The following acts and the causing thereof within the State of North Carolina are hereby prohibited:
(1) The manufacture or distribution of any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded.
(2) The adulteration or misbranding of any commercial feed.
(3) The distribution of agricultural commodities such as whole seed, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, and hulls, which are adulterated within the meaning of G.S. 106-284.38(1).
(4) The removal or disposal of a commercial feed in violation of an order under G.S. 106-284.43.
(5) The failure or refusal to register in accordance with G.S. 106-284.34.
(6) The violation of G.S. 106-284.44(f).
(7) Failure to pay inspection fees and file reports as required by G.S. 106-284.40.
(8) The use of metal fasteners as bag fasteners or for attaching labels to the containers of commercial feed.