Section 905.42 | Manufacturing or Distributing Substance Injurious to Crop Growth or Deleterious to Soil.
Effective: July 1, 1968 Latest Legislation: House Bill 280 – 107th General Assembly No person shall manufacture or distribute in this state fertilizer containing any substance that is injurious to crop growth or deleterious to soil, provided, that the effects on plants shall not be deemed to be injurious when this is the purpose for […]
Section 905.43 | Mislabeled or Misrepresented Fertilizer.
Effective: October 29, 1996 Latest Legislation: House Bill 651 – 121st General Assembly (A) No person shall distribute mislabeled fertilizer. A fertilizer is mislabeled if any false or misleading statement appears on or is attached to the container or on the pertinent invoice or delivery ticket, if false or misleading statements appear in any advertising […]
Section 905.44 | Administrative Rules.
Effective: March 27, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 420 – 129th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may adopt and enforce rules: (1) Governing the storing and handling of fertilizers; (2) For safety in the design, construction, location, installation, or operation of equipment, containment structures, and buildings for storing and handling fertilizers; (3) Requiring […]
Section 905.45 | Refusing, Suspending or Revoking of Registration or License.
Effective: August 21, 2014 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 150 – 130th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture may do any of the following upon a finding that a registrant, licensee, certificate holder, or applicant has violated any provision of sections 905.31 to 905.503 of the Revised Code or any rules: (1) Revoke the registration […]
Section 905.35 | Label Information.
Effective: October 29, 1996 Latest Legislation: House Bill 651 – 121st General Assembly (A) No person shall distribute in this state any type of fertilizer in packages unless the packages have placed on or affixed to them in legibly written or printed form the following: (1) Net weight of the contents; (2) Brand and product […]
Section 905.322 | Rules and Regulations Regarding Fertilizer Application.
Effective: August 21, 2014 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 150 – 130th General Assembly (A) The director of agriculture shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that do all of the following: (1) Create a fertilizer applicator certification program pursuant to section 905.321 of the Revised Code that does all of […]
Section 905.323 | Voluntary Nutrient Management Plans.
Effective: January 1, 2016 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A)(1) A person who owns or operates agricultural land may do any of the following: (a) Develop a voluntary nutrient management plan; (b) Request any person to develop a voluntary nutrient management plan on behalf of the person who owns or operates […]
Section 905.324 | Confidentiality.
Effective: April 12, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 7 – 133rd General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the director of agriculture, an employee of the department of agriculture, the supervisors of a soil and water conservation district, an employee of a district, and a contractor of the department or […]
Section 905.325 | Civil Actions; Affirmative Defenses.
Effective: August 21, 2014 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 150 – 130th General Assembly In a private civil action for claims involving or resulting from the application of fertilizer, it is an affirmative defense if all of the following apply: (A) The person applying the fertilizer is certified or is applying fertilizer under the instruction and […]
Section 905.326 | Application of Fertilizer in Western Basin.
Effective: July 3, 2015 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 1 – 131st General Assembly (A)(1) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, no person in the western basin shall surface apply fertilizer under either of the following circumstances: (a) On snow-covered or frozen soil; (b) When the top two inches of soil are saturated […]