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In all cases, the substances or elements shall be determinable by laboratory methods of sampling and analysis, as specified in § 3.2-4801;4\n\nThe common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed. The Board may, by regulation: (i) permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients that perform a similar function; or (ii) exempt such commercial feeds, or any group of ingredients, from this requirement if the Board finds that such statement is not required in the interest of consumers;5\n\nThe name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer, or the person responsible for distributing the commercial feed, if such person is not the manufacturer;6\n\nDirections for use in the case of all commercial feeds containing drugs, and for such other feeds as the Board may, by regulation, require as necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed; and7\n\nAny precautionary statements as the Board, by regulation, determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed.B\n\nThe manufacturer or guarantor of a customer-formula or custom mix feed shall affix to or include with the feed a label, invoice, delivery slip, or other shipping document that states in the English language the following information:1\n\nThe name and address of the manufacturer;2\n\nThe name and address of the purchaser;3\n\nThe date of manufacture;4\n\nEither: (i) the product name and net weight of each commercial feed and each other ingredient used in the mixture; (ii) the guaranteed analysis, as provided in subdivision A 3 with the ingredients as provided in subdivision A 4; (iii) identification by means of an identifying name, number or similar designation, where the manufacturer or guarantor furnishes all ingredients for a customer-formula feed, provided that the manufacturer or guarantor makes available a copy of the list of ingredients to the Commissioner at the location where the Commissioner takes an official sample; or (iv) the manufacturer or guarantor notes a modification on the label of a commercial feed where the manufacturer or guarantor modifies a commercial feed in normal trade at the request of the consumer, and such request does not affect the guaranteed analysis of said feed;5\n\nDirections for use for all customer formula or custom mix feeds containing drugs and for such other feeds as the Board may require, by regulation, as necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed;6\n\nThe directions for use and precautionary statements as required by subdivisions A 6 and A 7; and7\n\nIf drugs are used in formulating the commercial feed: (i) the purpose of the medication (claim statement); and (ii) the established name of each active drug ingredient, and the level of each drug used in the final mixture, expressed in accordance with applicable regulations.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":240402,"text":"The manufacturer or guarantor of a commercial feed, except customer-formula or custom mix feed, shall affix a label to the commercial feed that states in the English language the following information:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":240403,"text":"The quantity statement;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":240404,"text":"The product name and, if any, the brand name of the commercial feed;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":240405,"text":"The guaranteed analysis, the terms of which the Board shall determine by regulation so as to advise the user of the composition of the feed, or to support claims made in the labeling. 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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 743<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62807,"section_number":"3.2-4807","catch_line":"Misbranding","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4807\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":76618,"section_number":"3.2-4801","catch_line":"Authority of the Board and the Commissioner to adopt regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4801\/"}],"permalink":{"id":197009,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66183,"identifier":"3.2-4806","token":"3.2\/III\/48\/3.2-4806","url":"\/3.2-4806\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4806\/","token":"3.2\/III\/48\/3.2-4806","dublin_core":{"Title":"Labeling","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4806","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The manufacturer<\/span> or guarantor<\/span> of a commercial feed<\/span>, except customer-formula or custom mix feed<\/span>, shall affix a label<\/span> to the commercial feed<\/span> that states in the English language the following information: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The quantity statement<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The product name<\/span> and, if any, the brand name<\/span> of the commercial feed<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The guaranteed analysis, the terms of which the Board<\/span> shall determine by regulation so as to advise the user of the composition of the feed, or to support claims made in the labeling<\/span>. In all cases, the substances or elements shall be determinable by laboratory methods of sampling and analysis, as specified in § 3.2-4801<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture<\/span> of the commercial feed<\/span>. The Board<\/span> may, by regulation: (i) permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients that perform a similar function; or (ii) exempt such commercial feeds<\/span>, or any group of ingredients, from this requirement if the Board<\/span> finds that such statement is not required in the interest of consumers; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer<\/span>, or the person responsible for distributing the commercial feed<\/span>, if such person is not the manufacturer<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Directions for use in the case of all commercial feeds<\/span> containing drugs<\/span>, and for such other feeds as the Board<\/span> may, by