A. A fertilizer distributed in this state in containers shall have placed on or affixed to the container a label setting forth in clearly legible and conspicuous form the following information:
(1) the net weight or other measure prescribed as satisfactory to the board;
(2) brand and grade;
(3) guaranteed analysis;
(4) name and address of the registrant; and
(5) directions for use for fertilizer distributed to a consumer.
B. If a fertilizer is distributed in bulk, a written or printed statement of the information required by Subsection A of this section shall accompany delivery and be supplied to the purchaser at time of delivery.
C. A fertilizer formulated according to specifications that are furnished by a consumer prior to mixing shall be labeled to show the net weight, guaranteed analysis and the name and address of the distributor.
D. Each brand of soil conditioner distributed in the state shall be accompanied by a legible label bearing the following information:
(1) net weight or other measure prescribed as satisfactory by the board;
(2) the brand name under which the soil conditioner is distributed;
(3) an accurate statement of composition and purpose; and
(4) the name and address of the registrant.
History: 1953 Comp., § 45-13-15, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 184, § 5; 1975, ch. 181, § 5; 2013, ch. 112, § 4.
The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, expanded the scope of the labeling requirements to apply to all fertilizers; required that labels include directions for use of the fertilizer; in Subsections A, B and C, deleted "commercial" before "fertilizer"; and added Paragraph (5) of Subsection A.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 3 Am. Jur. 2d Agriculture § 57.
3 C.J.S. Agriculture § 78.
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