1. (a) Before distributing manure based fertilizer in Indiana for consideration, the person that is the guarantor of each brand and grade of the manure based fertilizer must submit to the state chemist:

   1. (1) an application for registration on a form furnished by the state chemist; and
   2. (2) a filing fee of twenty dollars ($20).
2. (b) Upon approval of the application, the state chemist shall furnish a copy of the registration to the applicant.
3. (c) All registrations expire on June 30 each year.

4. (d) In addition to the filing fee set forth in subsection (a), a late filing fee equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the appropriate filing fee is assessed when:

   1. (1) an application to renew the registration of a manure based fertilizer under this section is received after July 31; or
   2. (2) a product that must be registered under this section is found to be in distribution before registration.

5. (e) An application under subsection (a) must include the following information:

   1. (1) The name and address of the registrant.
   2. (2) The brand and grade.

   3. (3) The guaranteed analysis showing the minimum percentage of plant food claimed in the following order and form:

      1. (A) Total nitrogen (N) _____ percent.
      2. (B) Available phosphate (P 2 O 5 ) _____ percent.
      3. (C) Soluble potash (K 2 O) _____ percent.

6. (f) Additional plant food elements or other additives that are determinable by chemical methods may be guaranteed only by permission of the state chemist. The state chemist shall grant permission only if the state chemist determines that the guarantee would not constitute a misrepresentation and is correct. Additional plant foods that are guaranteed:

   1. (1) must be included in the guarantee in the form of the element; and
   2. (2) are subject to inspection and analysis in accordance with the methods that the state chemist prescribes.

As added by P.L.98-2026, SEC.51.