication of the Association of American
Feed Control Officials;
(C) The common or usual name of substances generally recognized as safe (GRAS) as
authorized by 21 Code of Federal Regulations 570.30 (revised April 1, 2019) of the Federal
Drug and Cosmetic Act as amended August, 1985;
(D) The common or usual name of substances which are so common to not need a definition,
have a substantially safe history, and no safety hazard is known to exist after consumption
by a significant number of animals, including, but not limited to, salt and sugar; or
(E) Other ingredients or additives that the commissioner, by rules, deems necessary.
(5) The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or the distributor.
(6) For all commercial feeds containing drugs and for all other such commercial feeds as the
commissioner may require by legislative rules, adequate directions as necessary for their
safe and effective use and precautionary statements for safe and effective use.
(7) If a drug or drug containing product is used, then the following shall be stated:
(A) The established name of each active drug ingredient;
(B) The level of each drug used in the final mixture;
(C) The purpose of the medication (claim statement);
(D) Appropriate cautions and warnings on the use of the medicated commercial feed;
(E) Withdrawal statements, if applicable; and
(F) The word "medicated" shall appear directly following and below the product name in
type size, no smaller than one-half the type size of the product name.
(c) Pet food and specialty pet food labels shall have such addtitional information as required
by the commissioner through rules.
(d) All customer-formula feeds shall be labeled at all times and shall be supplied to the
purchaser at the time of delivery. The label shall bear the following information:
(1) Name and address of the manufacturer.
(2) Name and address of the purchagser.
(3) Date of manufacture and/or delivery.
(4) The product name and quantity statement of each commercial feed and each other
ingredient used in the mixture.
(5) For all customer-formula feeds containing drugs and for all other such customer-formula
feeds as the cVommissioner may require by legislative rules, adequate directions as necessary
for their safe and effective use and precautionary statements for safe and effective use.
(6) If a drug or drug containing product is used, then the following shall be stated:
(A) The established name of each active drug ingredient;
(B) The level of each drug used in the final mixture;
(C) The purpose of the medication (claim statement);
(D) Appropriate cautions and warnings on the use of the commercial feed;
(E) Withdrawal statements, if applicable; and
(F) The word "medicated" shall appear directly following and below the product name in
type size no smaller than one-half the type size of the product name.

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