Subdivision 1. Registration required. (a) A person may not sell brands or grades of specialty fertilizers, soil amendments, or plant amendments in this state unless they are registered with the commissioner.
(b) Registration of the materials is not a warranty by the commissioner or the state.
(c) Specialty fertilizers custom applied are exempt from the registration requirements of this section.
(d) Custom blend specialty fertilizers are exempt from the registration requirements of this section if the distributor is licensed as required by section 18C.415 and the fertilizer is labeled as required by section 18C.215.
Subd. 2. Application. The application for registration must include:
(1) for specialty fertilizers:
(i) the name and address of the guarantor and registrant;
(ii) the brand and grade;
(iii) the guaranteed analysis as required by section 18C.211;
(iv) the sources from which nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, or other elements or materials are derived; and
(v) the amount and formulas of inert ingredients; and
(2) for soil amendments and plant amendments:
(i) the name and address of the guarantor and registrant;
(ii) the brand name;
(iii) the sources from which the ingredients used in the product are derived; and
(iv) the guaranteed analysis as required by section 18C.211.
Subd. 3. Copy of label, and labeling material. Application for registration of a specialty fertilizer, a soil amendment, or a plant amendment must include:
(1) a label or label facsimile of each product for which registration is requested; and
(2) a copy of all labeling material used in this state for promotion and sale of each product being registered.
Subd. 4. Yearly registration. A registration is effective until January 1 following the date of issuance or approval. A product registration is not transferable from one person to another or from the ownership to whom the registration is issued to another ownership.
Subd. 5. Discontinuance of specialty fertilizer, soil amendment, and plant amendment registration. To ensure complete withdrawal from distribution or further use of a specialty fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment, a person who intends to discontinue a specialty fertilizer, soil amendment, and plant amendment registration must:
(1) terminate any further distribution of the specialty fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment within the state;
(2) continue to register the specialty fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment annually for two successive years;
(3) initiate and complete a total recall of the specialty fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment from all distribution in the state within 60 days from the date of notification to the commissioner of intent to discontinue registration; or
(4) submit to the commissioner evidence adequate to document that no distribution of the registered specialty fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment has occurred in the state.
1989 c 326 art 6 s 22; 2000 c 477 s 18; 2015 c 44 s 11
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture
Chapter 18C — Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, And Plant Amendment
Section 18C.005 — Definitions.
Section 18C.110 — Preemption Of Local Law.
Section 18C.111 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner.
Section 18C.115 — Adoption Of National Standards.
Section 18C.131 — Fertilizer Inspection Account.
Section 18C.135 — Application Of Requirements To Sewage Sludge And Compost.
Section 18C.141 — Soil And Manure Testing Laboratory Certification.
Section 18C.201 — Prohibited Fertilizer Activities.
Section 18C.205 — Chemigation.
Section 18C.211 — Guaranteed Analysis.
Section 18C.215 — Fertilizer Labeling.
Section 18C.221 — Fertilizer Plant Food Content.
Section 18C.225 — Misbranded Products.
Section 18C.231 — Adulteration.
Section 18C.235 — Storage, Handling, Disposal, And Incident Response Plan.
Section 18C.301 — Mixing Pesticide With Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, Or Plant Amendment.
Section 18C.305 — Fertilizer Facilities.
Section 18C.401 — General Licensing And Registration Conditions.
Section 18C.405 — Protection Of Trade Secrets.
Section 18C.411 — Registration Of Specialty Fertilizers, Soil Amendments, And Plant Amendments.
Section 18C.415 — Fertilizer Licenses.
Section 18C.421 — Tonnage Report.
Section 18C.425 — Application And Inspection Fees.
Section 18C.430 — Commercial Animal Waste Technician.
Section 18C.432 — Manure Applicator Education And Training.
Section 18C.433 — Commercial Animal Waste Application.
Section 18C.531 — Definitions.
Section 18C.535 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner.
Section 18C.551 — Application, Sampling, And Inspection Fees.
Section 18C.555 — Tonnage Report.
Section 18C.561 — Sampling Methods.
Section 18C.565 — False Or Misleading Statements.
Section 18C.571 — Adulteration.
Section 18C.60 — Phosphorous Turf Fertilizer Use Restrictions.
Section 18C.61 — Fertilizer Application To Impervious Surface; Prohibition.
Section 18C.70 — Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research And Education Council.
Section 18C.71 — Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research And Education Program.
Section 18C.80 — Agricultural Fertilizer Research And Education Account.