Code of Alabama - Title 2: Agriculture - Section 2-22-17 - Sale, offer for sale or distribution of adulterated commercial fertilizers; when commercial fertilizers deemed adulterated

Section 2-22-17 - Sale, offer for sale or distribution of adulterated commercial fertilizers; when commercial fertilizers deemed adulterated.

No person shall sell, offer for sale or distribute an adulterated commercial fertilizer product. A commercial fertilizer shall be deemed to be adulterated if:

(1) It contains any deleterious or harmful ingredient in sufficient amount to render it injurious to beneficial plant life when applied in accordance with directions for use on the label or if adequate warning statements or directions for use, which may be necessary to protect plant life, are not shown upon the label; and

(2) Its composition falls below or differs from that which it is purported to possess by its labeling.

(Acts 1969, No. 434, p. 840, §16.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021