{"topic_id":"US_MI_commercial_feed_registration","category":"us_state","context":"---\ntopic_id: US_MI_commercial_feed_registration\ncategory: us_state\ntitle: \"Michigan — Commercial feed law: registration (pet food included)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Michigan commercial feed law, MI Feed Law, Act 120 of 1975 (MCL 285.611 et seq.), retrieved 2026-07-30 (first-hand official source via Tavily /extract)\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/us-state/mi_feed_law_act120_1975_2026-07-30.txt\nsource_type: official_text\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-30\ntokens_estimated: 300\nverification: C1_substring_match\nclaims: 6\nsource_document: \"MI Feed Law, Act 120 of 1975 (MCL 285.611 et seq.)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"MI Feed Law, Act 120 of 1975 (MCL 285.611 et seq.)\"\n  title: \"Michigan — Commercial feed law (registration)\"\n  url: \"http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-Act-120-of-1975.pdf\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-30\"\n  ref: \"Official Michigan source (first-hand, via Tavily /extract)\"\n  doc_type: \"official statute/regulation text (first-hand)\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n\n# Michigan — Commercial feed law: registration (pet food included)\n\nSource: MI Feed Law, Act 120 of 1975 (MCL 285.611 et seq.), retrieved 2026-07-30. Commercial feed (which includes pet food) distributed in Michigan is regulated under this statute/program. This P2/P3 topic covers registration.\n\n## Registration framework\n\n### Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n- `FEED LAW Act 120 of 1975 AN ACT to license and regulate the manufacture and distribution of commercial feeds; to require fees; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.`\n- `This act shall be known and may be cited as the \"feed law\".`\n- `As used in this act: (a) \"AAFCO official publication\" means the document entitled \"2015 Official Publication\", as published by the Association of American Feed Control Officials.`\n- `(c) \"Animal feed\" means edible material that is consumed by an animal and contributes energy, nutrients, or both, to the animal's diet.`\n- `(d) \"Brand\" means a word, name, symbol, or device, or a combination of any of these that identifies the commercial feed of a manufacturer or distributor and distinguishes it from that of other manufacturers or distributors.`\n- `(e) \"Bulk\" or \"in bulk\" means feed that is not divided into parts or packaged in separate units or any lot that is not in a closed container at the time it passes to the possession of the purchaser and includes that feed at any stage of distribution.`\n","sources":["Florida Statutes Chapter 580 — Michigan — Commercial feed law (registration) (retrieved 2026-07-30)"],"source":{"authority":"Florida Statutes Chapter 580","title":"Michigan — Commercial feed law (registration)","url":"http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-Act-120-of-1975.pdf","retrieved":"2026-07-30","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"MI Feed Law, Act 120 of 1975 (MCL 285.611 et seq.)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/us-state/mi_feed_law_act120_1975_2026-07-30.txt"},"source_document":"MI Feed Law, Act 120 of 1975 (MCL 285.611 et seq.)","source_file":"pdf-raw/us-state/mi_feed_law_act120_1975_2026-07-30.txt","tokens_estimated":445,"generated_at":"2026-07-30","tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}