Code of Alabama
Chapter 22 - Fertilizer.
Section 2-22-18 - Penalty for Manufacture of Commercial Fertilizer Short in Weight.

If any commercial fertilizer in the possession of or consigned to the consumer is found by the commissioner to be short in weight, the licensee who manufactures said commercial fertilizer shall, within 30 days after official notice from the commissioner, pay to the consumer a penalty equal to four times the value of the actual shortage.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 2 - Agriculture.

Chapter 22 - Fertilizer.

Section 2-22-1 - Short Title.

Section 2-22-2 - Definitions.

Section 2-22-3 - Administration of Chapter.

Section 2-22-4 - Fertilizer Dealer Permit Required; Relation to Section 2-22-5.

Section 2-22-5 - Licenses for Sale of Commercial Fertilizer.

Section 2-22-6 - Cancellation or Refusal of Licenses.

Section 2-22-7 - Labeling of Commercial Fertilizers.

Section 2-22-8 - Licensing and Labeling Requirements for Sale of Soil Conditioners and Soil Amendments.

Section 2-22-9 - Inspection Fee; Monthly Statement; Collection Fee; Disposition of Fees; Overpayments; Examination, Review, Audit of Sales Records.

Section 2-22-10 - Furnishing of Semiannual Tonnage Reports by Licensees.

Section 2-22-11 - Inspection, Sampling, Testing and Analysis of Commercial Fertilizers by Commissioner; Furnishing of Results, etc., to Licensees Where Fertilizers Found Subject to Penalty or Legal Action.

Section 2-22-12 - Proceedings Upon Determination of Deficiency in Guaranteed Primary Plant Nutrients in Commercial Fertilizers - Generally.

Section 2-22-13 - Proceedings Upon Determination of Deficiency in Guaranteed Primary Plant Nutrients in Commercial Fertilizers - Legal Actions for Recovery of Penalty.

Section 2-22-14 - Ascertainment and Publication of Fair Market Values of Nitrogen, Available Phosphorus and Soluble Potassium in Commercial Fertilizers.

Section 2-22-15 - Establishment, etc., of Standards of Classification for Commercial Fertilizers Generally; Adoption of Standards for Sale of Specialty Fertilizers; Establishment of Standards and Minimum Guarantees for Plant Nutrients Other Than Nitr...

Section 2-22-16 - Sale, Offer for Sale or Distribution of Misbranded Commercial Fertilizers; When Commercial Fertilizers Deemed Misbranded; Adoption of Regulations Defining Plant Nutrients or Commercial Fertilizers.

Section 2-22-17 - Sale, Offer for Sale or Distribution of Adulterated Commercial Fertilizers; When Commercial Fertilizers Deemed Adulterated.

Section 2-22-18 - Penalty for Manufacture of Commercial Fertilizer Short in Weight.

Section 2-22-19 - Annual Publications.

Section 2-22-20 - Rules and Regulations.

Section 2-22-21 - Suspension From Sale, Seizure and Condemnation of Commercial Fertilizers Not in Compliance With Chapter or Rules or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder.

Section 2-22-22 - Violations of Chapter or Rules or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder Deemed Misdemeanors; Injunctive Proceedings to Restrain Violations of Chapter or Rules or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder.

Section 2-22-23 - Chapter Not to Restrict or Avoid Sales or Exchanges of Commercial Fertilizers Between Manufacturers, Processors, etc., or Shipment of Fertilizers to Manufacturers or Processors.