(1) Any fertilizer distributed in this state in containers shall have placed on or affixed to the immediate and outside container a label setting forth in clearly legible and conspicuous form the following information:

(a) The brand and grade.
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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 576.031

  • Brand: means a term, design, or trademark used in connection with one or several grades of fertilizer. See Florida Statutes 576.011
  • Fertilizer: means any substance which:
    (a) Contains one or more recognized plant nutrients and promotes plant growth, or
    (b) Controls soil acidity or alkalinity, or
    (c) Provides other soil enrichment, or
    (d) Provides other corrective measures to the soil. See Florida Statutes 576.011
  • Grade: means the percentages in fertilizer of total nitrogen expressed as N, available phosphorus expressed as P2O5, and soluble potassium expressed as K2O, stated in whole numbers in the same terms, order, and percentages as in the guaranteed analysis. See Florida Statutes 576.011
  • Guaranteed analysis: means the percentage of plant nutrients or measures of neutralizing capability claimed to be present in a fertilizer. See Florida Statutes 576.011
  • Label: means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate container of any fertilizer or accompanying any fertilizer when moved in bulk. See Florida Statutes 576.011
  • Licensee: means a person who guarantees a fertilizer and receives a license to distribute fertilizer under the provisions of this chapter. See Florida Statutes 576.011
(b) The guaranteed analysis.
(c) The name and address of the licensee.
(d) The net weight.
(e) The sources from which the nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are derived.
(f) The sources of secondary plant nutrients and micro plant nutrients if guaranteed, claimed, or advertised.
(2) If distributed in bulk, two labels containing the information required in paragraphs (1)(a)-(f) shall accompany delivery and be supplied to the purchaser at time of delivery with the delivery ticket, which shall show the certified net weight.
(3) Each label of fertilizer shall bear the Florida license number.
(4) The form of the label shall be prescribed by rule.
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