# Title 7 — Agriculture Commissioner

## Article 7-17 — Pet Food and Specialty Pet Food

## Chapter 7-17-01 — Definitions

### § 7-17-01-01. Definitions.

As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise, means:
1. "AAFCO" means the association of American feed control officials.
2. "All life stages" means gestation/lactation, growth, and adult maintenance life stages for dogs,
cats, and other mammals (including breeding animals) or adult and juvenile life stages for
nonmammalian species.
3. "Daily food" means a specialty pet food product, other than a treat, food mixer or food
supplement, for specialty pet species with no recognized nutritional authority.
4. "Familiar household unit" means a typical feeding unit in volume or count (e.g., can,
measuring cup, treat, or piece).
5. "Family" means a group of products, which are nutritionally adequate for any or all life stages
based on their nutritional similarity to a lead product, which has been successfully test-fed
according to an association of American feed control officials feeding protocol.
6. "Food mixer" means a pet or specialty pet food product that is intended to top, accompany, or
contribute to a complete diet but is generally not intended to be a complete diet.
7. "Food supplement" means a pet or specialty pet food product that is intended to supply
specific nutrients or other food components but is not a complete diet.
8. "Immediate container" means the unit, can, box, tin, bag, or other receptacle or covering in
which a pet food or specialty pet food is displayed for sale to retail purchasers, but does not
include containers used as shipping containers.
9. "Ingredient statement" means a collective and contiguous listing on the label of the ingredients
of which the pet food or specialty pet food is composed.

10. "Pet nutrition facts" means a graphic box located on the label containing nutritional information
for a pet food product.
11. "Principal display panel" means the part of a label that is most likely to be displayed,
presented, shown, or examined under normal and customary conditions of display for retail
sale.
12. "Specialty pet nutrition facts" means a graphic box located on the label containing nutritional
information for a specialty pet food product.
13. "Veterinary diet" means a pet or specialty pet food product that is intended to be used under
veterinary supervision only.
History: Effective July 1, 2020; amended effective July 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-41-20
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-41-05
