- A. The annual fee for persons operating a business engaged in the distribution or sale of a commercial fertilizer shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and expire on a date to be determined by the State Board of Agriculture.
- B. Any person operating a business that is engaged in the distribution, or sale of a commercial fertilizer shall obtain a license from the Board for each business location. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the ultimate consumer engaged in the physical act of application of a commercial fertilizer or to a retail store selling only bagged registered commercial fertilizer.
C. An application for license shall include:
- 1. The name and address of licensee; and
2. The name and address of each distribution point in the state.
The licensee shall inform the Board in writing of additional distribution points established during the period of the license.
- D. No person shall distribute in this state a commercial or specialty fertilizer until it is registered with the Board by the distributor whose name appears on the label. An application for each brand and product name of each grade of fertilizer shall be made on a form furnished by the Board. Upon the approval of an application by the Board, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant. Registrations shall be permanent unless cancelled by the registrant or by the Board.
- E. A custom blender shall not be required to register each grade of fertilizer formulated according to specifications which are furnished by the final consumer prior to mixing, but shall be required to be licensed and shall be the guarantor of that custom blend.
F. An application for registration shall include the following:
- 1. The brand and grade;
- 2. The guaranteed analysis;
- 3. Name and address of the registrant; and
- 4. Net weight for packaged fertilizer.
Laws 2000, SB 1424, c. 367, § 107, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000.