8 CCR 1202-6, pt. 11 - Adulterants

11.1. For the purpose of Section 35-60-107(2)(a), C.R.S., of the Colorado Feed Law, the terms "poisonous or deleterious substances" include but are not limited to the following:

11.1.1. Fluorine and any mineral or mineral mixture which is to be used directly for the feeding of domestic animals and in which the fluorine exceeds 0.20% for breeding and dairy cattle; 0.30% for slaughter cattle; 0.30% for sheep; 0.35% for lambs; 0.45% for swine; and 0.60% for poultry.

11.1.2. Fluorine bearing ingredients when used in such amounts that they raise the fluorine content of the total ration (exclusive of roughage) above the following amounts: 0.004% for breeding and dairy cattle; 0.009% for slaughter cattle; 0.006% for sheep; 0.01% for lambs; 0.015% for swine and 0.03% for poultry.

11.1.3. Fluorine bearing ingredients incorporated in any feed that is fed directly to cattle, sheep or goats consuming roughage (with or without) limited amounts of grain, that results in a daily fluorine intake in excess of 50 milligrams of fluorine per 100 pounds of body weight.

11.1.4. Soybean meal, flakes or pellets or other vegetable meals, flakes or pellets which have been extracted with trichlorethylene or other chlorinated solvents.

11.1.5. Sulfur dioxide, Sulfurous acid, and salts of Sulfurous acid when used in or on feeds or feed ingredients which are considered or reported to be a significant source of vitamin B1(Thiamine).

11.1.6. Aflatoxin B1, B2, G1, G2 above 20 parts per billion (ppb) individually or total when in feed destined for dairy animals or an unknown use, over 20 ppb for feed and ingredients (excluding cottonseed meal) for immature animals, over 100 ppb for corn and peanut products for breeding cattle, breeding swine, and mature poultry, over 200 ppb for corn and peanut products for finishing swine over 100 pounds, over 300 ppb for corn and peanut products finishing beef cattle, and over 300 ppb for cottonseed meal for beef cattle, swine or poultry.

11.1.7. Fumonisin above 5 parts per million (ppm) except that with proper labeling as approved by the Commissioner less than 15 ppm may be distributed when destined for finishing swine (more than 100 lbs. body weight); less than 50 ppm may be distributed for feedlot cattle.

11.2. All screenings or by-products of grains and seeds containing weed seeds, when used in commercial feed or sold as such to the ultimate consumer, shall be ground fine enough or otherwise treated to destroy the viability of such weed seeds so that the finished product contains no viable prohibited weed seeds and not more than 1 viable restricted weed seeds per pound. For the purposes of this provision, prohibited weed seed and restricted weed seeds shall be those as established by the Commissioner under the Colorado Seed Act (Section 35-27-103(16), C.R.S.) and in the Rules adopted thereunder.

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8 CCR 1202-6, pt. 11

38 CR 05, March 10, 2015, effective 3/30/2015 39 CR 05, March 10, 2016, effective 3/30/2016 39 CR 23, December 10, 2016, effective 12/30/2016 40 CR 20, October 25, 2017, effective 11/30/2017 43 CR 22, November 25, 2020, effective 12/15/2020 45 CR 22, November 25, 2022, effective 12/15/2022