N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law § 146-a

§ 146-a. Inspection, sampling, analysis. a. It shall be the duty of\nthe commissioner, who may act through his authorized agent, to sample,\ninspect, and analyze commercial fertilizers distributed within this\nstate at such time and place and to the extent he may deem necessary to\ndetermine whether such commercial fertilizers are in compliance with the\nprovisions of this act. A sample to be designated an official sample\nshall be divided into two representative samples, each sealed, and one\nof such sealed samples shall be tendered, and if accepted, delivered to\nthe custodian of the product; the other sample the commissioner shall\nanalyze or cause to be analyzed. The methods of sampling and analysis\nshall be those the commissioner may require by regulation and which may\nbe based on methods recommended in publications such as that of the\nassociation of official analytical chemists.\n b. The results of the analysis of such sample shall be reported to the\nlicensee within ninety days of the date of sampling and the commissioner\nshall publish or cause to be published at least annually a summary of\nall analyses made, together with such additional information as\ncircumstances advise.\n