A. Each container of a soil amendment shall be labeled on the face or display side in a readable and conspicuous form to show the following information:

1. The net weight of the contents;

2. The name of the product;

3. The guaranteed analysis;

4. A statement as to the purpose of the product;

5. Adequate directions for use; and

6. The name and address of the registrant.

B. Bulk lots shall be labeled by attaching a copy of the label to the invoice that shall be furnished to the purchaser.

C. The State Board of Agriculture may require proof of claims made for any soil amendment. If no claims are made, the Board may require proof of usefulness and value of the soil amendment. For evidence of proof the Board may rely on experimental data, evaluations, or advice supplied from sources including but not limited to the Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station. The experimental design shall be related to Oklahoma conditions for which the product is intended. The Board may accept or reject other sources of proof as additional evidence in evaluating soil amendments.

D. No soil amending ingredient may be listed or guaranteed on the labels or labeling of soil amendments without Board approval.

E. The Board may allow a soil amending ingredient to be listed or guaranteed on the label or labeling if satisfactory supportive data is provided the Board to substantiate the value and usefulness of the soil amending ingredients. The Board may rely on outside sources including but not limited to the Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station for assistance in evaluating the data submitted.

F. If the Board approves the listing of guarantee of a soil amending ingredient, it shall be subject to inspection and analysis.

G. The Board may prescribe methods and procedures of inspection and analysis of the soil amending ingredient. The Board may stipulate, by rule, the quantities of the soil amending ingredient or soil amending ingredients required in soil amendments.

Added by Laws 1975, c. 181, § 4, emerg. eff. May 22, 1975. Amended by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 83, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Renumbered from § 1704 of this title by Laws 2001, c. 146, § 255, emerg. eff. April 30, 2001. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 415, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.