3-2609. Licensing
A. No person may manufacture or distribute commercial feed in this state without a
commercial feed license from the division, except that no license is required of persons
distributing only:
1. Commercial feeds to licensed manufacturers for further manufacturing.
2. Packaged commercial feed in the original packages or containers of a licensee as
packaged and labeled by the licensee.
3. Bulk commercial feed in the form received from a licensee and labeled as
required with label information furnished by the licensee, except for net weight
statement.
B. Applications for a license shall be made on forms prescribed by the department
listing each business location used in the manufacture or distribution of commercial feed
in this state and such other information the department requires. Applications shall be
accompanied by a fee of ten dollars per year for each separate place of business used in
the manufacture of commercial feed in this state. Applications of manufacturers or
distributors having no established place of business in this state, but otherwise subject
to a license under this section, shall be accompanied by a fee of ten dollars per
year. All licenses issued through 1998 expire on the last day of February of the
following year. Beginning in 1999, the director may provide by rule for licenses having
a term of one or more years and may prescribe the date on which licenses
expire. Licenses are not transferable and no credit or refund may be granted for
licenses held for less than a full license term. No new business locations may be put
into operation during the term of the license without the payment of an additional fee of
ten dollars for each new location.
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