§144-3  Registration.  (a)  Each
commercial feed shall be registered before being distributed in this State or
imported; provided that custom-mixed feed and toll-milled feed are exempt from
registration.  The application for registration shall be submitted on forms
furnished by the department and also shall be accompanied by a label or other
printed matter describing the product.  All registrations shall remain in
effect until withdrawn in writing by the registrant or canceled pursuant to
this chapter or rules of the department.  A registration fee shall be paid to
the department for each commercial feed registered.  Upon approval by the
department a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant.  The
application shall include the information required by section 144-4(a).



(b)  A distributor or importer shall not be
required to register any brand of commercial feed which is already registered
under this chapter by another person.



(c)  Minor changes in the guarantee of either
chemical or ingredient composition of a registered commercial feed may be
permitted as provided in department rules; provided there is satisfactory
evidence that the changes would not result in a lowering of the feeding value
of the product for the purpose for which designed.



(d)  The department may refuse registration of
any application not in compliance with this chapter or rules adopted under this
chapter and may cancel any registration subsequently found not to be in
compliance with this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter; provided that
no registration shall be refused or canceled until the registrant has been
given an opportunity to be heard before the department and to amend the
registrant's application in order to comply with the requirements of this chapter.
[L 1959, c 275, pt of §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 132, §2;
Supp, §24-4; HRS §144-4; am L 1979, c 186, pt of §1; am and ren L 1983, c 214,
pt of §2; gen ch 1985; am L 1993, c 84, §2]