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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to dosage form animal health products; 2
amending s. 580.031, F.S.; providing a definition; 3
amending s. 580.051, F.S.; providing an exception from 4
guaranteed analysis requirements for products sold 5
solely as dosage form animal products; providing 6
labeling requirements for dosage form animal products; 7
providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Subsections (9) through (24) of section 12
580.031, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (10) 13
through (25), respectively, and a new subsection (9) is added to 14
that section to read: 15
580.031 Definitions of words and terms. —As used in this 16
chapter, the term: 17
(9) "Dosage form animal product" means a feedstuff that 18
includes any product intended to affect the structure or 19
function of the animal's body other than by providing nutrition 20
to the animal. 21
(a) The term includes oils, tinctures, caps ules, tablets, 22
liquids, and chewables. 23
(b) The term does not include: 24
1. Minerals or vitamins; 25
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2. Products represented as a primary meal for the intended 26
animal species; 27
3. Products intended as a treat; 28
4. Dental products providing mechanical or abrasive action 29
or both; or 30
5. Drugs, biologics, parasiticides, medical devices, or 31
diagnostics used to treat, or administered to, animals pursuant 32
to: 33
a. The United States Food and Drug Administration Federal 34
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. ss . 301 et seq., as 35
amended; 36
b. The United States Department of Agriculture federal 37
Virus-Serum-Toxin Act, 21 U.S.C. ss. 151 et seq., as amended; or 38
c. The United States Environmental Protection Agency 39
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. 40
ss. 136 et seq., as amended. 41
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Except as provided by law or rule, all terms used in connection 43
with commercial feed or feedstuff have the meanings ascribed to 44
them by the Association of American Feed Control Officials. 45
Section 2. Subsection (1 ) of section 580.051, Florida 46
Statutes, is amended to read: 47
580.051 Labels; requirements; penalty. — 48
(1) Any commercial feed or feedstuff distributed in this 49
state, except a customer -formula feed and feed distributed 50
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through an integrated poultry operat ion or by a cooperative to 51
its members, shall be accompanied by a legible label bearing all 52
information required by the federal Food and Drug Administration 53
and the following information: 54
(a) An accurate statement of the net weight. 55
(b) The name and pr incipal address of the registrant. 56
(c) The brand name and product name, if any, under which 57
the commercial feed is distributed. The word "medicated" shall 58
be incorporated as part of the brand or product name if the 59
commercial feed contains a drug. 60
1. The department may require feeding directions and 61
precautionary statements to be placed on the label for the safe 62
and effective use of medicated and other feed as deemed 63
necessary. 64
2. Labels on medicated feed shall include all of the 65
following: 66
a. Any feeding directions prescribed by the department to 67
ensure safe usage. 68
b. The stated purpose of the medication contained in the 69
feed as stated in the claim statement. 70
c. The established name of each active drug ingredient. 71
d. The level of each drug use d in the final mixture 72
expressed in metric units as well as the required avoirdupois. 73
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(d) The date of manufacture or expiration date of 74
commercial feed sold at retail as the department may by rule 75
require. 76
(e) The guaranteed analysis stated in terms th at advise 77
the consumer of the composition of the feed or feedstuff or 78
support claims made in the labeling. In all cases, the elements 79
or compounds listed in the analysis must be determinable by 80
laboratory methods approved by the department. However, products 81
sold solely as dosage form animal products and guaranteed as 82
specified in this section need not show a guaranteed analysis. 83
1. The guaranteed analysis, listing the minimum percentage 84
of crude protein, minimum percentage of crude fat, and maximum 85
percentage of crude fiber and, when more than 10 percent mineral 86
ingredients are present, the minimum or maximum percentages of 87
mineral elements or compounds as provided by rule. 88
2. Vitamin ingredients, when guaranteed, shall be shown in 89
amounts and terms pro vided by rule. For mineral feed, the list 90
shall include the following: maximum or minimum percentages of 91
calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), salt (NaCl), iron (Fe), copper 92
(Cu), cobalt (Co), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), potassium 93
(K), selenium (Se), zinc (Zn) , and fluorine (F) if ingredients 94
used as sources of any of these constituents are declared. All 95
mixtures that contain mineral or vitamin ingredients generally 96
regarded as dietary factors essential for the normal nutrition 97
of animals and that are sold or r epresented for the primary 98
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purpose of supplying these minerals or vitamins as additions to 99
rations in which these same mineral or vitamin factors may be 100
deficient shall be classified as mineral or vitamin supplements. 101
Products sold solely as mineral or vit amin supplements and 102
guaranteed as specified in this section need not show guarantees 103
for protein, fat, and fiber. 104
3. Other nutritional substances or elements determinable 105
by laboratory methods may be guaranteed by permission of, or 106
shall be guaranteed a t the request of, the department as may be 107
provided by rule. 108
(f) The common or usual name of each ingredient used in 109
the manufacture of the commercial feed; however, for all 110
commercial feed except horse feed, the department by rule may 111
permit the use of collective terms for a group of ingredients 112
which perform a similar nutritional function. 113
(g) A label on a dosage form animal product must contain 114
all of the following: 115
1. An accurate statement of the net weight. 116
2. The name and principal address of the registrant. 117
3. The brand name and product name, if any, under which 118
the dosage form animal product is distributed. 119
4. The date of manufacture or expiration date of the 120
dosage form animal product sold at retail as the department may 121
by rule require. 122
5. The amount of each active ingredient per serving. 123
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6. The common or usual name of each inactive ingredient 124
contained in the dosage form animal product. 125
7. A statement that identifies how the dosage form animal 126
product supports the structure or function of the animal. 127
8. Precautionary statements and warnings required to 128
ensure the safe and effective use of the dosage form animal 129
product. 130
9. Recommended dosage by animal weight. 131
10. The statement "Not for human consumption." 132
Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023. 133