§ 364 - Registration
§ 364. Registration
(a) Each brand or grade of fertilizer shall be registered in the name of the person whose name appears upon the label before being distributed in this state. The application for registration shall be submitted to the secretary on a form furnished by the agency of agriculture, food and markets and shall be accompanied by a fee of $15.00 per nutrient or recognized plant food element to a maximum of $105.00 per brand or grade. Upon approval by the secretary, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant. All registrations expire on December 31 of each year. The application shall include the following information:
(1) the brand and grade;
(2) the guaranteed analysis; and
(3) the name and address of the registrant.
(b) A distributor shall not be required to register any fertilizer which is already registered under this chapter by another person, provided there is no change in the label for the fertilizer.
(c) A distributor shall not be required to register each grade of fertilizer formulated according to specifications which are furnished by a consumer prior to mixing, but shall be required to label the fertilizer as provided in subsection 365(b) of this title.
(d) Each separately identified agricultural lime product shall be registered before being distributed in this state. Registration shall be performed in the same manner as fertilizer registration except that each application shall be accompanied by a fee of $40.00 per product.
(e) The registration and tonnage fees, along with any deficiency penalties collected pursuant to sections 331 and 372 of this title, shall be deposited in a special fund. Funds deposited in this fund shall be restricted to implementing and administering the provisions of this title and any other provisions of law relating to feeds and seeds. (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 256 (Adj. Sess.), § 10(a), eff. Jan. 1, 1991; 1999, No. 49, § 107; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2005, No. 72, § 20.)