1. A. When minor elements, pesticides, and/or seeds are added, the label, tag, or printed invoice shall contain the following:

   1. 1. guarantee of the fertilizer (percent by weight) before the addition of minor elements, pesticides and/or seeds;
   2. 2. amount per ton of minor elements, pesticides and/or seeds added; and
   3. 3. percent by weight of the active ingredients added.
2. B. All additives shall be clearly labeled as such.
3. C. The validity of claims on the label, tag or printed invoice will be verified by the director of Agricultural Chemistry Programs. No false or misleading statements indicating that additives possess fertilizer properties will be permitted.
4. D. When two or more fertilizer materials are mixed or blended together, the guarantor shall indicate on the label, tag, or printed invoice, the percent by weight of nitrogen (N), available phosphoric acid (P₂O₅), and soluble potash (K₂O) in the final mixture.

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 12:494 (August 1986), amended by the amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Feed, Fertilizer, and Agricultural Liming Commission, LR 38:2521 (October 2012).