Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

18C.115 ADOPTION OF NATIONAL STANDARDS. § Subdivision 1.Policy of uniformity. It is the policy of this state to achieve and maintain uniformity as much as possible with national standards and with other states in the regulation and control of the manufacture, distribution, and sa…

18C.121 RULES. § Subdivision 1.Administration. The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement and enforce this chapter. The rules must conform to national standards in a manner that is practicable and consistent with state law. § Subd. 2.Liming materials. The commissione…

18C.131 FERTILIZER INSPECTION ACCOUNT. A fertilizer inspection account is established in the state treasury. The fees collected under this chapter and interest attributable to money in the account must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the fertilizer inspection a…

18C.135 APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS TO SEWAGE SLUDGE AND COMPOST. § Subdivision 1.Sewage sludge without charge exempt. Sewage sludge that is transferred between parties without compensation is exempt from the requirements of this chapter except the labeling requirements of this c…

18C.141 SOIL AND MANURE TESTING LABORATORY CERTIFICATION. § Subdivision 1.Program establishment. The commissioner shall establish voluntary programs to certify the accuracy of analyses from soil and manure testing laboratories and promote standardization of soil and manure testin…

18C.201 PROHIBITED FERTILIZER ACTIVITIES. § Subdivision 1.Storage, handling, distribution, or disposal. A person may not store, handle, distribute, or dispose of a fertilizer, rinsate, fertilizer container, or fertilizer application equipment in a manner: (1) that endangers human…

18C.202 PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. § Subdivision 1.Notification required. Beginning January 1, 2026, a product manufacturer must annually provide a statement that a product contains no intentionally added PFAS or, for products that contain intentionally added …

18C.205 CHEMIGATION. § Subdivision 1.Authorization. The commissioner may issue chemigation permits for irrigation to be used to apply fertilizers on crops and land, including agricultural, nursery, turf, golf course, and greenhouse sites. § Subd. 2.Permit required. A person may n…

18C.211 GUARANTEED ANALYSIS. § Subdivision 1.N, P, and K nutrient content stated. (a) Until the commissioner prescribes the alternative form of guaranteed analysis, it must be stated as provided in this subdivision. (b) A guaranteed analysis must state the percentage of plant nut…

18C.215 FERTILIZER LABELING. § Subdivision 1.Packaged fertilizers. (a) A person may not sell or distribute specialty fertilizer in bags or other containers in this state unless a label is placed on or affixed to the bag or container stating in a clear, legible, and conspicuous fo…

18C.221 FERTILIZER PLANT FOOD CONTENT. (a) Products that are deficient in plant food content are subject to this subdivision. (b) An analysis must show that a fertilizer is deficient: (1) in one or more of its guaranteed primary plant nutrients beyond the investigational allowanc…

18C.225 MISBRANDED PRODUCTS. § Subdivision 1.Sale and distribution prohibited. A person may not sell or distribute a misbranded fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment. § Subd. 2.Factors causing misbranding. A fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment is misbranded if…

18C.231 ADULTERATION. § Subdivision 1.Sale and distribution prohibited. A person may not sell or distribute an adulterated fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment product. § Subd. 2.Factors causing adulteration. A fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment is adulterat…

18C.235 STORAGE, HANDLING, DISPOSAL, AND INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN. § Subdivision 1.Plan required. (a) A person required to be licensed under section 18C.415, or a person who stores fertilizers, soil amendment, or plant amendment products in bulk, must develop and maintain an incide…

18C.301 MIXING PESTICIDE WITH FERTILIZER, SOIL AMENDMENT, OR PLANT AMENDMENT. A distributor who blends, mixes, or otherwise adds pesticides to fertilizers, soil amendments, or plant amendments must: (1) be licensed under section 18C.415; and (2) comply with the provisions of chap…

18C.305 FERTILIZER FACILITIES. § Subdivision 1.Construction permit. A person must obtain a permit from the commissioner on forms provided by the commissioner before the person constructs or substantially alters: (1) safeguards; or (2) an existing facility used for the distributio…

18C.310 GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FERTILIZER, GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SOIL AMENDMENT, OR GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PLANT AMENDMENT PERMIT. § Subdivision 1.Requirement. A person may not conduct a release of a genetically engineered fertilizer, genetically engineered soil amendment, or ge…

18C.401 GENERAL LICENSING AND REGISTRATION CONDITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Substantiation of claims. The commissioner may require a person applying for a license or registration to manufacture or distribute a product for use in this state to submit authentic experimental evidence or …

18C.405 PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS. § Subdivision 1.Notation of protected information. In submitting data required by this chapter, the applicant may: (1) clearly mark any portions that in the applicant's opinion are trade secrets, or commercial or financial information; and (2)…

18C.411 REGISTRATION OF SPECIALTY FERTILIZERS, SOIL AMENDMENTS, AND PLANT AMENDMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Registration required. (a) A person may not sell brands or grades of specialty fertilizers, soil amendments, or plant amendments in this state unless they are registered with the…

