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Want to know how to contact the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development? On this page you will find phone numbers, email addresses, snail mail addresses, and online contact forms for everything we do here at MDARD. We even have a complaint form for those of you with complaints.
Laws and Regulations pertaining to and governing the actions and policies of the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development.
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Animal ID and movement requirements in the State of Michigan
Animal health resources for veterinary professionals.
Diseases affecting, or potentially affecting, animals in Michigan
Information on how to acquire a feed license to manufacture or distribute commercial feed in Michigan.
Rules governing the disposal of Bodies of Dead Animals (BODA).
Materials developed to provide information on how an individual may become a qualified Animal Control Officer.
Information about how MDARD's Agriculture Development Division can help you grow your business in Michigan.
Michigan's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) was created to help protect our environment and wildlife. Michigan is partnering with the federal government to implement conservation practices of great significance to the state, and valuable to the nation, in matters of soil erosion, water quality, and wildlife habitat.
Programs under the Private Forestlands Initiative, including the Forestry Assistance Program, Qualified Forester Registration, and Qualified Forest Program.
Good migrant labor housing is an essential element in securing an adequate supply of seasonal agricultural workers.
The Cottage Food law, enacted in 2010, allows individuals to manufacture and store certain types of foods in an unlicensed home kitchen.
Find a licensed firm in Michigan, from pesticide businesses to retail establishments, and more.
For the registration of horses, breeders and owners so as to render them eligible for racing and breeder/owner awards.
Retail Motor Fuel Outlet licensing information, applications and forms.
Information on Weights & Measures service person and agency registration, as well as weights and measures advisories.
Each new, existing, and proposed commercial pesticide or fertilizer bulk storage facility is required to register annually with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Fertilizer License and Registration Requirements, as well as Liming License Requirements
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If Your Company is Using Labels with Different Names and/or Addresses:
Every commercial feed label must show the complete name and principal mailing address of the licensee, exactly as it appears on the license. Use the following scenarios to determine if more than one license is needed:
1. ABC Company, 111 First Ave., New York, NY 10001 appears on the label. A valid Michigan Commercial Feed license must be held by ABC Company, 111 First Ave., New York, NY 10001.
2. ABC Company manufactures a commercial feed that is distributed by XYZ Company, Detroit, MI 48299. The label states: Manufactured by ABC Company, 111 First Ave., New York, NY 10001; Distributed by XYZ Company, Detroit, MI 48299. A valid Michigan Commercial Feed license must be held by either ABC Company, 111 First Ave., New York, NY 10001 or by XYZ Company, Detroit, MI 48299.
3. ABC Company manufactures a commercial feed that is distributed by XYZ Company, Detroit, MI 48299. The label states: Distributed by XYZ Company, Detroit, MI 48299. XYZ Company, Detroit, MI 48299, must hold a valid Michigan Commercial Feed license.
4. Alpha Feeds, Inc., 222 Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90095 holds a current Michigan license. Alpha Feeds also conducts business using several other assumed names. The various product lines each utilize a different assumed name on their labels, but the name Alpha Feeds, Inc. does not appear on the label. The addresses shown may or may not be the same as that shown on Alpha Feeds' license. A Michigan Commercial Feed license is required for each assumed name/address combination that appears independently on feed labels when the name Alpha Feeds, Inc. does not appear on the label. (Note: The term "assumed name" as used here refers to any name used by a company or one of its divisions, subsidiaries, etc. that differs from the name presented for use on a commercial feed license.)
5. Beta Mills, 212 Railroad Street, Niles, MI 49120 has additional branches in Marcellus, MI and in Shipshewana, IN. All three produce feeds labeled as manufactured by Beta Mills, but showing the address of the branch location only. All three distribute their commercial feeds in Michigan. Each location needs a separate Michigan Commercial Feed license.
6. Beta Mills, 212 Railroad Street, Niles, MI 49120 manufactures feed. The labels state: manufactured by Beta Mills, Shipshewana, IN. The in state manufacturer (Niles, MI) and the label guarantor location (Shipshewana, IN) each require a Michigan Commercial Feed license. Each in state feed manufacturer needs a separate Michigan Commercial Feed license, even if the in state location uses labeling from an out of state location, like a corporate office.