Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
Main phone: 617-626-1720
Fax: 617-626-1850
Website: www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-department-of-agricultural-resources
Address
251 Causeway Street, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114
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
Separate Pet Statute/Regulation, Statute/Regulation Citation
Separate Pet Statute/Regulation, Pet defined
No separate pet definition
Regulatory Authority
Labeling, Pre-market review of labels
n/a
Labeling, Standards
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
Adulteration
Inspection, Sampling, Analysis
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 128, §§
58 to 59
Inspection Fees and Reports
n/a
Prohibited Acts
Penalties
Recall Authority
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