1. (1) This rule establishes the action levels as stated in (5).
2. (2) These action levels, as compared to the guaranteed claim, will be used to determine when a feed or nutrient is considered to be adulterated as defined by 80-9-204(13), MCA.
3. (3) These action levels will be used by the department when assessing the appropriate enforcement action/civil penalty for an adulterated feed.
4. (4) Violations may occur solely by one nutrient within an official feed sample exceeding the action level and not meeting the guaranteed claim of that feed nutrient.

5. (5) Action levels are as follows:

   Determination	Analytical Variances (AV%)	Deviation allowed below a minimum guaranteed claim	Deviation allowed above a maximum guaranteed claim
   Moisture	12	*	1 AV’s
   Ash	45/x + 3	*	2 AV’s
   Crude protein	20/x + 2	2 AV's	*
   Lysine	20	40%	*
   Methionine		40%	*
   NPN equiv	80/x + 3	*	2 AV's
   Crude fat	10	2 AV's	*
   Crude fiber	30/x + 6	2 AV's**	2 AV's
   Calcium	10	2 AV's	2 AV's
   Phosphorus	3/x + 8	2 AV's	*
   Salt	15/x + 9	2 AV'S	2 AV's
   Magnesium	20	35%	*
   Manganese	30	45%	*
   Potassium	15	25%	*
   Sodium	20	30%	30%
   Selenium	25	40%	*
   Zinc	20	35%	*
   Iron	25	40%
   Iodine	40	45%	*
   Copper	25	40%	*
   Vitamin A	30	45%	*

   x = % guarantee

   * no action level established

   ** applies only to rabbit feeds

Authorizing statute(s): 80-9-103, 80-9-204, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 80-9-303, MCA

History: NEW, 2002 MAR p. 778, Eff. 7/1/02; AMD, 2018 MAR p. 631, Eff. 3/31/18.