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oat shorts, oat middliugs and oat hulls will not be accepted nnder the 

 term and the name of each separate ingredient Avill be required. 



Rule No. 9. ChamjiiKj Guarantees. Guarantees either as regards 

 composition nor ingredients Avill be changed onh' upon application by 

 the manufacturer accompanied with a statement of the reasons for 

 making such change. The old license certificate must be surrendered 

 before a new t)ne will be issued. 



Rule No. lO; Unlicensed Feed. When any unlicensed "commercial 

 feeding stuffs" as defined in section 1 of the law is found being oftered 

 for sale, the agent or dealer offering the feed for sale is notified and 

 advised to remove it from sale. Those failing to accept the advice and 

 heed the notice will be reported for violation of the law. 



Rule No. 11. Hamplcs not iiweting Guarantee. In the case of ap- 

 preciably deficient or of adulterated samples the manufacturer is given 

 ten days' advance notice in wliicli to file objections. A portion of the 

 official sample is furnished if requested. As soon as the deficiency or 

 adulteration is detected, the agent or person offering the feed for sale 

 is notified and advised to remove it from sale. Those failing to accei)t 

 this advice will be reported for violation of the law. 



Rule No. 12. Discarding or Substituting SainpJes. All requests for 

 discarding or substituting samples will be refused unless an error on the 

 part of an agent of the State Board of Agriculture can be shown. 



Rule No 13. Prosecutions. Original shippers of unlicensed, adulter- 

 ated or misbranded feeds will be prosecuted in all cases where it is 

 possible to do so either under the State law or through co-operation 

 with the United States Department of Agriculture under the Federal 

 Food and Drugs Act. Local dealers, however, are directly responsible 

 under the law for the feed they off'er for sale and will be held accountable 

 for failure of such feed to meet the requirements of the law, especially 

 for selling a feed when notified to withdraw it from sale. 



Rule No. 14. Statement of Ingredients. The attention of those de- 

 siring to register feeds for sale in this State is especially directed to 

 the requirement of the law regarding the declaration of ingredients. 

 Each and every substance used in compotmding feed must be given in the 

 list of ingredients without regard to the purpose for which it may be used. 



Rule No. 15. Net WeigJit. The law requires that the **net weight of 

 the package lot or parcel" be stated on the label. A statement of the 

 gross weight only, will be considered to be a case of misbranding and 

 dealt with accordingly. 



Rule No. 16. Fees. The license fee, required by law, is twenty dol- 

 lars ($20.00) per brand. This should be paid on or before January 1st of 

 each year or before the feed is placed on sale. All requests for a reduc- 

 tion of the license fee Avlien the registration is made after the first of the 

 year will be refused. 



Rule No. 17. Rebates. The Michigan feed law makes no provision 

 for the payment of rebates to cover deficiencies and although this practice 

 often shows the good intention of the manufacturer, the payment of 

 such rebates will have no bearing on any subsequent action which may 



