Michigan Compiled Laws
451-1994-II-2-85 - Part 85 Fertilizers (324.8501...324.8522)
Section 324.8512g - Residential Uses of Phosphorus; Consumer Information on Use Restrictions and Recommended Best Practices.

Sec. 8512g.
The department, in consultation with the fertilizer industry representatives, fertilizer retailers, statewide environmental organizations, lake groups, and other interested parties, may approve consumer information on use restrictions and recommended best practices for lawn fertilizer containing available phosphate (P205), and on best management practices for other residential uses of phosphorus. The information shall be in a format and include content suitable for use by the general public or posting and distribution at retail points of sale of turf fertilizer.
History: Add. 2010, Act 299, Imd. Eff. Dec. 16, 2010

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 324 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Act 451 of 1994 - Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (324.101 - 324.90106)

Article II - Pollution Control (324.3101...324.21563)

451-1994-II-2 - Chapter 2 Nonpoint Source Pollution Control (324.8201...324.9510)

451-1994-II-2-85 - Part 85 Fertilizers (324.8501...324.8522)

Section 324.8501 - Definitions; a to T.

Section 324.8501a - Definitions; M to U.

Section 324.8502 - Label; Invoice.

Section 324.8503 - Order and Form of Guaranteed Analysis; Minimum Percentage of Plant Nutrients; Additional Plant Nutrients; Other Beneficial Compounds or Substances.

Section 324.8504 - License to Manufacture or Distribute Fertilizer; Fee; Application; Beneficial Use By-Product Intended for Beneficial Use 3; Notice of Additional Distribution Points; Exceptions; Expiration; Operation of Business Located Outside of...

Section 324.8505 - Distribution of Specialty Fertilizer or Soil Conditioner; Registration; Application; Labels to Accompany Application; Beneficial Use By-Product Intended for Beneficial Use 3; Copy of Registration Approval; Expiration; Fees; Labelin...

Section 324.8506 - Inspection Fee; Tonnage Reports as Basis of Payment; Waiver; Penalty; Unpaid Fees and Penalties as Basis of Judgment; Responsibility for Reporting Tonnage and Paying Inspection Fee; Deposit of Money Collected.

Section 324.8506a - Audits.

Section 324.8507 - Records; Disclosure of Information.

Section 324.8507a - Access to Markets for Fertilizer; Certificate of Free Sale; Application; Fees; "Certificate of Free Sale" Defined.

Section 324.8508 - Construction and Application of Part.

Section 324.8509 - Prohibitions.

Section 324.8510 - Inspecting, Sampling, and Analyzing Fertilizer and Soil Conditioners; Methods; Rules; Access to Premises; Stopping Conveyances; Submission of Information to Department; Confidentiality.

Section 324.8511 - Selection of Sample From Package or Bulk Lot for Comparison With Label; Order to Cease and Desist; Seizing, or Stopping Sale Of, Fertilizer or Soil Conditioner; Conditions; Filing Action With Court.

Section 324.8512 - Nitrates in Groundwater Exceeding Certain Limits Associated With Aquifer Sensitivity or Fertilizer Use; Educational Materials Provided to Fertilizer Users; Authority of Department Director; Eligibility of Regional Stewardship to Re...

Section 324.8512b - Fertilizer Containing Phosphate; Application to Turf; Requirements.

Section 324.8512f - Release of Fertilizer on Impervious Turf; Application of Fertilizer on Frozen or Saturated Turf.

Section 324.8512g - Residential Uses of Phosphorus; Consumer Information on Use Restrictions and Recommended Best Practices.

Section 324.8512h - Fertilizer Advisory Committee; Membership; Terms; Removal; Vacancy; Meetings; Quorum; Duties; Meetings Subject to Open Meetings Act; "Committee" Defined.

Section 324.8513 - Rules; Bulk Storage of Fertilizers; Exemption.

Section 324.8514 - Fertilizer Control Fund; Creation; Deposits; Money Remaining in Fund; Lapse; Expenditures; Grants to Local Government Agencies, Institutions of Higher Education, or Nonprofit Organizations; Notice to Legislature.

Section 324.8515 - Revocation or Refusal of License or Registration; Grounds; Hearing; Exception for Refusal to Sell Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer.

Section 324.8516 - Enforcement; Rules.

Section 324.8517 - Local Ordinance, Regulation, or Resolution; Preemption; Adoption; Enforcement; Identification of Unreasonable Adverse Effects; Local Public Meeting; Contract by Director With Local Government; Compliance With Training and Enforceme...

Section 324.8518 - Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer; Storage Methods; Information to Be Obtained by Retailers; Records; Refusal of Retailer to Sell.

Section 324.8519 - Hearing; Request.

Section 324.8520 - Violations; Penalties; Remedies; Injunctive Action; Civil Action; Defenses; Liability for Damages; Applicability of Provisions of Revised Judicature Act.

Section 324.8521 - Penalties and Sanctions; Exceptions.

Section 324.8522 - Finding of Probable Cause.