INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL FEEDINCSTUFFS 



Made for the 

 STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



The New Hampshire Commercial Feed Law is administered by the 

 Commissioner of Agriculture. All inquiries concerning- the law and the 

 registration of feedingstuff s should be addressed to the Feed Control Super- 

 visor, State House, Concord, New Hampshire. 



Official samples of feedingstuffs offered for sale in the state are col- 

 lected under the direction of Honorable Perley I. Fitts, Commissioner of 

 Agriculture, by Mr. George H. Laramie, Control Supervisor, and Mr. Harold 

 Ayer, Assistant Control Supervisor. During the year ending June 30, 1954, 

 707 official samples were submitted for analysis. These samples represented 

 brands of 165 manufacturers. 



THE LAW 



The New Hampshire Commercial Feed Law, Chapter 226 of the Laws 

 of the State of New Hampshire, conforms closely to the Uniform Feed Bill 

 proposed by the Association of American Feed Control Officials. Every 

 individual or firm expecting to sell their feed products in New Hampshire 

 should obtain a copy of the leaflet "New Hampshire Commerical Feed Law 

 and Rules and Regulations" from the office of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture, State House, Concord, New Hampshire. Purchasers of feedingstuffs 

 should read this leaflet for official information concerning the requirements 

 of the law. 



Registration: Each brand of commercial feed offered for sale in the state 

 must be registered. The term "Commercial feed" refers to "all materials 

 which are distributed for use as feed for animals, other than man, and for 

 wild birds kept in captivity, except (1) unmixed whole seeds and meals 

 made directly from the entire seeds, (2) unground hay and (3) whole or 

 ground straw, stover, silage, cobs, and hulls when not mixed with other 

 materials." 



The feedingstuff is usually registered by the manufacturer or jobber 

 whether he is located within or outside the state. Feedingstuffs manufac- 

 tured in other states are frequently handled by several middlemen before 

 they reach the local distributor. Under the provisions of the law, if the 

 manufacturer or jobber fails to make registration, the dealer is respon- 

 sible. Dealers who purchase feed for resale must assure themselves that 

 the brands they purchase are properly registered and the license fee paid ; 

 otherwise, they must assume that responsibility. The Feed Control Super- 

 visor provides forms to be filed in his office for the registration of feeds. 

 Copy of this form is shown on Page 4. 



