Article 2 (Definitions) The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
- The term "feed" means single-compound feed, assorted feed, and supplementary feed, all of which
are used as nutrients for livestock specified in the Livestock Industry Act and animals, fish, etc. determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (hereinafter referred to as "animals"), and necessary for the maintenance of their health and growth: Provided, That any feed taken by animals, etc. as animal medicine shall be excluded herefrom;
- The term "single-compound feed" means vegetable, animal or mineral substances determined and
publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and used either directly as feed or as raw materials for making assorted feed;
- The term "assorted feed" means feed made of single-compound feed and supplementary feed, etc. by
mixing or processing them in proper proportions and determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs according to the purpose of use;
- The term "supplementary feed" means feed added to any other feed to prevent the quality of feed
from deteriorating or to upgrade the efficacy of feed and determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs;
- The term "manufacturing business" means a business manufacturing (including mixing, assorting,
combining, or processing feed; hereinafter the same shall apply) and selling or supplying feed;
- The term "import business" means a business importing feed to sell (including cases where imported
feed is simply repackaged: hereinafter the same shall apply);
- The term "manufacturer" means a person who runs a feed-manufacturing business;
- The term "importer" means a person who runs a feed-import business;
- The term "distributor" means a person, other than a manufacturer or importer, who runs a business
selling feed.