Alabama Fertilizer Law
Alabama · Agriculture · §§ 2-22-1 to 2-22-9 · 23 sections
Overview
This act regulates the sale and distribution of commercial fertilizer and related plant-nutrient materials, requiring each product to be registered with the state before it may be sold and to be labeled with a guaranteed analysis of its plant nutrients, whether packaged in containers or shipped in bulk. It gives a state agency authority to issue regulations, set minimum standards for fertilizer materials, enter premises to inspect and draw official samples, analyze those samples, and publish the results, and it funds that oversight through registration fees and a tonnage-based inspection tax backed by periodic sales reports and examination of registrants' records. Fertilizer that is adulterated, misbranded, or deficient in its guaranteed nutrient content or stated weight is barred from distribution and may be held under a stop-sale order, exposing the registrant to monetary penalties, a portion of which is distributed to the purchasers affected, along with civil penalties, fines, forfeiture, and revocation of registration.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- Ala. Code § 2-22-1Short Title.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-10Furnishing of Semiannual Tonnage Reports by Licensees.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-11Inspection, Sampling, Testing and Analysis of Commercial Fertilizers by Commissioner; Furnishing of Results, Etc., to Licensees Where Fertilizers Found Subject to Penalty or Legal Action.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-12Proceedings Upon Determination of Deficiency in Guaranteed Primary Plant Nutrients in Commercial Fertilizers - Generally.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-13Proceedings Upon Determination of Deficiency in Guaranteed Primary Plant Nutrients in Commercial Fertilizers - Legal Actions for Recovery of Penalty.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-14Ascertainment and Publication of Fair Market Values of Nitrogen, Available Phosphorus and Soluble Potassium in Commercial Fertilizers.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-15Establishment, Etc., of Standards of Classification for Commercial Fertilizers Generally; Adoption of Standards for Sale of Specialty Fertilizers; Establishment of Standards and Minimum Guarantees for Plant Nutrients Other Than Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Available Potassium.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-16Sale, Offer for Sale or Distribution of Misbranded Commercial Fertilizers; When Commercial Fertilizers Deemed Misbranded; Adoption of Regulations Defining Plant Nutrients or Commercial Fertilizers.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-17Sale, Offer for Sale or Distribution of Adulterated Commercial Fertilizers; When Commercial Fertilizers Deemed Adulterated.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-18Penalty for Manufacture of Commercial Fertilizer Short in Weight.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-19Annual Publications.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-2Definitions.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-20Rules and Regulations.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-21Suspension from Sale, Seizure and Condemnation of Commercial Fertilizers Not in Compliance with Chapter or Rules or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-22Violations of Chapter or Rules or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder Deemed Misdemeanors; Injunctive Proceedings to Restrain Violations of Chapter or Rules or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-23Chapter Not to Restrict or Avoid Sales or Exchanges of Commercial Fertilizers Between Manufacturers, Processors, Etc., or Shipment of Fertilizers to Manufacturers or Processors.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-3Administration of Chapter.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-4Fertilizer Dealer Permit Required; Relation to Section 2-22-5.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-5Licenses for Sale of Commercial Fertilizer.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-6Cancellation or Refusal of Licenses.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-7Labeling of Commercial Fertilizers.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-8Licensing and Labeling Requirements for Sale of Soil Conditioners and Soil Amendments.
- Ala. Code § 2-22-9Inspection Fee; Monthly Statement; Collection Fee; Disposition of Fees; Overpayments; Examination, Review, Audit of Sales Records.
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Connecticut, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Wyoming
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