1999 Minnesota Statutes

     18C.215 Fertilizer labeling. 

    Subdivision 1.    Packaged fertilizers.  (a) A person 
 may not sell or distribute specialty fertilizer 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:  

    (1) the net weight; 

    (2) the brand and grade, except the grade is not required 
 if primary nutrients are not claimed; 

    (3) the guaranteed analysis; 

    (4) the name and address of the guarantor; 

    (5) directions for use; and 

    (6) a derivatives statement.  

    (b) A person may not sell or distribute fertilizer for 
 agricultural purposes 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 
 information listed in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4), except: 

    (1) the grade is not required if primary nutrients are not 
 claimed; and 

    (2) the grade on the label is optional if the fertilizer is 
 used only for agricultural purposes and the guaranteed analysis 
 statement is shown in the complete form as in section 18C.211. 

    (c) The labeled information must appear:  

    (1) on the front or back side of the container; 

    (2) on the upper one-third of the side of the container; 

    (3) on the upper end of the container; or 

    (4) printed on a tag affixed to the upper end of the 
 container. 

    Subd. 2.    Blended, mixed, bulk, and custom applied 
 fertilizer.  (a) A distributor who blends or mixes fertilizer 
 or distributes fertilizer in bulk, must furnish each purchaser 
 with an invoice or delivery ticket in written or printed form 
 showing: 

    (1) the net weight and guaranteed analysis of each of the 
 materials used in the mixture and the name and address of the 
 guarantor; or 

    (2) the net weight and guaranteed analysis of the final 
 mixture and the name and address of the guarantor. 

    (b) A person may not custom apply specialty fertilizer in 
 this state unless a label, invoice, or delivery ticket is given 
 to each purchaser stating in a clear, legible, and conspicuous 
 form the following information: 

    (1) the net weight, which may be listed as the total net 
 weight applied or the net weight applied per unit treated; 

    (2) the guaranteed analysis; 

    (3) the name and address of the guarantor; 

    (4) the number of units treated in square feet, acres, or 
 another unit of measure; and 

    (5) a derivative statement. 

    (c) Copies of invoices or delivery tickets must be kept for 
 five years after the sale, delivery, or application.  

    Subd. 3. Repealed, 1993 c 367 s 41 

    Subd. 4.    Plant food content must be uniform.  The 
 plant food content of a given lot of fertilizer must remain 
 uniform and may not become segregated within the lot.  

    Subd. 5.    Fertilizer in bulk storage.  Fertilizer in 
 bulk storage must be identified with a label attached to the 
 storage bin or container stating the appropriate grade or 
 guaranteed analysis.  

    HIST: 1989 c 326 art 6 s 13; 1993 c 367 s 15; 1996 c 330 s 
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