587.690 - Requirements for labels; information to be furnished to purchaser; exceptions. - Nevada Statutes

587.690  Requirements for labels; information to be furnished to purchaser; exceptions.

      1.  It is unlawful to sell, offer to sell or distribute in this state any commercial feed for livestock unless each container in which it is marketed bears a descriptive label or tag stating:

      (a) The net weight of the commercial feed;

      (b) The commonly recognized or official name of each ingredient used in its manufacture; and

      (c) The guaranteed analysis of crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, of minerals and vitamins.

      2.  Minerals need not be guaranteed if mineral elements are less than 6 1/2 percent and no claim is made on the label. Vitamins need not be guaranteed if the commercial feed is neither formulated nor represented in any manner as a vitamin supplement.

      3.  Each delivery of commercial feed for livestock in bulk shall be accompanied by an invoice or delivery slip containing the information required by subsection 1, except that in the case of repeated bulk deliveries of the same ingredients, only the first invoice or delivery slip is required to contain this information.

      4.  This section does not apply to customer-formula feeds or to contract feeders.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1133)