§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 All registrations shall remain in effect until withdrawn in writing by the registrant or canceled pursuant to this chapter or rules of the department.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]
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