Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 15.53 · 17 active provisions
The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Brand name" means a word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination thereof, identifying the commercial feed of a distributor or registrant and distinguishing it from that of others.(2) "Commercial feed" means all materials or combination of…
(1) The department shall administer, enforce and carry out the provisions of this chapter and may adopt rules necessary to carry out its purpose. In adopting such rules, the director shall consider (a) the official definitions of feed ingredients and official feed terms adopted by the association of American feed contr…
(1) Except as provided under subsection (2) of this section, any person: (a) Who manufactures a commercial feed in this state; (b) who distributes a commercial feed in or into this state; or (c) whose name appears on a commercial feed label as guarantor, must first obtain from the department a commercial feed license f…
(1) A person may not distribute in this state a pet food or specialty pet food that has not been registered by the department.(2) All applications for registration must be submitted on forms provided by the department and must include:(a) The name and mailing address of the applicant;(b) The physical address of the app…
(1) To become a responsible buyer, a commercial feed licensee must apply for responsible buyer status on forms provided by the department. The application must include:(a) The name and mailing address of the licensee;(b) The physical address of the licensee;(c) The name, contact information, and signature of the applic…
(1) Any commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, distributed in this state must be accompanied by a legible label bearing the following information:(a) The product name and the brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed.(b) The guaranteed analysis stated in such terms as the department b…
(1) Every registrant or licensee must file a semiannual report on forms provided by the department setting forth the number of tons of commercial feed distributed in or into this state. The report must be filed regardless of the amount of feed distributed or inspection fees owed. The report must include:(a) The name an…
It is unlawful for any person to distribute an adulterated feed. A commercial feed is deemed to be adulterated:(1) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance, such commercial feed shall not be considered adu…
It shall be unlawful for any person to distribute misbranded feed. A commercial feed shall be deemed to be misbranded:(1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular;(2) If it is distributed under the name of another commercial feed;(3) If it is not labeled as required in RCW 15.53.9016 and in rules prescr…
(1) For the purpose of enforcement of this chapter, and in order to determine whether its provisions have been complied with, including whether an operation is subject to such provisions, inspectors duly designated by the director, upon presenting appropriate credentials, and a written notice to the owner, operator, or…
(1) When the department has reasonable cause to believe that any lot of commercial feed is adulterated or misbranded or is being distributed in violation of this chapter or any rules hereunder it may issue and enforce a written or printed "withdrawal from distribution" order, or "stop sale" order, warning the distribut…
(1) Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations issued thereunder or who shall impede, obstruct, hinder, or otherwise prevent or attempt to prevent the department in the performance of its duty in connection with the provisions of this chapter, shall be adjudged…
The department shall publish at least annually, in such forms as it may deem proper, information concerning the distribution of commercial feed, together with such data on their production and use as it may consider advisable, and a report of the results of the analyses of official samples of commercial feed within the…
All moneys collected under this chapter shall be paid to the director and deposited in an account within the agricultural local fund. Such deposits shall be used only in the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
The director may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter.
The provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative and nonexclusive and shall not affect any other remedy.
This chapter shall be known as the "Washington Commercial Feed Law."