N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 146-C – Reports and fees
§ 146-c. Reports and fees. Each licensee who distributes commercial fertilizers in this state shall furnish the commissioner with a written statement of the tonnage of each grade of commercial fertilizer, including zero tonnage if applicable, sold by him or her in this state during the calendar year to persons not required to be licensed under this article. The tonnage of grades of which less than fifty tons were sold shall be reported, either individually or combined under the heading of miscellaneous sales. This report shall be submitted in the form and with such frequency as the commissioner shall require by regulation. The licensee shall pay to the commissioner a sum equal to ten cents for each ton or portion thereof of commercial fertilizer distributed in this state to persons not required to be licensed under this article provided that such annual tonnage fee shall not be less than fifty dollars. This fee shall be remitted on or before February first and calculated based on the calendar year immediately preceding.
Terms Used In N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 146-C
- commercial fertilizer: shall mean any substances containing one or more recognized plant nutrients which is used for its plant nutrient content, and which is designed for use or claimed to have value in promoting plant growth, except unmanipulated animal and vegetable manures, agricultural liming material, wood ashes, gypsum and other products exempted by regulation of the commissioner. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 143
- commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and markets. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 143
- grade: shall mean the percentages of total nitrogen, available phosphoric acid and soluble potash stated in the order and form required in the guaranteed analysis. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 143
- licensee: shall mean a person whose license, pursuant to section one hundred forty-six hereof, has been issued by the commissioner and is still in effect. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 143
- person: includes individual, partnership, association, firm or corporation. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 143
- ton: means a net weight of two thousand pounds avoirdupois. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 143
No information furnished under this section shall be disclosed in such a way as to divulge the method or scope of the operation of any person.
The commissioner shall publish at least annually a summary of the tonnage reports submitted pursuant to this section.
The licensee shall make such other reports as the commissioner may require.
Failure to make such reports or to pay such fee shall be grounds for revocation of the license hereunder.