Section 2-7-6. – Tonnage reports, tonnage fees.
§ 2-7-6. Tonnage reports, tonnage fees. (a) There shall be paid to the department of environmental management for all commercial fertilizers distributed in this state a tonnage fee at the rate of fifteen cents (15¢) per ton: provided, that sales or exchanges between manufacturers are exempted. Tonnage fees of less than one dollar ($1.00) are […]
Section 2-7-7. – Inspection, sampling, analysis.
§ 2-7-7. Inspection, sampling, analysis. (a) It is the duty of the director, who may act through his or her authorized agent, to sample, inspect, make analysis of, and test commercial fertilizers distributed within this state at any time and place and to the extent the director deems necessary to determine whether commercial fertilizers are […]
Section 2-7-8. – Plant food deficiency.
§ 2-7-8. Plant food deficiency. (a) Penalty for nitrogen, available phosphoric acid or phosphorus and potash or potassium. If the analysis shows that a commercial fertilizer is deficient: (1) In one or more of its guaranteed primary plant foods (NPK) beyond the “investigational allowances” as established by regulation; or (2) If the overall index value […]
Section 2-7-9. – Commercial value.
§ 2-7-9. Commercial value. For the purpose of determining the commercial value to be applied under the provisions of § 2-7-8, the director shall determine and publish annually the values per unit of nitrogen, available phosphoric acid, and soluble potash in commercial fertilizers in this state. If guarantees are as provided in § 2-7-3(8)(ii), the […]
Section 2-7-10. – Misbranding.
§ 2-7-10. Misbranding. No person shall distribute misbranded fertilizer. A commercial fertilizer is deemed to be misbranded: (1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; (2) If it is distributed under the name of another fertilizer product; (3) If it is not labeled as required in § 2-7-5 and in accordance with […]
Section 2-7-11. – Adulteration.
§ 2-7-11. Adulteration. No person shall distribute an adulterated fertilizer product. A commercial fertilizer is deemed to be adulterated: (1) If it contains any deleterious or harmful ingredient in sufficient amount to render it injurious to beneficial plant life when applied in accordance with directions for use on the label, or if adequate warning statements […]
Section 2-7-12. – Publications.
§ 2-7-12. Publications. The director shall publish at least annually and in any form that the director may deem proper the results of analyses based on official samples of commercial fertilizers distributed within the state as compared with the analyses guaranteed under §§ 2-7-4 and 2-7-5. History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
Section 2-7-13. – Rules and regulations.
§ 2-7-13. Rules and regulations. The director is authorized to prescribe and, after a public hearing following public notice, to enforce any rules and regulations relating to investigational allowances, definitions, records, and the distribution of commercial fertilizers that may be necessary to carry into effect the full intent and meaning of this chapter. History of […]
Section 2-7-1. – Title.
§ 2-7-1. Title. This chapter shall be known as the “Rhode Island Commercial Fertilizer Law”. History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
Section 2-7-2. – Responsibility for administration.
§ 2-7-2. Responsibility for administration. This chapter is administered by the director of the department of environmental management, referred to as the “director”. History of Section.P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.