2020 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 287 - Animal Industry
Act 120 of 1975 Feed Law (287.521 - 287.539)
Section 287.534 Prohibited Acts.
Sec. 14.
A person shall not do or shall not cause any of the following:
(a) Manufacture or distribute any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded.
(b) Adulterate or misbrand any commercial feed.
(c) Distribute agricultural commodities such as whole grain, whole seed, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, and husks, that are adulterated within the meaning of section 8. Upon prior approval by the director, commodities described in this subdivision may be distributed if reworked to acceptable levels for safe use to be fed to animals.
(d) Remove or dispose of, without authorization from the director, commercial feed subject to a seizure order.
(e) Fail or refuse to obtain a license required under section 4.
(f) Fail to make records available, furnish reports, permit the examination of records, or pay an inspection fee as required under section 6.
(g) Refuse, or cause another person to refuse, to permit entry, inspection, sampling, or examination and copying of production and distribution records and production and control procedures authorized under section 7.
(h) Provide false information in a matter pertaining to this act or resist, impede, or hinder the director or authorized representatives in the discharge of their duties.
(i) Violate section 16(8).
(j) Violate a rule promulgated under section 11.
(k) Reuse bags, totes, or other containers for animal feed, including customer-formula feeds, unless the container has always been used and restricted to use within a commercial licensed facility, or is in, on, or upon a portable device and can be filled without entering the manufacturing facility. Containers that have been used to directly feed livestock, such as tubs, troughs, licks, or other containers, must not be refilled with feed.
History: 1975, Act 120, Imd. Eff. June 26, 1975 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 83, Eff. Oct. 1, 2015 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 93, Imd. Eff. Mar. 26, 2018
