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1010 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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1515 An act relating to dosage form animal health products; 2
1616 amending s. 580.031, F.S.; providing a definition; 3
1717 amending s. 580.051, F.S.; providing an exception from 4
1818 guaranteed analysis requirements for products sold 5
1919 solely as dosage form animal products; providing 6
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2323 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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2525 Section 1. Subsections (9) through (24) of section 12
2626 580.031, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (10) 13
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2929 580.031 Definitions of words and terms. —As used in this 16
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3131 (9) "Dosage form animal product" means a feedstuff that 18
3232 includes any product intended to affect the structure or 19
3333 function of the animal's body other than by providing nutrition 20
3434 to the animal. 21
3535 (a) The term includes oils, tinctures, caps ules, tablets, 22
3636 liquids, and chewables. 23
3737 (b) The term does not include: 24
3838 1. Minerals or vitamins; 25
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5353 3. Products intended as a treat; 28
5454 4. Dental products providing mechanical or abrasive action 29
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5656 5. Drugs, biologics, parasiticides, medical devices, or 31
5757 diagnostics used to treat, or administered to, animals pursuant 32
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5959 a. The United States Food and Drug Administration Federal 34
6060 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. ss . 301 et seq., as 35
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6262 b. The United States Department of Agriculture federal 37
6363 Virus-Serum-Toxin Act, 21 U.S.C. ss. 151 et seq., as amended; or 38
6464 c. The United States Environmental Protection Agency 39
6565 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. 40
6666 ss. 136 et seq., as amended. 41
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6868 Except as provided by law or rule, all terms used in connection 43
6969 with commercial feed or feedstuff have the meanings ascribed to 44
7070 them by the Association of American Feed Control Officials. 45
7171 Section 2. Subsection (1 ) of section 580.051, Florida 46
7272 Statutes, is amended to read: 47
7373 580.051 Labels; requirements; penalty. — 48
7474 (1) Any commercial feed or feedstuff distributed in this 49
7575 state, except a customer -formula feed and feed distributed 50
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8484 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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8888 through an integrated poultry operat ion or by a cooperative to 51
8989 its members, shall be accompanied by a legible label bearing all 52
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9292 (a) An accurate statement of the net weight. 55
9393 (b) The name and pr incipal address of the registrant. 56
9494 (c) The brand name and product name, if any, under which 57
9595 the commercial feed is distributed. The word "medicated" shall 58
9696 be incorporated as part of the brand or product name if the 59
9797 commercial feed contains a drug. 60
9898 1. The department may require feeding directions and 61
9999 precautionary statements to be placed on the label for the safe 62
100100 and effective use of medicated and other feed as deemed 63
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102102 2. Labels on medicated feed shall include all of the 65
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104104 a. Any feeding directions prescribed by the department to 67
105105 ensure safe usage. 68
106106 b. The stated purpose of the medication contained in the 69
107107 feed as stated in the claim statement. 70
108108 c. The established name of each active drug ingredient. 71
109109 d. The level of each drug use d in the final mixture 72
110110 expressed in metric units as well as the required avoirdupois. 73
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124124 commercial feed sold at retail as the department may by rule 75
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126126 (e) The guaranteed analysis stated in terms th at advise 77
127127 the consumer of the composition of the feed or feedstuff or 78
128128 support claims made in the labeling. In all cases, the elements 79
129129 or compounds listed in the analysis must be determinable by 80
130130 laboratory methods approved by the department. However, products 81
131131 sold solely as dosage form animal products and guaranteed as 82
132132 specified in this section need not show a guaranteed analysis. 83
133133 1. The guaranteed analysis, listing the minimum percentage 84
134134 of crude protein, minimum percentage of crude fat, and maximum 85
135135 percentage of crude fiber and, when more than 10 percent mineral 86
136136 ingredients are present, the minimum or maximum percentages of 87
137137 mineral elements or compounds as provided by rule. 88
138138 2. Vitamin ingredients, when guaranteed, shall be shown in 89
139139 amounts and terms pro vided by rule. For mineral feed, the list 90
140140 shall include the following: maximum or minimum percentages of 91
141141 calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), salt (NaCl), iron (Fe), copper 92
142142 (Cu), cobalt (Co), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), potassium 93
143143 (K), selenium (Se), zinc (Zn) , and fluorine (F) if ingredients 94
144144 used as sources of any of these constituents are declared. All 95
145145 mixtures that contain mineral or vitamin ingredients generally 96
146146 regarded as dietary factors essential for the normal nutrition 97
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161161 rations in which these same mineral or vitamin factors may be 100
162162 deficient shall be classified as mineral or vitamin supplements. 101
163163 Products sold solely as mineral or vit amin supplements and 102
164164 guaranteed as specified in this section need not show guarantees 103
165165 for protein, fat, and fiber. 104
166166 3. Other nutritional substances or elements determinable 105
167167 by laboratory methods may be guaranteed by permission of, or 106
168168 shall be guaranteed a t the request of, the department as may be 107
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170170 (f) The common or usual name of each ingredient used in 109
171171 the manufacture of the commercial feed; however, for all 110
172172 commercial feed except horse feed, the department by rule may 111
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174174 which perform a similar nutritional function. 113
175175 (g) A label on a dosage form animal product must contain 114
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177177 1. An accurate statement of the net weight. 116
178178 2. The name and principal address of the registrant. 117
179179 3. The brand name and product name, if any, under which 118
180180 the dosage form animal product is distributed. 119
181181 4. The date of manufacture or expiration date of the 120
182182 dosage form animal product sold at retail as the department may 121
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184184 5. The amount of each active ingredient per serving. 123
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198198 contained in the dosage form animal product. 125
199199 7. A statement that identifies how the dosage form animal 126
200200 product supports the structure or function of the animal. 127
201201 8. Precautionary statements and warnings required to 128
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204204 9. Recommended dosage by animal weight. 131
205205 10. The statement "Not for human consumption." 132
206206 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023. 133