Title 3, AGRICULTURE

(a) General rule.--Any soil amendment or plant amendment distributed in a container in this Commonwealth shall have placed on or affixed to the container a label setting forth in legible and conspicuous form: (1) The brand name. (2) The active ingredients: (i) Name and percentage…

(a) Amounts.-- (1) The guarantor whose name appears on the label of a soil amendment or plant amendment distributed in this Commonwealth shall pay semiannually and not later than January 31 and July 31 of each year an inspection fee at the rate of 15¢ per ton. In no case shall th…

(a) General rule.--The guarantor whose name appears on the label shall submit, along with an inspection fee, a report in a manner prescribed by the department listing by county the net tons of each brand of soil amendment or plant amendment distributed in this Commonwealth for th…

(a) General rule.--The department shall sample, inspect, make analysis of and test soil amendments and plant amendments distributed within this Commonwealth and shall inspect the storage of soil amendments and plant amendments at any time and place and to such an extent as the de…

No person shall distribute a misbranded soil amendment or plant amendment. A soil amendment or plant amendment shall be deemed to be misbranded if: (1) its labeling is false or misleading in any particular manner; (2) it is distributed under the name of another soil amendment or …

(a) General rule.--No person shall distribute an adulterated soil amendment or plant amendment product. A soil amendment or plant amendment shall be deemed to be adulterated if: (1) it contains any deleterious or harmful substance in sufficient amount to render it injurious to be…

If any soil amendment or plant amendment in the possession of a consumer is found by the department to be short in weight, the guarantor of that soil amendment or plant amendment shall, within 30 days after official notice from the department, submit to the consumer a penalty pay…

The department may refuse, suspend or revoke the registration of any soil amendment or plant amendment or refuse, suspend or revoke the license of any person where the registrant or licensee has not complied with the provisions of this chapter or of any person who has used fraudu…

(a) General rule.--The department may issue and enforce a written or printed stop-sale, use or removal order to the owner or custodian of any lot of soil amendment or plant amendment and to hold at a designated place when the department finds the soil amendment or plant amendment…

A lot of soil amendment or plant amendment not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to seizure and condemnation by the department, provided that in no instance shall the disposition of the soil amendment or plant amendment be ordered by the departmen…

All appeals shall be taken and hearings conducted in accordance with the provisions of 2 Pa.C.S. Chs. 5 Subch. A (relating to practice and procedure of Commonwealth agencies) and 7 Subch. A (relating to judicial review of Commonwealth agency action). Cross References. Section 691…

The department may cooperate with and enter into an agreement with governmental agencies of the Federal Government, agencies of this Commonwealth and any other state in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter.

The department shall promulgate and enforce rules and regulations necessary for administration and implementation of this chapter.

It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with or to cause or assist in the violation of any order or any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted under this chapter.

A person who willfully or intentionally interferes with an employee or officer of the department in the performance of that employee's or officer's duties or activities authorized under this chapter commits a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall, upon conviction, be subject …

(a) Criminal penalties.--Unless otherwise specified, any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or a rule or regulation adopted thereunder or any order issued pursuant thereto: (1) For the first offense, commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be …

Moneys received from license fees, registration fees, inspection fees, fines and penalties shall be paid into the Agronomic Regulatory Account established in section 6831 (relating to disposition of funds). All moneys in the Agronomic Regulatory Account are hereby appropriated to…