Kansas Statutes 2-1204. Labeling
(1) Every package or container of commercial fertilizer shall bear a distinctly printed label in the English language on a tag attached to the package or container, or distinctly printed on the package or container. The label shall show and state:
(a) The name and address of the person registering the commercial fertilizer;
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 2-1204
- Person: means any individual, any association of persons or any corporation. See Kansas Statutes 2-1220
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(b) the brand and grade of the commercial fertilizer;
(c) the net weight in the package or container;
(d) the registered guaranteed analysis. The guaranteed analysis shall include the minimum percentages of plant foods in the following order and form:
Nitrogen, minimum ____ percent
Available phosphoric acid, minimum ____ percent
Soluble potash, minimum ____ percent,
except (A) unacidulated mineral phosphatic materials and basic slag shall show the guaranteed analysis in the following order and form:
Total phosphoric acid, minimum ____ percent
Available phosphoric acid, minimum ____ percent
Fineness of grind: ____ percent through mesh screen, and (B) bone, tankage, and other natural organic phosphate materials shall show the guaranteed analysis in the following form:
Total phosphoric acid, minimum ____ percent;
(e) commercial fertilizers containing any ingredient which is injurious to plants, shall be labeled to show: (A) The name and percentage of each such active ingredient; (B) adequate directions for use; and (C) adequate warnings against misuse;
(f) the minimum percentage of any and all other plant food elements or compounds contributing to the value of the commercial fertilizer; and
(g) such other information as may be prescribed by rules and regulations.
(2) Bulk lots shall be accompanied by a label which shall be delivered to the purchaser showing the information required by this section.
(3) No commercial fertilizer, except a specialty fertilizer, shall contain or be manufactured from process tankage.