§144-7  Misbranding.  No person shalldistribute or import misbranded feed.  A commercial, toll-milled, orcustom-mixed feed shall be deemed to be misbranded:

(1)  If its labeling is false or misleading in anyparticular.

(2)  If it is distributed under the name of anotherfeed.

(3)  If it is not labeled as required in section 144-4and in rules prescribed under this chapter.

(4)  If it purports to be or is represented as acommercial feed, or if it purports to contain or is represented as containing afeed ingredient, unless such commercial feed or feed ingredient conforms to thedefinition of identity, if any, prescribed by rules of the department.  In theadoption of such rules the department shall give due regard to commonlyaccepted definitions such as those issued by the Association of American FeedControl Officials.

(5)  If any word, statement, or other informationrequired by or under authority of this chapter to appear on the label orlabeling is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness (ascompared with other words, statements, designs, or devices, in the labeling)and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by theordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use. [L 1959, c275, pt of §1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §22; am L 1961, c 132, §2; Supp, §24-8;HRS §144-8; am L 1979, c 186, pt of §1; am and ren L 1983, c 214, pt of §2]

 

Revision Note

 

  Section"144-4" substituted for "144-5".