4.12.406    ANALYTICAL ACTION LEVELS

(1) This rule establishes the action levels as stated in (5).

(2) These action levels, as compared to the guaranteed claim, will be used to determine when a feed or nutrient is considered to be adulterated as defined by 80-9-204(13), MCA.

(3) These action levels will be used by the department when assessing the appropriate enforcement action/civil penalty for an adulterated feed.

(4) Violations may occur solely by one nutrient within an official feed sample exceeding the action level and not meeting the guaranteed claim of that feed nutrient.

(5)  Action levels are as follows:

 

Determination

Analytical Variances (AV%)

Deviation allowed below a minimum guaranteed claim

Deviation allowed above a maximum guaranteed claim

Moisture

12

*

1 AV’s

Ash

45/x + 3

*

2 AV’s

Crude protein

20/x + 2

2 AV's

*

Lysine

20

40%

*

Methionine

 

40%

*

NPN equiv

80/x + 3

*

2 AV's

Crude fat

10

2 AV's

*

Crude fiber

30/x + 6

2 AV's**

2 AV's

Calcium

10

2 AV's

2 AV's

Phosphorus

3/x + 8

2 AV's

*

Salt

15/x + 9

2 AV'S

2 AV's

Magnesium

20

35%

*

Manganese

30

45%

*

Potassium

15

25%

*

Sodium

20

30%

30%

Selenium

25

40%

*

Zinc

20

35%

*

Iron

25

40%

 

Iodine

40

45%

*

Copper

25

40%

*

Vitamin A

30

45%

*

 

x = % guarantee

* no action level established

** applies only to rabbit feeds

 

History: 80-9-103, 80-9-204, MCA; IMP, 80-9-303, MCA; NEW, 2002 MAR p. 778, Eff. 7/1/02; AMD, 2018 MAR p. 631, Eff. 3/31/18.