Rhode Island General Laws 2-7-10. Misbranding
No person shall distribute misbranded fertilizer. A commercial fertilizer is deemed to be misbranded:
(1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular;
(2) If it is distributed under the name of another fertilizer product;
(3) If it is not labeled as required in § 2-7-5 and in accordance with regulations prescribed under this chapter; or
(4) If it purports to be or is represented as a commercial fertilizer or is represented as containing a plant nutrient or commercial fertilizer, unless the plant nutrient or commercial fertilizer conforms to the definition of identity, if any, prescribed by regulation of the director; in the adopting of those regulations the director shall give due regard to commonly accepted definitions and official fertilizer terms as those issued by the association of American plant food control officials.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 168, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 2-7-10
- Commercial fertilizer: means any substance containing one or more recognized plant nutrient(s) that is used for its plant nutrient content and that is designed for use or claimed to have value in promoting plant growth, except unmanipulated animal and vegetable manures, marl, lime, limestone, wood ashes and gypsum, and other products exempted by regulation of the director. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-7-3
- Director: means director of the department of environmental management or his or her authorized agent. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-7-3
- Labeling: means all written, printed, or graphic matter, upon or accompanying any commercial fertilizer, or advertisements, brochures, posters, television, and radio announcements used in promoting the sale of commercial fertilizers. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-7-3
- Person: includes individual, partnership, association, firm, and corporation. See Rhode Island General Laws 2-7-3