§ 2-19-501 - Definitions.
2-19-501. Definitions.
"One hundred percent (100%) natural organic fertilizer" shall be defined as and include the following:
(1) One hundred percent (100%) organic fertilizer -- Materials derived from either plant or animal products containing one (1) or more elements other than carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen which are essential for plant growth;
(A) These materials may be subjected to biological degradation processes under conditions of drying, composting, enzymatic or anaerobic/aerobic bacterial action or any combination of these;
(B) These materials shall not be mixed with synthetic materials;
(2) One hundred percent (100%) natural organic fertilizer shall be processed from only one hundred percent (100%) animal substrate. No other organic or inorganic, natural or synthetic, additives shall be used during processing and no fortification may be used;
(3) One hundred percent (100%) natural organic fertilizers shall contain as a guaranteed analysis not less than: nitrogen (N), four percent (4.0%); phosphoric acid (P[2]O[5]), two percent (2.0%); and potash (K[2]O), four percent (4.0%);
(4) Determination of the guaranteed analysis will be according to methods adopted by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists. (Fertilizers and Materials Containing Large Quantities of Organic Matter; 12th edition, With Following Improvements.).