80-10-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) ”Brand” means a term, design, or trademark used in connection with one or several grades of commercial fertilizer. (2) ”Blending” means the physical mixing or combining, including mixing through simultaneous or sequential application, of any combination of materials to produce a uniform mixture of: (a) one or […]
80-10-102. Guaranteed analysis. (1) Guaranteed analysis is the minimum percentage of plant nutrients claimed in the following order and form: (a) The following plant nutrients must be guaranteed: Total nitrogen (N) % Available phosphate (P2O5) % Soluble potash (K2O) % (b) For unacidulated mineral phosphatic materials and basic slag, bone, tankage, and other organic phosphatic materials, the total phosphate and degree […]
80-10-103. Assessment to fund educational and experimental programs — collection. Money to fund 80-10-104 through 80-10-106 must be produced by an assessment of 75 cents per ton of fertilizer manufactured in or distributed into Montana. Collections must be made in accordance with procedures in 80-10-207 and payment is the responsibility of the in-state manufacturer or of […]
80-10-104. Allocation of assessment. The assessment provided for in 80-10-103 must be collected by the department, and up to 1% must be retained by the department for costs of collection. The balance must be deposited in the state special revenue fund with 25% for use by the cooperative extension service and 75% for use by the […]
80-10-105. Educational and experimental programs. (1) The moneys provided by 80-10-103 shall be used for comprehensive statewide educational and experimental programs aimed at optimum use of fertilizers for feed and food production. (2) Major goals are to improve Montana’s economy by providing farmers and ranchers the most accurate information possible about fertilizer use and soil management for […]
80-10-106. Meetings and functions of advisory committee. The advisory committee shall meet a minimum of once each year with the directors of the cooperative extension service and the agricultural experiment station to perform the following functions: (1) review the educational and experimental programs financed by this chapter; (2) recommend needed programs and/or program adjustments; (3) report to the Montana […]
80-10-107 through 80-10-109 reserved.
80-10-110. Regulation of commercial fertilizers and soil amendments by political subdivision prohibited. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a political subdivision may not regulate the registration, packaging, labeling, sale, storage, distribution, use, or application of commercial fertilizers or soil amendments. A political subdivision may not adopt or continue in effect any local legislation relating to […]
