Florida 2023 Regular Session

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15	15		An act relating to dosage form animal health products; 2
16	16		amending s. 580.031, F.S.; providing a definition; 3
17	17		amending s. 580.051, F.S.; providing an exception from 4
18	18		guaranteed analysis requirements for products sold 5
19	19		solely as dosage form animal products; providing 6
20	20		labeling requirements for dosage form animal products; 7
21	21		providing an effective date. 8
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23	23		Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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25	25		Section 1. Subsections (9) through (24) of section 12
26	26		580.031, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (10) 13
27	27		through (25), respectively, and a new subsection (9) is added to 14
28	28		that section to read: 15
29	29		580.031 Definitions of words and terms. —As used in this 16
30	30		chapter, the term: 17
31	31		(9) "Dosage form animal product" means a feedstuff that 18
32	32		includes any product intended to affect the structure or 19
33	33		function of the animal's body other than by providing nutrition 20
34	34		to the animal. 21
35	35		(a) The term includes oils, tinctures, caps ules, tablets, 22
36	36		liquids, and chewables. 23
37	37		(b) The term does not include: 24
38	38		1. Minerals or vitamins; 25
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51	51		2. Products represented as a primary meal for the intended 26
52	52		animal species; 27
53	53		3. Products intended as a treat; 28
54	54		4. Dental products providing mechanical or abrasive action 29
55	55		or both; or 30
56	56		5. Drugs, biologics, parasiticides, medical devices, or 31
57	57		diagnostics used to treat, or administered to, animals pursuant 32
58	58		to: 33
59	59		a. The United States Food and Drug Administration Federal 34
60	60		Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. ss . 301 et seq., as 35
61	61		amended; 36
62	62		b. The United States Department of Agriculture federal 37
63	63		Virus-Serum-Toxin Act, 21 U.S.C. ss. 151 et seq., as amended; or 38
64	64		c. The United States Environmental Protection Agency 39
65	65		Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. 40
66	66		ss. 136 et seq., as amended. 41
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68	68		Except as provided by law or rule, all terms used in connection 43
69	69		with commercial feed or feedstuff have the meanings ascribed to 44
70	70		them by the Association of American Feed Control Officials. 45
71	71		Section 2. Subsection (1 ) of section 580.051, Florida 46
72	72		Statutes, is amended to read: 47
73	73		580.051 Labels; requirements; penalty. — 48
74	74		(1) Any commercial feed or feedstuff distributed in this 49
75	75		state, except a customer -formula feed and feed distributed 50
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88	88		through an integrated poultry operat ion or by a cooperative to 51
89	89		its members, shall be accompanied by a legible label bearing all 52
90	90		information required by the federal Food and Drug Administration 53
91	91		and the following information: 54
92	92		(a) An accurate statement of the net weight. 55
93	93		(b) The name and pr incipal address of the registrant. 56
94	94		(c) The brand name and product name, if any, under which 57
95	95		the commercial feed is distributed. The word "medicated" shall 58
96	96		be incorporated as part of the brand or product name if the 59
97	97		commercial feed contains a drug. 60
98	98		1. The department may require feeding directions and 61
99	99		precautionary statements to be placed on the label for the safe 62
100	100		and effective use of medicated and other feed as deemed 63
101	101		necessary. 64
102	102		2. Labels on medicated feed shall include all of the 65
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104	104		a. Any feeding directions prescribed by the department to 67
105	105		ensure safe usage. 68
106	106		b. The stated purpose of the medication contained in the 69
107	107		feed as stated in the claim statement. 70
108	108		c. The established name of each active drug ingredient. 71
109	109		d. The level of each drug use d in the final mixture 72
110	110		expressed in metric units as well as the required avoirdupois. 73
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123	123		(d) The date of manufacture or expiration date of 74
124	124		commercial feed sold at retail as the department may by rule 75
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126	126		(e) The guaranteed analysis stated in terms th at advise 77
127	127		the consumer of the composition of the feed or feedstuff or 78
128	128		support claims made in the labeling. In all cases, the elements 79
129	129		or compounds listed in the analysis must be determinable by 80
130	130		laboratory methods approved by the department. However, products 81
131	131		sold solely as dosage form animal products and guaranteed as 82
132	132		specified in this section need not show a guaranteed analysis. 83
133	133		1. The guaranteed analysis, listing the minimum percentage 84
134	134		of crude protein, minimum percentage of crude fat, and maximum 85
135	135		percentage of crude fiber and, when more than 10 percent mineral 86
136	136		ingredients are present, the minimum or maximum percentages of 87
137	137		mineral elements or compounds as provided by rule. 88
138	138		2. Vitamin ingredients, when guaranteed, shall be shown in 89
139	139		amounts and terms pro vided by rule. For mineral feed, the list 90
140	140		shall include the following: maximum or minimum percentages of 91
141	141		calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), salt (NaCl), iron (Fe), copper 92
142	142		(Cu), cobalt (Co), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), potassium 93
143	143		(K), selenium (Se), zinc (Zn) , and fluorine (F) if ingredients 94
144	144		used as sources of any of these constituents are declared. All 95
145	145		mixtures that contain mineral or vitamin ingredients generally 96
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147	147		of animals and that are sold or r epresented for the primary 98
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160	160		purpose of supplying these minerals or vitamins as additions to 99
161	161		rations in which these same mineral or vitamin factors may be 100
162	162		deficient shall be classified as mineral or vitamin supplements. 101
163	163		Products sold solely as mineral or vit amin supplements and 102
164	164		guaranteed as specified in this section need not show guarantees 103
165	165		for protein, fat, and fiber. 104
166	166		3. Other nutritional substances or elements determinable 105
167	167		by laboratory methods may be guaranteed by permission of, or 106
168	168		shall be guaranteed a t the request of, the department as may be 107
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170	170		(f) The common or usual name of each ingredient used in 109
171	171		the manufacture of the commercial feed; however, for all 110
172	172		commercial feed except horse feed, the department by rule may 111
173	173		permit the use of collective terms for a group of ingredients 112
174	174		which perform a similar nutritional function. 113
175	175		(g) A label on a dosage form animal product must contain 114
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177	177		1. An accurate statement of the net weight. 116
178	178		2. The name and principal address of the registrant. 117
179	179		3. The brand name and product name, if any, under which 118
180	180		the dosage form animal product is distributed. 119
181	181		4. The date of manufacture or expiration date of the 120
182	182		dosage form animal product sold at retail as the department may 121
183	183		by rule require. 122
184	184		5. The amount of each active ingredient per serving. 123
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197	197		6. The common or usual name of each inactive ingredient 124
198	198		contained in the dosage form animal product. 125
199	199		7. A statement that identifies how the dosage form animal 126
200	200		product supports the structure or function of the animal. 127
201	201		8. Precautionary statements and warnings required to 128
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203	203		product. 130
204	204		9. Recommended dosage by animal weight. 131
205	205		10. The statement "Not for human consumption." 132
206	206		Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023. 133