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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 15.22.04.07" title_num="15" subtitle_num="22" chapter_num="04" heading="Feed.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>All certified organically produced livestock shall be fed 100 percent certified organic feed and approved feed supplements and additives, as defined in this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The following feed supplements and additives are approved for addition to organic feed, and may be from any source, provided the additive or its components are not prohibited under any other chapter of the organic program regulations:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Amino acids (chelated or nonchelated);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Enzymes;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Fish meal, crab meal, and fish and crab byproducts;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Mineral oil;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Minerals;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Salt; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Vitamins.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The following additives are prohibited from addition to organic feed:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Animal drugs, including hormones, to promote growth;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Feed supplements or additives in amounts above those needed for adequate nutrition and health maintenance for the species at its specific stage of life;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Formulas containing urea or manure;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Mammalian or poultry slaughter byproducts to mammals or poultry; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Plastic pellets for roughage.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The use of feed, feed supplements, or feed additives in violation of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, is prohibited.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>An organic animal producer shall use feed, feed supplements, and feed additives in accordance with the Maryland Commercial Feed Law, as provided under Agriculture Article, §§6-101—6-117, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>