106-659. Minimum plant food content.
Except as provided in this section, superphosphate containing less than eighteen percent (18%) available phosphate, or any mixed fertilizer in which the guarantees for the nitrogen, available phosphate, or soluble potash are in fractional percentages shall not be offered for sale, sold, or distributed in this State. Packages of 32 fluid ounces or less when in liquid form, or 32 ounces or less avoirdupois when in a dry form, may be sold in fractional percentages, but these packages are not exempt from any other requirements of this Article. (1947, c. 1086, s. 10; 1951, c. 1026, s. 7; 1973, c. 611, s. 6; 1975, c. 126; 1977, c. 303, s. 5; 1983, c. 146, s. 4; 1987, c. 292, s. 1; 1993, c. 216, s. 4; 2003-71, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 56 - North Carolina Commercial Fertilizer Law.
§ 106-656 - Purpose of Article.
§ 106-658 - Enforcing official.
§ 106-659 - Minimum plant food content.
§ 106-660 - Registration of brands; licensing of manufacturers and distributors; fluid fertilizers.
§ 106-662 - Sampling, inspection and testing.
§ 106-663 - False or misleading statements.
§ 106-664 - Determination and publication of commercial values.
§ 106-665 - Plant food deficiency.
§ 106-666 - "Stop sale," etc., orders.
§ 106-667 - Seizure, condemnation and sale.
§ 106-668 - Punishment for violations.
§ 106-669 - Effect of violations on license and registration.
§ 106-670 - Appeals from assessments and orders of Commissioner.
§ 106-671 - Inspection fees; reporting system.
§ 106-672 - Declaration of policy.
§ 106-673 - Authority of Board of Agriculture to make rules and regulations.
§ 106-675 - Publication of information concerning fertilizers.
§ 106-676 - Sales or exchanges between manufacturers, etc.