1. (1) General. Except as provided under sub. (3), the nutritional content of a commercial feed shall be suitable for the intended use of that feed when the feed is used according to label directions.

2. (2) Nutritional standards. Except as provided under sub. (3), no person may manufacture or distribute a commercial feed intended for dairy cattle, equine, sheep, goats, ducks, geese, rabbits, mink, foxes, swine, poultry, fish, veal calves, or herd replacement calves unless one of the following applies:

   1. (a) The commercial feed complies with applicable nutritional standards published by the national research council, national academy of sciences contained in one of the following:

      1. 1. Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle (7th revised edition, 2001).
      2. 2. Nutrient Requirements of Horses (6th revised edition, 2007).
      3. 3. Nutrient Requirements of Swine (11th revised edition, 2012).
      4. 4. Nutrient Requirements of Fish and Shrimp (2011).
      5. 5. Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants: Sheep, Goats, Cervids, and New World Camelids (2007).
      6. 6. Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle (8th revised edition, 2016).
      7. 7. Nutrient Requirements of Poultry (9th revised edition, 1994).
      8. 8. Nutrient Requirements of Rabbits (2nd revised edition 1977).

      9. 9. Nutrient Requirements of Mink and Foxes (2nd revised edition, 1982).

         Note: Copies of the nutritional standards listed in par. (a) are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may also be obtained from the National Academies Press, 500 Fifth St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001, telephone 800-624-6242, e-mail: customer_service@nap.edu or at the website http://www.nap.edu.

   2. (b) The manufacturer of the commercial feed possesses valid scientific evidence showing that the commercial feed complies with sub. (1).

      Note: If the department has reason to believe that a commercial feed intended for dairy cattle, beef cattle, equine, sheep, goats, ducks, geese, rabbits, mink, foxes, swine, poultry, fish, veal calves, or herd replacement calves is not suitable for its intended use, the department may request documentation showing that the feed complies with par. (a) or (b).

3. (3) Exemption. This section does not apply to a custom-mixed feed.

History

History: Cr. Register, September, 1996, No. 489, eff. 10-1-97: CR 14-047: am. (2) (intro.), renum. (2) (a) to (a) (intro.) and am., cr. (2) (a) 1. to 9. Register May 2015 No. 713, eff. 6-1-15; CR 18-019: am. (2) (a) 6. Register January 2020 No. 769, eff. 2-1-20.