§ 106-667 – Seizure, condemnation and sale.
106-667. Seizure, condemnation and sale. Any lot of commercial fertilizer not in compliance with the provisions of this Article shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the Commissioner to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which said commercial fertilizer is located. In the event the court finds the said commercial fertilizer […]
§ 106-668 – Punishment for violations.
106-668. Punishment for violations. Each of the following offenses shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor and any person upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided by law for the punishment of Class 1 misdemeanors: (1) To manufacture, offer for sale, or sell in this State any mixed fertilizer or fertilizer materials containing any substance […]
§ 106-669 – Effect of violations on license and registration.
106-669. Effect of violations on license and registration. The Commissioner is authorized to suspend, revoke or terminate the license of any manufacturer or to refuse, suspend, revoke or terminate the registration of any commercial fertilizer upon proof that the manufacturer has been guilty of fraudulent or deceptive practices, or in the evasion or attempted evasion […]
§ 106-670 – Appeals from assessments and orders of Commissioner.
106-670. Appeals from assessments and orders of Commissioner. Nothing contained in this Article shall prevent any person from appealing to a court of competent jurisdiction from any assessment of penalty or other final order or ruling of the Commissioner or Board of Agriculture. (1947, c. 1086, s. 22; 1977, c. 303, s. 16.)
§ 106-671 – Inspection fees; reporting system.
106-671. Inspection fees; reporting system. (a) For the purpose of defraying expenses on the inspection and of otherwise determining the value of commercial fertilizers in this State, there shall be paid to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services a charge of fifty cents (50 ) per ton on all commercial fertilizers other than packages […]
§ 106-672 – Declaration of policy.
106-672. Declaration of policy. The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that it is in the public interest that the State regulate the activities of those persons engaged in the business of preparing, mixing, or manufacturing commercial fertilizers, in order to insure the manufacturer, distributor and consumer of the correct quantity and quality of all […]
§ 106-673 – Authority of Board of Agriculture to make rules and regulations.
106-673. Authority of Board of Agriculture to make rules and regulations. Because legislation with regard to commercial fertilizer sold or offered for sale in this State must be adapted to complex conditions and standards involving numerous details with which the General Assembly cannot deal directly and in order to effectuate the purposes and policies of […]
§ 106-674 – Short weight.
106-674. Short weight. If any commercial fertilizer in the possession of the consumer is found by the Commissioner to be short in weight, the registrant of said commercial fertilizer shall within 30 days after official notice from the Commissioner pay to the consumer a penalty equal to four times the value of the actual shortage. […]
§ 106-675 – Publication of information concerning fertilizers.
106-675. Publication of information concerning fertilizers. The Commissioner shall publish at least annually, in such forms as he may deem proper, complete information concerning the sales of commercial fertilizers, together with a report of the results of the analyses based on official samples of commercial fertilizers sold or offered for sale within the State; such […]
§ 106-676 – Sales or exchanges between manufacturers, etc.
106-676. Sales or exchanges between manufacturers, etc. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to restrict or avoid sales or exchanges of commercial fertilizers to each other by importers or manufacturers who mix fertilizer materials for sale or as preventing the free and unrestricted shipments of commercial fertilizers to manufacturers who have registered their brands […]