Minnesota Administrative Code

1508.0025 LABEL INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS. Subpart 1. Label information requirements for ALM bulk delivery. ALM offered for sale, sold, distributed, or disposed of in this state in bulk must have a written label accompanying a delivery and supplied to any purchaser or end user. Th…

1508.0030 OFFICIAL OR CERTIFIED SAMPLE AND ANALYSIS. Subpart 1. Required samples and analyses. The department shall collect official samples and perform analyses or, in accordance with part 1508.0035, certify producers to collect samples and perform analyses of the producer's pro…

1508.0035 CERTIFICATION OF PRODUCERS TO CONDUCT SAMPLING OR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS OF ALM. Subpart 1. Certification. The department may certify producers to conduct sampling or sampling and analysis of the producer's ALM. Producers must be assessed the sampling and analysis fee in…

1508.0040 DISTRIBUTION OF ALM BY CUBIC YARD. Subpart 1. Reporting requirements. Each distributor or producer distributing ALM on a cubic yard basis or without the use of a scale approved by the Department of Commerce, Weights and Measures Division, is responsible for determining …

1509.0010 AUTHORITY. Parts 1509.0010 to 1509.0050 govern the waste pesticide collection program pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 18B.065. Parts 1509.0010 to 1509.0050 establish a process for: (1) assessment schedule and payment; (2) cosponsor selection; and (3) cooperative…

1509.0020 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. The definitions in this part apply to parts 1509.0010 to 1509.0050. Subp. 2. Collection site. "Collection site" means a permanent or temporary designated location with scheduled hours for authorized collections where pesticide end-users ma…

1509.0030 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE AND PAYMENT. Subpart 1. Assessment schedule. A pesticide end-user voluntarily participating in a collection authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 18B.065, may be assessed a portion of the disposal costs based on net weight in pounds of the pes…

1509.0040 PROGRAM OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION. Subpart 1. Cosponsor selection. A potential cosponsor seeking sole or joint participation in the operation and administration of a collection authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section 18B.065, shall complete and return an applica…

1509.0050 DEPOSIT OF FUNDS. Assessments collected under parts 1509.0030 and 1509.0040 must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the pesticide regulatory account according to Minnesota Statutes, section 18B.05, subdivision 1. Statutory Authority: MS s 18B.065 History…

1510.0011 LABELING VARIETY, VARIETY NOT STATED, AND BRAND; EXAMPLES. Subpart 1. Definition; brand. As used in this part, "brand" means a word, mark, or picture representing a trademark or a term taken from a trademark which indicates the owner, originator, or labeler of the seed …

1510.0020 DISCLAIMER CLAUSE. It shall be unlawful for vendors or sellers of agricultural seed to print upon the seed labels or tags, or to use, attach, or print upon literature, or state in any manner, any form of wording designed as a disclaimer or statement that purposes to dis…

1510.0030 LABEL SHOWING PERCENT OF HARD SEED. The label required on all agricultural seed containers shall show the percent of hard seed, when present, separately from the germination percent. It is permissible to combine these percentages and list them on the label as "total per…

1510.0040 LABELING OF SEED BINS AND OTHER BULK CONTAINERS. When agricultural seeds are sold out of the farmers' or seed vendors' bins or other bulk containers which are in retail sales rooms or to which the consumer buyers have access before buying for the purpose of examining th…

1510.0161 KINDS OF LAWN AND TURF GRASS SEEDS EXEMPT FROM TEN PERCENT INERT MATTER LIMITATION. In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 21.82, subdivision 5, paragraph (a), Kentucky bluegrass is a kind of lawn and turf grass seed for which the ten percent inert matter limita…

1510.0171 STANDARDS, REQUIREMENTS, AND CONDITIONS FOR LABELING HERMETICALLY SEALED SEEDS. In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 21.86, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), the following standards, requirements, and conditions must be met before seed is considered to be hermetic…

