Section 22-607 – LABELS — INFORMATION REQUIRED.
22-607. LABELS — INFORMATION REQUIRED. (1) Any fertilizer distributed in this state in containers shall have placed on or affixed to the container a label setting forth in a clearly legible and conspicuous form the following information: (a) The net weight; (b) The brand and grade, provided that the grade shall not be required when […]
Section 22-625 – STATEMENTS OF UNIFORM INTERPRETATION AND POLICY.
22-625. STATEMENTS OF UNIFORM INTERPRETATION AND POLICY. When not otherwise stated in this chapter or rule adopted under this chapter, the statements of uniform interpretation and policy as adopted in the annual Official Publication of the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO) shall guide the department when making decisions in the areas covered […]
Section 22-610 – INSPECTION — SAMPLING.
22-610. INSPECTION — SAMPLING. (1) The department shall inspect, sample, analyze, and test fertilizers distributed within this state, at a time and place and to the extent the department deems necessary, to determine whether the fertilizers comply with this chapter. The department may stop any commercial vehicle transporting fertilizers on the public highways and direct […]
Section 22-626 – LOCAL LEGISLATION — PROHIBITION.
22-626. LOCAL LEGISLATION — PROHIBITION. (1) No local government entity including, but not limited to, any city, county, township, or municipal corporation or any other body corporate and politic that is responsible for government activities in a geographic area smaller than that of the state of Idaho, shall: (a) Regulate the registration, packaging, labeling, sale, […]
Section 22-611 – PENALTIES.
22-611. PENALTIES. (1) If the analysis shows that any fertilizer deviates from the guaranteed analysis in any plant nutrient, micronutrient, or in total nutrients, a penalty shall be assessed in favor of the department at the rate of three (3) times the value of the deficiency or twenty-five dollars ($25.00), whichever is greater, when the […]
Section 22-612 – ASSESSMENT OF PENALTIES.
22-612. ASSESSMENT OF PENALTIES. For the purpose of initially determining the commercial value to be applied under the provisions of section 22-611, Idaho Code, the department shall determine and publish annually the values per unit of nitrogen, available phosphate, soluble potash, secondary elements and micro-elements used in this state. The values so determined and published […]
Section 22-613 – MISBRANDING.
22-613. MISBRANDING. No person shall distribute a misbranded fertilizer. A fertilizer is misbranded if: (1) The labeling is false or misleading; (2) It is distributed under the name of another fertilizer product; (3) It is not labeled as required in section 22-607, Idaho Code, and in accordance with rules prescribed under this chapter; or (4) […]
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 […]