The definitions in the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) Model Bill and Model Feed Regulations shall apply in addition to the following:

"All life stages" means gestation/lactation, growth, and adult maintenance life stages for dogs, cats, and other mammals or adult (including breeding animals) and juvenile life stages for non-mammalian species.

“Daily Food” means a specialty pet food product, other than a treat, food mixer or food supplement, for specialty pet species with no recognized nutritional authority.

“Familiar Household Unit” means a typical feeding unit in volume or count (e.g., can, measuring cup, treat, or piece).

“Family” means a group of products, which are nutritionally adequate for any or all life stages based on their nutritional similarity to a lead product, which has been successfully test-fed according to an AAFCO feeding protocol(s).

“Food Mixer” means a pet or specialty pet food product that is intended to top, accompany, or contribute to a complete diet but is not generally intended to be a complete diet.

“Food Supplement” means a pet or specialty pet food product that is intended to supply specific nutrient(s) or other food components but is not a complete diet.

"Immediate container" means the unit, can, box, tin, bag, or other receptacle or covering in which a pet food or specialty pet food is displayed for sale to retail purchasers, but does not include containers used as shipping containers.

"Ingredient statement" means a collective and contiguous listing on the label of the ingredients of which the pet food or specialty pet food is composed.

“Pet Nutrition Facts” means a graphic box located on the label containing nutritional information for a pet food product.

"Principal display panel" means the part of a label that is most likely to be displayed, presented, shown, or examined under normal and customary conditions of display for retail sale.

“Specialty Pet Nutrition Facts” means a graphic box located on the label containing nutritional information for a specialty pet food product.

“Veterinary Diet” means a pet or specialty pet food product that is intended to be used under veterinary supervision only.

Added at 17 Ok Reg 2842, eff 7-13-00

Amended at 42 Ok Reg, Number 20, effective 7-11-25