1. Additive―any substance added to fertilizer in small amounts.

2. Adulteration―any situation:

   1. 1. where a commercial fertilizer contains any material which is not specifically declared to be a component of the fertilizer;
   2. 2. where materials which are likely to cause injury or damage to crop plants are present;
   3. 3. where materials containing nitrogen in a form which is but slightly available to plants is added to make up a part of the required nitrogen content; or
   4. 4. where the actual analysis is lower than the guaranteed analysis.
3. Basic Slag―a by-product from the manufacturing of steel by the Bessemer or open-hearth process.
4. Commission―the Feed, Fertilizer, and Agricultural Liming Commission.
5. Commissioner―the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry or his duly authorized representatives acting at his discretion.
6. Composite Sample―a collection of samples taken from a given lot or load of fertilizer, and these aggregated samples are treated as one representative sample of the total lot or load.
7. Custom-Mixed Fertilizer―a fertilizer product which has been produced to the customer's specifications and promotes plant growth or exerts beneficial action on the soil.
8. Deficiency―any condition where the required primary plant nutrients constitute less than the percent, by weight, guaranteed.
9. Fertilizer―all materials sold for the purpose of promoting the growth of plants or exerting beneficial action on the soil. Fertilizer does not include: lime, limestone, marl, gypsum, sulphur, unground bones when not mixed with any other substances, and manure or excrement from any domestic animal which has not been dried or otherwise treated.
10. Fertilizer Blend―a mixture of two or more components containing different plant nutrients and mixed together to give a predetermined percentage of each of the nutrients in the final product.
11. Fertilizer Grade―the specific percentage of nitrogen (N), available phosphoric acid (P₂O₅), and soluble potash (K₂O) or any two of these components.
12. Guarantor―a person who manufactures, sells or offers fertilizer for sale under his name or brand.
13. Micronutrients―those listed in §107.E herein.
14. Mixed Fertilizer―a fertilizer product that contains a minimum of 20 percent by weight of the primary nutrients which promotes plant growth or exerts beneficial action on the soil.
15. Package―any parcel, bag, or other container in which fertilizer is stored and/or offered for sale.
16. Pesticide―any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used for defoliating or desiccating plants, for destroying or repelling pests, or preventing or mitigating the effects of pests.
17. Premise―any place, warehouse, store, truck, railroad car, boat, etc., where fertilizer may be kept by a guarantor.
18. Primary Plant Nutrients―nitrogen (N), available phosphoric acid (P₂O₅), and soluble potash (K₂O).
19. Purchase Invoice―delivery, scale or meter ticket to identify the fertilizer in the trade channel.
20. Registrant―a person who has been registered by the commission as required by R.S. 3:1413(A).
21. Sampling―the process of taking a portion or a specimen of fertilizer.
22. Small Packages―less than 5 gallons of liquid fertilizer and less than 50 pounds of dry material.
23. Specialty Fertilizer―any commercial fertilizer distributed in packages containing 16 fluid ounces or less and designed primarily for use on household plants grown for noncommercial purposes.
24. State Chemist―the director of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station of the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, or his designee.
25. Superphosphate―the product obtained when ground bones or phosphate rock is treated with sulfuric acid. The available phosphoric acid (P₂O₅) will be 18 to 20 percent.
26. Value of Deficiency―the dollar value attributable to a penalty calculated in accordance with these rules.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1382.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Fertilizer Commission, LR 7:164 (April 1981), amended LR 12:493 (August 1986), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Feed, Fertilizer, and Agricultural Liming Commission, LR 37:809 (March 2011), LR 38:2521 (October 2012).