SF 4925
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 03/27/2026 09:26 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; clarifying plant and soil amendment labeling requirements;
modifying the guaranteed analysis of soil and plant amendments; requiring
applicants submitting plant and soil amendment registration to submit a certificate
of composition; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 18C.005, by adding
subdivisions; 18C.211, subdivision 4; 18C.411, subdivision 2; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18C.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18C.005, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 1d. new text end
new text begin Active ingredient. new text end
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"Active ingredient" means an ingredient present in a
fertilizer, soil amendment, plant amendment, or beneficial substance that is a plant nutrient
or a soil or plant amending ingredient.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18C.005, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 15b. new text end
new text begin Inert ingredient. new text end
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"Inert ingredient" means an ingredient that is not an active
ingredient in a specialty fertilizer, soil amendment, plant amendment, or beneficial substance.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18C.211, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Guaranteed analysis of soil or plant amendmentnew text begin or beneficial substancenew text end .
The
guaranteed analysis of a soil amendment deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end plant amendmentnew text begin , or beneficial substancenew text end must
be an accurate statement of composition including the percentages of each new text begin active new text end ingredient.
If the product is a microbiological product, the number of viable microorganisms per milliliter
for a liquid deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end the number of viable microorganisms per gramnew text begin , or any other acceptable unitsnew text end
for a deleted text begin drydeleted text end product must also be listed.
Sec. 4.
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[18C.217] SOIL AMENDMENT, PLANT AMENDMENT, AND BENEFICIAL
SUBSTANCE LABELING.
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(a) A person may not sell or distribute a soil amendment, plant amendment, or beneficial
substance in bags or other containers in this state unless a label is placed on or affixed to
the bag or container stating in a clear, legible, and conspicuous form the following
information:
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(1) the product name;
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(2) the net weight or net volume expressed in imperial and metric measurements;
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(3) the name and address of the guarantor and registrant;
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(4) a statement identifying the purpose of the product;
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(5) directions for use; and
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(6) the guaranteed analysis of each active ingredient.
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(b) If the soil amendment, plant amendment, or beneficial substance contains
mircroorganisms, the label must include an expiration date and recommended storage
conditions.
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(c) The label is not required to list inert ingredients.
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(d) A person selling or distributing a bulk shipment of soil amendments, plant
amendments, or beneficial substances to a singular, end consumer may provide the purchaser
with a single printed form with the information required in paragraphs (a) and (b) instead
of placing or affixing a label on the bulk bag or container.
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Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 18C.411, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Application.
The application for registration must include:
(1) for specialty fertilizers:
(i) the name and address of the guarantor and registrant;
(ii) the brand and grade;
(iii) the guaranteed analysis as required by section 18C.211;
(iv) the sources from which nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, or other elements or
materials are derived; and
(v) the amount and formulas of inert ingredients; and
(2) for soil amendments and plant amendments:
(i) the name and address of the guarantor and registrant;
(ii) the brand name;
(iii) the sources from which the ingredients used in the product are derived; deleted text begin and
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(iv) the guaranteed analysis as required by section 18C.211deleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
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(v) a certificate of composition that describes the amount and formulas of each inert
ingredient and beneficial substance included in the formula.
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Sec. 6. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
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The revisor of statutes must renumber the subdivisions in Minnesota Statutes, section
18C.005, in alphabetical order and correct all cross-references.
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