Title 22 — Title 22: Agriculture. Domestic Animals

Sec. 22-111aa. Definitions. As used in sections 22-111aa to 22-111ll, inclusive: (1) “Soil amendment” means any substance intended to improve the physical or chemical characteristics of the soil, but does not mean commercial fertilizers, agricultural liming materials, unmanipulat…

Sec. 22-111bb. Registration. (a) No person may distribute a soil amendment unless it has been registered with the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this section. An application for registration shall be submitted annually to the commissioner on the form furnished …

Sec. 22-111cc. Labeling. (a) The following information shall appear on the face or display side of any package or container of soil amendment offered for sale at retail, shall be in a readable and conspicuous printed form and shall be affixed as a label: (1) The net weight of the…

Sec. 22-111dd. Misbranding. No person may distribute a misbranded soil amendment. A soil amendment shall be deemed to be misbranded if: (1) Its labeling is false or misleading; (2) it is distributed under the name of another soil amendment; (3) it is not labeled as required in se…

Sec. 22-111ee. Adulteration. No person may distribute an adulterated soil amendment. A soil amendment shall be deemed to be adulterated if: (1) It contains any deleterious or harmful agent in sufficient amount to render it injurious to beneficial plant or animal life when applied…

Sec. 22-111ff. Sampling, inspection and analysis requirements. (a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall sample, inspect, make analyses of and test soil amendments distributed within this state at any time and place to such extent as is deemed necessary to determi…

Sec. 22-111gg. Penalties. Any person who violates section 22-111bb or 22-111cc shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation. Any person who violates section 22-111dd or 22-111ee, or an order issued under section 22-111hh, sh…

Sec. 22-111hh. Stop-sale orders. The commissioner may issue and enforce an order to the owner or custodian of any lot of soil amendment to stop the sale or use of such soil amendment and to hold such soil amendment at a designated place when the commissioner finds such soil amend…

Sec. 22-111ii. Interstate agreements. The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government and private associations in order to carry out the purposes and provisions of sections 22…

Sec. 22-111jj. Publication of analyses results. The director shall publish at least annually a report of the results of the analyses of any soil amendments analyzed under section 22-111ff. (P.A. 00-96, S. 10, 25.) History: P.A. 00-96 effective July 1, 2000.

Sec. 22-111kk. Denial, cancellation and revocation of registration. Right to a hearing on revocation. The commissioner may refuse registration of any brand of soil amendment if the commissioner finds the brand of soil amendment violates any provision of sections 22-111bb to 22-11…

Sec. 22-111ll. Regulations. The Commissioner of Agriculture may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of sections 22-111bb to 22-111kk, inclusive. Such regulations may include provisions regarding sampling, analytical meth…

Sec. 22-111mm. Definitions. As used in sections 22-111nn to 22-111xx, inclusive: (1) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or association; (2) “Distribute” means to offer for sale, sell, exchange or barter, or to supply, furnish or othe…

Sec. 22-111nn. Registration. (a) No person may distribute an agricultural liming material unless it has been registered with the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this section. An application for registration shall be submitted annually to the commissioner on the …

Sec. 22-111oo. Labeling. Posting of information. (a) The following information shall appear on the face or display side of any package or container of any agricultural liming material, in a conspicuous manner, on a plainly printed, stamped or otherwise marked label, tag or statem…

Sec. 22-111pp. Tonnage statements. Not later than thirty days following the expiration of registration under section 22-111nn, each registrant shall submit on a form furnished or approved by the commissioner an annual statement setting forth, by county, the number of tons of each…

Sec. 22-111qq. Sampling, inspection and analysis requirements. (a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall sample, inspect, make analyses of and test agricultural liming materials distributed within this state at any time and place to such extent as is deemed necess…

Sec. 22-111rr. Prohibited sales. (a) No agricultural liming material may be sold or offered for sale in this state unless it complies with provisions of sections 22-111nn to 22-111xx, inclusive. (b) No agricultural liming material may be sold or offered for sale in this state if:…

Sec. 22-111ss. Stop-sale orders. The commissioner may issue and enforce an order to the owner or custodian of any lot of agricultural liming material to stop the sale or use of such material and to hold such material at a designated place when the commissioner finds such material…

Sec. 22-111tt. Interstate agreements. The Commissioner of Agriculture may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government and private associations in order to carry out the purposes and provisions…

Sec. 22-111uu. Revocation, suspension or denial of registration. Refusal to register. The commissioner may revoke or suspend the registration of, or refuse to issue a registration to, any person who has wilfully violated any of the provisions of sections 22-111nn to 22-111xx, inc…

Sec. 22-111vv. Regulations. The Commissioner of Agriculture may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of sections 22-111mm to 22-111xx, inclusive. Such regulations may include provisions regarding sampling, analytical meth…

Sec. 22-111ww. Sale and use of existing inventories. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 22-111mm to 22-111vv, inclusive, registrants may sell or use existing inventories of liming materials until July 1, 2001. (P.A. 00-96, S. 23, 25.) History: P.A. 00-96 effective July 1,…

Sec. 22-111xx. Penalties. Any person who violates section 22-111nn or 22-111oo shall be assessed a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation. Any person who violates section 22-111rr, or an order issued under section 22-111ss, shall be asses…

Sec. 22-111yy. Application of fertilizers, soil amendments and compost containing phosphates. Regulations. Penalty. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Established lawn” means any area of ground that is covered with any species of grass for two or more growing seasons and …