1510.0180 STATE SEED LABORATORY REPORT. The report of any examination, test, or determination of the state seed laboratory as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 21.85, subdivisions 2 and 12, applies directly to the sample of seed received and examined by the seed analyst and…

1510.0190 PROHIBITED ADVERTISING; USES OF STATE TEST RESULTS. The words "state tested" or "state" or the name of the state, the state Department of Agriculture, or state seed laboratory shall not be used for advertising or sales purpose or any other purpose in connection with any…

1510.0200 GRAIN SOLD UNDER VARIETY NAMES. Flax, oats, and other grains sold to farmers in seed quantities in the spring or at seeding time under variety names or where variety names are mentioned in the transaction are subject to all agricultural seed requirements as to cleaning,…

1510.0210 LABELING FOR SEED SAMPLES. Samples of all sizes of agricultural seed which are sent to or given to persons or are exposed or displayed for sale as an inducement to prospective retail or consumer purchases shall be labeled fully. The responsibility for such labeling shal…

1510.0220 CORRECTION OF ERRONEOUS SEED LABELS. Whenever, by examination of the label or by resampling and retesting of the seed or by other dependable information, the label on any seed container of agricultural seed is found to be unlawful or to be in error beyond the limits of …

1510.0241 STANDARDIZED GERMINATION TESTING PROCEDURES AVAILABLE. A. In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 21.83, subdivision 2, paragraph (h), item B lists the kinds of tree and shrub seed that have standardized germination testing procedures available for them. B. Tree …

1510.0251 KIND AND VARIETY OR TYPE AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF FLOWER SEEDS. In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 21.82, subdivision 8, paragraph (a), clause (1), this part contains the requirements for labeling the kind and variety or a statement of type and per…

1510.0310 RETESTING AND RELABELING SEEDS. No seed label shall contain any purity, germination, or identification data which is not obtained by testing a sample of seed drawn from the specific containers, sacks, or bins of seed which are to be relabeled. Containers of seed which h…

1510.0340 SAMPLE LABELS FOR AGRICULTURAL SEED. The labels shown in parts 1510.0350 and 1510.0360 are suggestive of suitable arrangement of required labeling data. Any arrangement is legal as long as data is complete and may be read and understood readily by the buyer of the seed.…

1510.0350 SUGGESTED LABEL FOR SINGLE AGRICULTURAL SEED. This label may be used for hybrid corn, or a special label may be used. The hybrid corn part may be omitted if not wanted. If known, the origin of the seed must be stated for all agricultural seeds or that the origin is unkn…

1510.0360 SUGGESTED LABEL FOR MIXTURES AND BLENDS OF AGRICULTURAL SEED. LOT NO. _ KIND _ _ _ _ VARIETY _ _ _ _ PURE SEED % _ _ _ _ GERMINATION % _ _ _ _ HARD SEED % _ _ _ _ ORIGIN _ _ _ _ INERT OTHER WEED SEED % _ MATTER % _ CROP % _ NOXIOUS NO. PER GERM. WEED SEEDS _ POUND _ DAT…

1510.0370 AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE. Parts 1510.0370 to 1510.0380 are adopted by the commissioner pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 18C.121, to govern the storage and handling of liquid commercial fertilizer used for agricultural purposes. Statutory Authority: MS s 17.725; 18C.…

1510.0371 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. For the purposes of parts 1510.0370 to 1510.0380, the terms defined in this part have the meanings given them, and "fertilizer," "commissioner," "grade," and "person" have the meanings given in Minnesota Statutes, section 18C.005. Subp. 2.…

1510.0372 APPROVAL OF FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT. Subpart 1. Commissioner approval. A person beginning construction of a new facility or substantially altering an existing facility shall first obtain the approval of the commissioner. Subp. 2. Application. The application for approval…

1510.0373 PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED FACILITIES. The person who operates a facility which was established prior to July 11, 1983, including persons who were granted a permit by the Pollution Control Agency, must obtain the commissioner's approval of the facility and equipment accordi…

