Section 146-B. Misbranded or adulterated fertilizer  


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  • No   commercial
      fertilizer shall be distributed in this state if  it  is  deemed  to  be
      misbranded or adulterated.
        (a) A commercial fertilizer shall be deemed to be misbranded:
        (1) if its labelling is false or misleading in any particular; or
        (2) if it purports to be or is represented as a commercial fertilizer,
      or   is  represented  as  containing  a  plant  nutrient  or  commercial
      fertilizer unless such plant nutrient or commercial fertilizer  conforms
      to  the  definition of identity, if any, prescribed by regulation of the
      commissioner; in the adopting of such regulations the commissioner shall
      give due regard to commonly accepted definitions and official fertilizer
      terms such as those employed by the association of American  plant  food
      control officials.
        (b) A commercial fertilizer shall be deemed to be adulterated:
        (1) if it contains any deleterious or harmful ingredient in sufficient
      amount  to  render it injurious to beneficial plant life when applied in
      accordance with directions for use on the label, or if adequate  warning
      statements  or  directions  for  use,  which may be necessary to protect
      plant life are not shown upon the label;
        (2) if its composition falls below or differs from that  which  it  is
      purported to possess by its labelling; or
        (3) if it contains unwanted crop seed or weed seed.