Subdivision 1. License required. (a) A person may not sell or distribute bulk fertilizers for use on agricultural lands, custom apply fertilizers, or manufacture, blend, or otherwise manipulate fertilizers without obtaining a license from the commissioner from each fixed location where the person does business within the state and one license for all fixed locations that are located outside of the state.
(b) A distributor may not manipulate fertilizer by means of a mobile mechanical unit without a license from the commissioner for each mobile mechanical unit. For the purposes of this section, fertilizer application equipment owned or operated by a person licensed under paragraph (a) is not considered a mobile mechanical unit.
Subd. 2. Copy of label and labeling material. Application for license must include:
(1) a designation of the formula such as is provided on an invoice, delivery ticket, label, or label facsimile, for each product manufactured or formulated; and
(2) a copy of all labeling material used in this state for promotion of each product manufactured or formulated.
Subd. 3. Effective period. Licenses are for the period from January 1 to the following December 31 and must be renewed annually by the licensee before January 1. A license is not transferable from one person to another, from the ownership to whom issued to another ownership, or from one location to another location.
Subd. 4. Posting of license. The license must be posted in a conspicuous place in each fixed location in this state and accompany each mobile mechanical unit operated in this state.
1989 c 326 art 6 s 23; 1996 c 330 s 18; 2009 c 94 art 1 s 62
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.