200.17 - SEIZURE, CONDEMNATION AND SALE.
200.17 SEIZURE, CONDEMNATION AND SALE.
Any lot of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner not in
compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to
seizure on complaint of the secretary to a court of competent
jurisdiction in the county or adjoining county in which said
commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner is located. In the event
the court finds the said commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner to
be in violation of this chapter and orders the condemnation of said
commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner, it shall be disposed of in
any manner consistent with the quality of the commercial fertilizer
or soil conditioner and the laws of the state: Except in no instance
shall the disposition of said commercial fertilizer or soil
conditioner be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant
an opportunity to apply to the court for release of said commercial
fertilizer or soil conditioner or for permission to reprocess or
relabel said commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner to bring it
into compliance with this chapter. Section History: Early Form
[C58, 62, § 200.18; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 200.17]