regulation, require as necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Any precautionary statements as the Board<\/span>, by regulation, determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The manufacturer<\/span> or guarantor<\/span> of a customer-formula or custom mix feed<\/span> shall affix to or include with the feed a label<\/span>, invoice, delivery slip, or other shipping document that states in the English language the following information: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The name and address of the manufacturer<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The name and address of the purchaser; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The date of manufacture<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Either: (i) the product name<\/span> and net weight of each commercial feed<\/span> and each other ingredient used in the mixture; (ii) the guaranteed analysis, as provided in subdivision A 3 with the ingredients as provided in subdivision A 4; (iii) identification by means of an identifying name, number or similar designation, where the manufacturer<\/span> or guarantor<\/span> furnishes all ingredients for a customer-formula feed<\/span>, provided that the manufacturer<\/span> or guarantor<\/span> makes available a copy of the list of ingredients to the Commissioner<\/span> at the location where the Commissioner<\/span> takes an official sample<\/span>; or (iv) the manufacturer<\/span> or guarantor<\/span> notes a modification on the label<\/span> of a commercial feed<\/span> where the manufacturer<\/span> or guarantor<\/span> modifies a commercial feed<\/span> in normal trade at the request of the consumer, and such request does not affect the guaranteed analysis of said feed; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Directions for use for all customer formula or custom mix feeds<\/span> containing drugs<\/span> and for such other feeds as the Board<\/span> may require, by regulation, as necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> The directions for use and precautionary statements as required by subdivisions A 6 and A 7; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> If drugs<\/span> are used in formulating the commercial feed<\/span>: (i) the purpose of the medication (claim statement); and (ii) the established name of each active drug<\/span> ingredient, and the level of each drug<\/span> used in the final mixture, expressed in accordance with applicable regulations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLABELING (\u00a7 3.2-4806)\n\nA. The manufacturer or guarantor of a commercial feed, except customer-formula\nor custom mix feed, shall affix a label to the commercial feed that states in\nthe English language the following information:\n\n 1. The quantity statement;\n\n 2. The product name and, if any, the brand name of the commercial feed;\n\n 3. The guaranteed analysis, the terms of which the Board shall determine by\n regulation so as to advise the user of the composition of the feed, or to\n support claims made in the labeling. In all cases, the substances or elements\n shall be determinable by laboratory methods of sampling and analysis, as\n specified in § 3.2-4801;\n\n 4. The common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the\n commercial feed. The Board may, by regulation: (i) permit the use of a\n collective term for a group of ingredients that perform a similar function; or\n (ii) exempt such commercial feeds, or any group of ingredients, from this\n requirement if the Board finds that such statement is not required in the\n interest of consumers;\n\n 5. The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer, or the person\n responsible for distributing the commercial feed, if such person is not the\n manufacturer;\n\n 6. Directions for use in the case of all commercial feeds containing drugs,\n and for such other feeds as the Board may, by regulation, require as necessary\n for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed; and\n\n 7. Any precautionary statements as the Board, by regulation, determines are\n necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed.\n\nB. The manufacturer or guarantor of a customer-formula or custom mix feed shall\naffix to or include with the feed a label, invoice, delivery slip, or other\nshipping document that states in the English language the following information:\n\n 1. The name and address of the manufacturer;\n\n 2. The name and address of the purchaser;\n\n 3. The date of manufacture;\n\n 4. Either: (i) the product name and net weight of each commercial feed and\n each other ingredient used in the mixture; (ii) the guaranteed analysis, as\n provided in subdivision A 3 with the ingredients as provided in subdivision A\n 4; (iii) identification by means of an identifying name, number or similar\n designation, where the manufacturer or guarantor furnishes all ingredients for\n a customer-formula feed, provided that the manufacturer or guarantor makes\n available a copy of the list of ingredients to the Commissioner at the\n location where the Commissioner takes an official sample; or (iv) the\n manufacturer or guarantor notes a modification on the label of a commercial\n feed where the manufacturer or guarantor modifies a commercial feed in normal\n trade at the request of the consumer, and such request does not affect the\n guaranteed analysis of said feed;\n\n 5. Directions for use for all customer formula or custom mix feeds containing\n drugs and for such other feeds as the Board may require, by regulation, as\n necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed;\n\n 6. The directions for use and precautionary statements as required by\n subdivisions A 6 and A 7; and\n\n 7. If drugs are used in formulating the commercial feed: (i) the purpose of\n the medication (claim statement); and (ii) the established name of each active\n drug ingredient, and the level of each drug used in the final mixture,\n expressed in accordance with applicable regulations.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 743, \u00a7 3.1-828.5; 2008, c. 860.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}