Definition and terms

1. The names and definitions for commercial feeds shall be the official definition of feed ingredients adopted by the association of American feed control officials, except as the department designates otherwise in specific cases. 2. The terms used in reference to commercial feeds shall be the official feed terms adopted by the association of American feed control officials, except as the department designates otherwise in specific cases. 3. The following commodities are hereby declared exempt from the definition of commercial feed, under the provisions of subsection 2 of North Dakota Century Code section 19-13.1-02: raw meat, hay, straw, stover, silages, cobs, husks, and hulls when unground and when not mixed or intermixed with other materials; provided that these commodities are not adulterated within the meaning of North Dakota Century Code section 19-13.1-07. 4. Individual chemical compounds and substances are hereby declared exempt from the definition of commercial feed under the provisions of subsection 2 of North Dakota Century Code section 19-13.1-02. It has been determined that these products meet the following criteria: a. There is an adopted association of American feed control officials' definition for the product. b. The product is either generally recognized as safe or is not covered by a specific food and drug administration regulation. c. The product is either a natural occurring product of relatively uniform chemical composition or is manufactured to meet the association of American feed control officials' definition of the product. d. The use of the product in the feed industry constitutes a minor portion of its total industrial use. e. Small quantities of additives, which are intended to impart special desirable characteristics shall be permitted. f. There is no need or problem of control of this product. LIST OF EXEMPTED SUBSTANCES Loose Salt