Sec. 34. (a) Subject to subsection (b), and in the manner provided by IC 4-22-2, the state chemist may adopt:
(1) rules for commercial feeds, pet foods, and specialty pet foods as specifically authorized in this chapter; and
(2) other reasonable rules necessary for the efficient enforcement of this chapter.
(b) In the interest of uniformity, the state chemist shall adopt the following by rule unless the state chemist determines that the following are inconsistent with this chapter or are not appropriate to conditions that exist in Indiana:
(1) The official definitions of feed ingredients and official feed terms adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and published in the official publication of that organization.
(2) Any regulation promulgated under the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) if the state chemist would have the authority under this chapter to adopt such a rule.
(c) The state chemist may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to exclude from the definition of "commercial feed" commodities, such as hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, hulls, and individual chemical compounds or substances when the commodities, compounds, or substances are not intermixed or mixed with other materials.
(d) The state chemist may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to require copies of labels and labeling.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-5-13-14.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.99-2012, SEC.39.