South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 19A - Soil Amendments
Section 38-19A-7 - Label required--Contents.

38-19A-7. Label required--Contents.
A label, in a readable and conspicuous form, shall appear on the face or display side of any soil amendment and shall consist of:
(1)Net weight;
(2)Brand name;
(3)Analysis, including any soil amending ingredient and other ingredients and the percentage of each. In lieu of a guarantee expressed as a percentage, a product that claims the presence of a microbe or microbes shall guarantee the microbe or microbes as follows:
(a)Minimum number of each claimed viable organism at the genus and species level in colony forming units (CFU), spores, or propagules per gram or milliliter (cm3);
(b)Expiration date; and
(c)Storage and handling instructions;
(4)Purpose of the product;
(5)Directions for application; and
(6)Name and address of the registrant.
The secretary of agriculture and natural resources may establish rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, to allow labeling by volume rather than weight pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section.

Source: SL 1976, ch 244, §§2, 6; SL 1986, ch 326, §36; SL 2015, ch 203, §18; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 51, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.

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South Dakota Codified Laws

Title 38 - Agriculture and Horticulture

Chapter 19A - Soil Amendments

Section 38-19A-1 - Definition of terms.

Section 38-19A-2 - Distribution of adulterated soil amendments prohibited--Adulteration defined.

Section 38-19A-3 - Distribution of misbranded soil amendments prohibited--Misbranding defined.

Section 38-19A-4 - Registration of soil conditioners required before distribution--Application--Fee--Expiration--Labels and advertising literature submitted.

Section 38-19A-5 - Duplicate registration not required if labels do not differ.

Section 38-19A-6 - Minimum ingredients required for registration of soil amendments.