NERC | Northeast Recycling Council
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SUMMARY OF NORTHEAST STATES'
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| Registration Requirements Per Product: | Submitted annually |
| Registration Fee Per Product: | Paid annually for fertilizers |
| Labeling Requirements: | Yes |
| Inspection Fee (Tonnage Tax): | Paid annually for fertilizer |
| Reporting Requirements: | Submitted annually for fertilizer |
| Inspection Responsibility: | CT Department of Agriculture |
| Contact Person: | Alton Blodgett, Agricultural Commodities Control Officer, (860) 713-2565 |
| Website Address: | http://www.state.ct.us/doag/ |
Delaware
Chapter 21, Commercial Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners
Approved June 25, 1971, and enacted January 1, 1972
Pertinent Definitions
Commercial fertilizer means any substance containing one or
more recognized plant nutrient(s) 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, marl,
lime, limestone, wood ashes and gypsum, and other products exempted by
regulation of the Secretary.
A soil conditioner means any substance or mixture of substances imported, manufactured, prepared or sold for manurial soil-enriching or soil-corrective purposes or intended to be used for promoting or stimulating the growth of plants increasing the productivity of plants, improving the quality of crops, or producing any chemical or physical change in the soil, except commercial fertilizer as defined in this chapter, and unmanipulated animal and vegetable manures, agricultural liming materials and gypsum.
| Registration Requirements Per Product: | Submitted annually |
| Labeling Requirements: | Yes |
| Inspection Fee: | Paid semi-annually |
| Tonnage Reports: | Submitted semi-annually |
| Inspection Responsibility: | Secretary of the State Department of Agriculture |
| Contact Person: | Teresa Crenshaw, (302) 698-4525 |
| Website Address: | http://www.state.de.us/deptagri/ |
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Maine
Title 7, Subchapters V and V-A, Maine Commercial Fertilizer Law,
Title 7, Chapter 103, Sub-C V-B, Maine Plan and Soil Amendment Act
Pertinent Definitions
A fertilizer material means any substance containing nitrogen,
phosphorus, potassium or any recognized plant nutrient element or compound
which is used primarily for its plant nutrient content or for compounding
mixed fertilizers except unmanipulated animal and vegetable manures.
Agricultural liming materials mean any products whose calcium and magnesium compounds are capable of neutralizing soil acidity.
A Soil amendment is any product distributed consisting of a soil-amending ingredient and other ingredients. Soil-amending ingredients are any substances that are intended to improve the chemical, biological, or physical characteristics of the soil, except commercial fertilizers, plant-amending ingredients, agricultural liming materials, unmanipulated animal and vegetable manures, pesticides and other like material, exempted by rule.
| Registration Requirements Per Product: | Submitted annually |
| Registration Fee Per Product: | Paid annually |
| Labeling Requirements: | Yes |
| Inspection Fee: | Paid annually for liming materials |
| Tonnage Reports: | Submitted annually for liming materials and soil amendments |
| Inspection Responsibility: | Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources or his authorized agent |
| Contact Person: | Hal Prince, (207) 287-3841 |
| Website: | http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/index.shtml |
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Massachusetts
Fertilizer Law, Chapter 128, Sections 64-83
Pertinent Definitions
Commercial fertilizer, any substance 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, marl, lime, limestone,
wood ashes, and gypsum, and other products exempted by regulation of the
commissioner.
Specialty fertilizer, commercial fertilizer distributed primarily for non-farm use, such as home gardens, lawns, shrubbery, flowers, golf courses, municipal parks, cemeteries, greenhouses and nurseries.
Soil Conditioner, any manipulated substance or mixture of substances whose primary function is to modify the physical structure of soils so as to favorably influence plant growth, except unmanipulated animal and vegetable manures, marl, lime, limestone, wood ashes, and gypsum. Examples of unmanipulated vegetable manures are hay, straw, peat, and leaf mold. Charcoal, sand, pumice, and clay, are unmanipulated natural substances.
| License Requirement Per Product: | Submitted annually for fertilizer manufacture and/or distribution of commercial fertilizers for "farm use" |
| License Fee Per Product: | Paid annually |
| Labeling Requirement: | Yes for all commercial fertilizers, soil conditioners, and agricultural liming materials that are distributed in containers |
| Inspection Fee: | Paid semi-annually |
| Tonnage Reports: | Submitted semi-annually |
| Inspection Responsibility: | MA Department of Agricultural Resources |
| Contact Person: | Robert Rondeau, Robert.rondeau@state.ma.us (617)626-1804 |
| Website Address: | http://www.mass.gov/agr |
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New Hampshire
FERTILIZER, RSA 431
LIMING MATERIALS, RSA 431
Pertinent Definitions
Fertilizer means any substance 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, marl, lime, limestone,
wood ashes and other products exempted by rule by the commissioner.
Agricultural liming materials mean products whose calcium and magnesium compounds are capable of neutralizing soil acidity.
| Registration Requirement Per Product: | Submitted annually for both fertilizers and liming materials |
| Registration Fee Per Product: | Paid annually for both fertilizers and liming materials |
| Labeling Requirement: | Yes |
| Inspection Fee: | Paid semi-annually for commercial fertilizers |
| Tonnage Reports: | Submitted semi-annually for commercial fertilizers, and annually for liming materials |
| Inspection Responsibility: | Commissioner of Agriculture, Markets, and Food or the commissioner's authorized agent |
| Contact Person: | Richard Uncles, (603) 271-3685, |
| Website: | http://www.agriculture.nh.gov/divisions /markets/index.htm |
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New Jersey
New Jersey Fertilizer and Soil Conditioner Law
Chapter 66, Laws of 1970
Pertinent Definitions
Commercial fertilizer means a fertilizer material, mixed fertilizer
or any other substance containing one or more recognized plant nutrients
which is used for its plant nutrient content, which is designed for use
or claimed to have value in promoting plant growth, and which is sold,
offered for sale, or intended for sale; except that it shall not be considered
to include unmanipulated animal or vegetable manures, agricultural liming
materials, or wood ashes.