1510.0374 VARIANCES. Upon receipt of a written request, the department shall grant a variance from this rule when the request shows that compliance with this rule would cause unreasonable economic hardship to the requester and that the requested use would not constitute a hazard …

1510.0375 MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. Safeguards, storage containers, and mixing, blending, weighing, and handling equipment must be maintained and operated in a manner which will prevent the escape of any liquid commercial fertilizer from the facility. Adequate provisions must b…

1510.0376 SAFEGUARDS. Persons storing liquid commercial fertilizers in storage containers shall provide safeguards for containment at least equal to the holding capacity of the largest single storage container. Statutory Authority: MS s 17.725 Published Electronically: July 24, 2…

1510.0377 MARKINGS. Each storage container must be labeled in a clearly legible and conspicuous manner with the appropriate grade or guaranteed analysis of the contents of the storage container. An identification sign must be displayed in a clearly legible and conspicuous manner …

1510.0378 INCIDENTS. A person involved in or responsible for an incident shall report the incident to the department. The department shall immediately notify other state agencies with jurisdiction regarding the incident. The responsible party shall take appropriate action to cont…

1510.0379 EXEMPT FACILITIES. Parts 1510.0370 to 1510.0380 do not apply to anhydrous ammonia facilities, or to portable or nonstationary tanks. Statutory Authority: MS s 17.725 Published Electronically: July 24, 2008

1510.0380 ENFORCEMENT. The commissioner shall proceed in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18D, upon satisfactory evidence that the storage or handling of liquid commercial fertilizer does not meet the provisions in parts 1510.0370 to 1510.0380. Statutory Authority: MS …

1510.0400 AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE. Parts 1510.0400 to 1510.0408 are adopted by the commissioner pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 18C.121, to govern the storage and handling of dry commercial fertilizer used for agricultural purposes. Statutory Authority: MS s 17.725; 18C.121…

1510.0401 DEFINITIONS. Subpart 1. Scope. For the purposes of parts 1510.0401 to 1510.0408, the terms defined in this part have the meanings given them, and "fertilizer," "commissioner," "grade," and "person" have the meanings given in Minnesota Statutes, section 18C.005. Subp. 2.…

1510.0402 APPROVAL OF FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT. Subpart 1. Commissioner approval. A person beginning construction of a new facility or substantially altering an existing facility shall first obtain the approval of the commissioner. Subp. 2. Forms. The application for approval must …

1510.0403 VARIANCES. Upon receipt of a written request, the department shall grant a variance from these parts when the request shows that compliance with this rule would cause unreasonable economic hardship to the requester and that the requested use would not constitute a hazar…

1510.0404 MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. Safeguards, storage containers, and mixing, blending, weighing, and handling equipment must be maintained and operated in a manner which will prevent avoidable amounts of particulate matter from leaving the facility. This requirement does not…

1510.0405 MARKINGS. Each storage container must be labeled in a clearly legible and conspicuous manner with the appropriate grade or guaranteed analysis of the contents of the storage container. An incident notification sign must be posted in a conspicuous place within the facili…

1510.0406 OUTSIDE STORAGE. Outside dry commercial fertilizer storage piles may not be located in areas where surface water runoff could enter storm sewers, sanitary sewers, or other surface or ground waters. Statutory Authority: MS s 17.725 Published Electronically: July 24, 2008

1510.0407 INCIDENTS. A person involved in or responsible for an incident shall report the incident to the department. The department shall immediately notify other state agencies with jurisdiction regarding the incident. The responsible party shall take appropriate action to cont…

1510.0408 ENFORCEMENT. The commissioner shall proceed in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18D, upon satisfactory evidence that the storage or handling of dry commercial fertilizer does not meet the provisions in parts 1510.0401 to 1510.0408. Statutory Authority: MS s 1…

1510.0410 AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE. Parts 1510.0410 to 1510.0422 are adopted by the commissioner pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 18C.121, to prescribe conditions for labels and procedures for labeling fertilizers. Statutory Authority: MS s 17.725; 18C.121 History: 19 SR 2485…