Section 22-614 – ADULTERATION.
22-614. ADULTERATION. No person shall distribute an adulterated fertilizer product. A fertilizer is adulterated if: (1) It contains any deleterious or harmful substance in sufficient amount to render it injurious to beneficial plant life, animals, humans, aquatic life, soil, or water when applied in accordance with directions for use on the label; or, if adequate […]
Section 22-615 – PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION.
22-615. PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION. The department shall publish at least annually and in a form it deems proper: the total tonnage of fertilizer distributed, the number of total official samples analyzed and the number of deficient official samples analyzed, and any other information the department deems fit. History: [22-615, added 2000, ch. 295, sec. 2, […]
Section 22-616 – “STOP SALE” ORDERS.
22-616. "STOP SALE" ORDERS. The department may issue and enforce a written or printed "stop sale, use, or removal" order to the distributor, owner or custodian of any fertilizer and hold the fertilizer, or order it held, at a designated place when the department finds the fertilizer is being offered for sale in violation of […]
Section 22-617 – COMPLAINT FOR SEIZURE — HEARING.
22-617. COMPLAINT FOR SEIZURE — HEARING. Any fertilizer that does not comply with this chapter is subject to seizure on complaint of the department to a court of competent jurisdiction in the geographic area in which the fertilizer is located. If the court finds the fertilizer to be in violation of this chapter and orders […]
Section 22-618 – VIOLATIONS.
22-618. VIOLATIONS. It is unlawful for any person to: (1) Distribute a misbranded fertilizer; (2) Fail, refuse or neglect to place upon or attach to each container of distributed fertilizer a label containing the information required by this chapter; (3) Fail, refuse or neglect to deliver to a purchaser of bulk fertilizer a statement containing […]
Section 22-619 – REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
22-619. REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS. (1) Any person convicted of violating any of this chapter or the rules promulgated thereunder or who impedes, obstructs, hinders, or otherwise prevents or attempts to prevent the director or a duly authorized agent from the performance of their duty in connection with this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and […]
Section 22-620 – USE OF FUNDS RECEIVED.
22-620. USE OF FUNDS RECEIVED. All moneys received by the director from the registration of various fertilizers and from the payment to him of moneys derived from the registration and inspection fees charged on such fertilizers, and moneys collected for a violation(s) of this chapter or rules promulgated thereunder, shall be paid into the state […]
Section 22-621 – COOPERATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.
22-621. COOPERATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. The director may cooperate with and enter into agreements with other governmental agencies, whether of this state, other states, or agencies of the federal government, and with private associations, in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter. History: [22-621, added 2000, ch. 295, sec. 2, p. 1023.]
Section 22-622 – NO AFFECT ON EXISTING LIABILITY.
22-622. NO AFFECT ON EXISTING LIABILITY. The enactment of this chapter does not terminate or modify any civil or criminal liability which already exists on July 1, 2000. History: [22-622, added 2000, ch. 295, sec. 2, p. 1023.]
Section 22-623 – NOT APPLICABLE TO WHOLESALE TRANSACTIONS.
22-623. NOT APPLICABLE TO WHOLESALE TRANSACTIONS. Nothing in this chapter restricts or precludes sales or exchanges of fertilizers to each other by importers, manufacturers, or manipulators who mix fertilizer materials for sale or prevents the free and unrestricted shipments of fertilizer to manufacturers or manipulators who have registered their products as required by this chapter. […]