Specialty fertilizer means a commercial fertilizer distributed primarily for non-farm use, such as home gardens, lawns, shrubbery, flowers, golf courses, parks, cemeteries, greenhouses, and nurseries.
Soil conditioner means any substance intended or claimed to improve the chemical or physical characteristics of the soil which is sold, offered for sale, or intended for sale; except that it shall not be considered to include decomposed organic material having an ash content not exceeding 25% by dry weight, unmanipulated animal or vegetable manures, agricultural liming materials, or any other materials that may be exempted by regulation.
| License Requirement Per Manufacturing Facility: | Submitted annually |
| License Fee Per Manufacturing Facility: | Paid annually |
| Labeling Requirements: | Yes |
| Inspection Fee: | Paid semi-annually for commercial fertilizers and soil amendments. |
| Tonnage Reports: | Submitted semi-annually for commercial fertilizer, and annually for liming materials |
| Inspection Responsibility: | NJ Dept. of Agriculture |
| Contact Person: | David Shang, (609) 984-2222 |
| Website: | http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/ |
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New York
Article 10 of the Agriculture and Markets Law relating to Sale and Analysis of Commercial Fertilizer with Rules and Regulations for Sale and Analysis of Commercial Fertilizer, Revised 1999
Pertinent Definitions
Commercial fertilizer means any substance containing one or more
recognized plant nutrients which is used for its plan 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.
A specialty fertilizer means a commercial fertilizer distributed primarily for non-farm use, such as home gardens, lawns, shrubbery, flowers, golf courses, municipal parks, cemeteries, greenhouses and nurseries, and such other use as the commissioner may define by regulation.
| License Requirement Per Product: | Submitted biennially for any type of fertilizer |
| License Fee Per Product: | Paid biennially |
| Registration Fee Per Product: | Submitted semi-annually for commercial fertilizers |
| Labeling Requirements: | Yes |
| Tonnage Reports: | Submitted annually for commercial fertilizers |
| Tonnage Fee: | Paid annually for commercial fertilizers |
| Inspection Responsibility: | Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Markets or his authorized agent |
| Contact Person: | Robert Mungari, (518) 457-2087 |
| Website: | http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/ |
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Pennsylvannia
Pennsylvania Fertilizer, Soil Conditioner and Plant Growth Substance
Law
Act of 1955, P.L. 1795, No. 598
Short Title: Pennsylvania Fertilizer, Soil Conditioner and Plant Growth
Substance Law
Pertinent Definitions
Fertilizer means any substance containing nitrogen, phosphorus,
potassium or any recognized plant nutrient, element or compound which
is used or sold for its plant nutrient content, or claimed plant nutrients,
or for compounding mixed fertilizers except unmanipulated animal and vegetable
manures.
Soil Conditioner means those substances or mixture of substances intended for sale, offered for sale or sold for soil corrective purposes or claimed to be capable of producing any chemical or physical change in the soil.
| License Requirement Per Manufacturing Facility: | Yes |
| License Fee Per Manufacturing Facility: | Paid annually |
| Labeling Requirements: | Yes |
| Inspection Fee: | Paid semi-annually for commercial fertilizers and soil conditioners |
| Tonnage Reports: | Submitted semi-annually |
| Inspection Responsibility: | PA Department of Agriculture |
| Contact Person: | John Breitsman, (717) 787-7382 |
| Website: | http://www.pda.state.pa.us/ |
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Rhode Island
CHAPTER 2-7 Commercial Fertilizer
Pertinent Definitions
Commercial fertilizer means any substance containing one or more
recognized plant nutrient(s) 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, marl, lime,
limestone, wood ashes and gypsum, and other products exempted by regulation
of the director.
| Registration Requirement Per Product: | Submitted annually |
| Registration Fee Per Product: | Paid annually |
| Labeling Requirements: | Yes |
| Inspection Fee: | Paid annually |
| Tonnage Reports: | Submitted annually |
| Inspection Responsibility: | Department of Environmental Management |
| Contact Person: | Peter Susi, (401) 222-2781 x4517 |
| Website: | http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE2/2-7/INDEX.HTM |
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Vermont
6 V.S.A. Chapter 28--Fertilizer & Lime
Pertinent Definitions
Fertilizer means any substance 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
or health, except unprocessed animal or vegetable manures and other products
exempted by the commissioner.
- A fertilizer material is a substance which either:
- contains important quantities of at least one of the primary plant nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium;
- has 85 percent or more of its plant nutrient content present in the form of a single chemical compound; or
- is derived from a plant or chemical residue or by-product or natural material deposit which has been processed in such a way that its content of plant nutrients has not been materially changed except by purification and concentration.
| Registration Requirement Per Product: | Submitted annually |
| Labeling Requirements: | Yes |
| Inspection Fee: | Paid annually for fertilizer |
| Tonnage Reporting Requirements: | Submitted annually for fertilizer |
| Inspection Responsibility: | Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Markets |
| Contact Person: | Jim Leland, (802) 828-3478 |
| Website: | http://www.state.vt.us/agric/pidfeed seedfert.htm#Fertilizer |
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