(a) Any retail outlet distributing commercial fertilizer in bags weighing 50 pounds or more shall display prominently a sign advising customers that:
(1) Overuse of commercial fertilizer damages State waters, including the Chesapeake Bay; and
(2) Customers concerned with protecting and restoring the health of the Chesapeake Bay and other State waters should, before using a commercial fertilizer, receive a chemical analysis of the soil to be fertilized from a soil-testing laboratory.
(b) The Department shall develop and make available at no cost to an affected retailer a sign that meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 6 - Commercial Feed and Fertilizer and Agricultural Liming Materials
Subtitle 2 - Maryland Commercial Fertilizer Law
Section 6-202 - Administration
Section 6-203 - Enforcement; Rules and Regulations
Section 6-205 - Publication of Information Concerning Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners
Section 6-206 - Inspection, Sampling, Testing, and Analyses of Commercial Fertilizer
Section 6-208 - Registration and Inspection Fees
Section 6-209 - Semiannual Statement of Tonnage Sold; Report of Sales to Nonregistrant
Section 6-209.1 - Records of Sale or Distribution of Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer
Section 6-210.1 - Commercial Fertilizer -- Required Signage at Retail Outlets
Section 6-211 - Distribution of Adulterated or Misbranded Fertilizer or Soil Conditioner
Section 6-213 - Change in Plant Nutrient Content
Section 6-214 - Disposition of Fertilizer or Soil Conditioner Found in Violation of Subtitle
Section 6-215 - Official Analysis Prima Facie Evidence of Composition
Section 6-216 - Report of Violations for Criminal Prosecution; Minor Violations
Section 6-218 - Refusal or Cancellation of Registration
Section 6-219 - Deficiencies or Excesses in Plant Nutrients
Section 6-221 - Regulations Regarding Product Standards
Section 6-222 - Low Phosphorous Fertilizer
Section 6-223 - Regulation of Fertilizer and Its Application