11-13-107. Warning to distributor; seizure and order of disposition; application for release.
(a) When the director or his authorized agents find that an article is unregistered, mislabeled or misbranded, adulterated or that it does not conform to its label guarantee, he may issue a written statement warning the distributor that the article is considered to be in violation of the law. This statement is a warning only, to the distributor that if the article is distributed further the director may bring proceedings. If the distributor or manufacturer heeds the warning and corrects the violation within the time allowed by the director, no further action will be taken.
(b) Any lot of commercial feed not in compliance with requirements of law and regulations is subject to seizure on complaint of the director to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the commercial feed is located. If the court finds the commercial feed in violation and orders the condemnation of the feed, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the commercial feed and the laws of the state. In no instance shall the disposition of the commercial feed be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the feed or for permission to process or relabel the feed to bring it into compliance with the law.