Section 40.18. Fertilizer; toxic substances.

 

(1)  No fertilizer may contain any substance that is toxic or injurious to plants, animals, or humans when the fertilizer is handled or applied under reasonably foreseeable use conditions unless the substance and hazard are disclosed on the fertilizer label.

(2)  No fertilizer may contain a metal in a concentration that exceeds the maximum allowable concentration specified for that metal in the Official Publication of the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials, No . 68, statement of uniform interpretation and policy number 25, (2015).

History: CR 04-140 : cr. Register September 2005 No. 597 , eff. 10-1-05; CR 14-047 : am. (2) Register May 2015 No. 713 , eff. 6-1-15; CR 16-012 : am. (2) Register August 2016 No. 728 , eff. 9-1-16.

Note

See s. ATCP 40.08 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Statement of uniform interpretation and policy number 25, from the Official Publication of the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials, No. 68 (2015), is on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the treasurer of the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials, Inc., North Carolina Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 33508, Raleigh, NC 33636-3508, or online at http://www.aapfco.org . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1