Section 324.8505 - Distribution of specialty fertilizer or soil conditioner; registration; application; labels to accompany application; copy of registration approval; expiration; fees. - Michigan Statutes

NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 451 of 1994

324.8505 Distribution of specialty fertilizer or soil conditioner; registration; application; labels to accompany application; copy of registration approval; expiration; fees.

Sec. 8505.

(1) A person shall not distribute a specialty fertilizer or soil conditioner unless it is registered with the department. An application listing each brand and product name of each grade of specialty fertilizer or soil conditioner shall be made on a form furnished by the director and shall be accompanied with the fees described in subsection (2) for each brand and product name of each grade. Labels for each brand and product name of each grade shall accompany the application. Upon approval of an application by the director, a copy of the registration approval shall be furnished to the applicant. All registrations expire on December 31 of each year.

(2) A person applying for a registration under subsection (1) shall pay the following annual fees for each brand and product name of each grade:

(a) Registration fee of $25.00.

(b) Appropriate groundwater and freshwater protection fees provided for in section 8715.

(3) A distributor is not required to register a brand of fertilizer that is registered under this part by another person, if the label does not differ in any respect.

(4) A manufacturer or distributor of custom blend specialty fertilizers for home lawns, golf courses, recreational areas, or other nonfarm areas shall not be required to register each grade distributed but shall license their firm on an application furnished by the director for an annual fee of $100.00 and shall label the fertilizer as provided in section 8502. The label of each fertilizer distributed under this subsection shall be maintained by the manufacturer or distributor for 1 year for inspection by the director.

(5) A manufacturer or distributor of soil conditioners blended according to specifications provided to a blender or blended as specifically requested by the consumer prior to blending shall either register each brand or blend distributed or license its firm on an application furnished by the director for an annual fee of $100.00 and shall label the soil conditioner as provided in section 8502. The label of each soil conditioner distributed under this subsection shall be maintained by the manufacturer or distributor for 1 year for inspection by the director.

History: Add. 1995, Act 60, Imd. Eff. May 24, 1995 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 503, Eff. Mar. 30, 2007
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA