Massachusetts

Registration Information

Annual Registration fee of $100 per product

 

Tonnage Information

No tonnage fees

 

Other Regulations

We follow AAFCO guidelines
 

Statutes

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, §§ 51 to 63

Regulations

330 Mass. Code Regs. 14.00

Separate Pet Statute/Regulation, Statute/Regulation Citation

330 Mass. Code Regs. 13.00

Separate Pet Statute/Regulation, Pet defined

No separate pet definition

Regulatory Authority

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, § 57

Labeling, Pre-market review of labels

n/a

Labeling, Standards

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, § 53

Labeling, Model Pet Feed Label Updates

n/a

Licensing or Registration

Registration – Mass. Gen. Laws
ch. 128, § 52

Ingredient Definitions -incorporation of AAFCO Models by reference

330 Mass. Code Regs. 14.06.01

Laboratory Standards

n/a

Misbranding

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, § 55

Adulteration

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, § 54

Inspection, Sampling, Analysis

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, §§
58 to 59

Inspection Fees and Reports

n/a

Prohibited Acts

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, § 56

Penalties

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, § 61

Recall Authority

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, § 60

How is it funded?

n/a

A provision prohibiting cottonseed

n/a

Good Manufacturing Practice

330 Mass. Code Regs. 14.11

Brand and Product Names

330 Mass. Code Regs. 14.04