18C.415 FERTILIZER LICENSES. § Subdivision 1.License required. (a) A person may not sell or distribute bulk fertilizers for use on agricultural lands, custom apply fertilizers, or manufacture, blend, or otherwise manipulate fertilizers without obtaining a license from the commiss…

18C.421 TONNAGE REPORT. § Subdivision 1.Annual tonnage report. (a) Each registrant under section 18C.411 and licensee under section 18C.415 shall file an annual tonnage report for the previous year ending June 30 with the commissioner, on forms provided or approved by the commiss…

18C.425 APPLICATION AND INSPECTION FEES. § Subdivision 1.Fertilizer license. (a) An application for a license for each fixed location to be covered by the license within the state must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of $100. (b) An application for a license for…

18C.430 COMMERCIAL ANIMAL WASTE TECHNICIAN. § Subdivision 1.Requirement. (a) A person may not manage or apply animal wastes to the land for hire: (1) without a valid commercial animal waste technician applicator license; (2) without a valid commercial animal waste technician site…

18C.432 MANURE APPLICATOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING. § Subdivision 1.Education and training. (a) The commissioner shall develop, in conjunction with the University of Minnesota Extension Service, innovative educational and training programs addressing manure applicator concerns, inc…

18C.433 COMMERCIAL ANIMAL WASTE APPLICATION. § Subdivision 1.Requirement. Beginning January 1, 2006, only a commercial animal waste technician site manager or commercial animal waste technician applicator may apply animal waste from a feedlot that: (1) has a capacity of 300 anima…

18C.530 CITATION. Sections 18C.531 to 18C.575 are known and may be cited as the "Minnesota Agricultural Liming Materials Law." History: 1990 c 561 s 1

18C.531 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to sections 18C.531 to 18C.575. § Subd. 2.Agricultural liming materials. "Agricultural liming materials" means materials whose calcium or magnesium compounds, or both, account for an ENP of …

18C.535 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER. § Subdivision 1.Administration. The commissioner shall administer, implement, and enforce sections 18C.531 to 18C.575. The Department of Agriculture is the lead state agency for the regulation of agricultural liming materials which inclu…

18C.541 LICENSE. § Subdivision 1.License to sell. Before a person may sell, offer for sale, or dispose of in this state agricultural liming material to be used for the correction of soil acidity or soil fertility, the distributor and producer must obtain a license by filing with …

18C.545 LABELING. § Subdivision 1.Product label. An agricultural liming material offered for sale in this state must be labeled in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter. § Subd. 2.Bagged and bulk shipment label. If agricultural liming material is transported or sold in…

18C.551 APPLICATION, SAMPLING, AND INSPECTION FEES. § Subdivision 1.Agricultural liming materials license. An application for a license must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of $150. This fee does not apply to occasional sales of 50 tons or less on an annual basi…

18C.555 TONNAGE REPORT. § Subdivision 1.Semiannual statement. A licensed distributor or producer of agricultural liming material shall file with the commissioner on forms furnished by the commissioner a semiannual statement for the periods ending December 31 and June 30 setting f…

18C.561 SAMPLING METHODS. The methods of sampling and analysis of agricultural liming materials must be those adopted by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists. In cases not covered by those methods, or in cases where methods are available in which improved applicability…

18C.565 FALSE OR MISLEADING STATEMENTS. A person may not sell a misbranded agricultural liming material. An agricultural liming material is misbranded if it carries a false or misleading statement on the container or on the label attached to the container or if false or misleadin…

18C.571 ADULTERATION. A person may not sell an adulterated agricultural liming material. An agricultural liming material is adulterated if: (1) it contains a deleterious or harmful ingredient in sufficient amount to render it injurious to plant life or the environment when applie…

18C.575 RULES. § Subdivision 1.For administration. The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to administer sections 18C.531 to 18C.575. § Subd. 2.Liming materials. The commissioner may adopt rules governing the distribution, labeling, sale, handling, certification, use, applicat…

18C.60 PHOSPHOROUS TURF FERTILIZER USE RESTRICTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purpose of this section, "turf" means noncrop land planted in closely mowed, managed grasses including, but not limited to, residential and commercial residential property, private golf cours…

18C.61 FERTILIZER APPLICATION TO IMPERVIOUS SURFACE; PROHIBITION. (a) A person may not apply a fertilizer to an impervious surface. Fertilizer released on an impervious surface must be immediately contained and either legally applied to turf or any other legal site or returned to…

18C.62 ENFORCEMENT. Sections 18C.60 and 18C.61 are enforced by local units of government under their existing authority. Violation of a provision in either of these sections is a petty misdemeanor. History: 2002 c 345 s 6

18C.70 MINNESOTA AGRICULTURAL FERTILIZER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Establishment; membership. (a) The Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council is established. The council is composed of 15 voting members as follows: (1) one member of …

18C.71 MINNESOTA AGRICULTURAL FERTILIZER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Eligible projects. Eligible project activities include research, education, and technology transfer related to the production and application of fertilizer, soil amendments, and other plant a…

18C.80 AGRICULTURAL FERTILIZER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACCOUNT. § Subdivision 1.Account; appropriation. An agricultural fertilizer research and education account is established in the agricultural fund. Money in the account, including interest earned, is appropriated to the commis…