3 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 69 - Soil And Plant Amendment

• Chapter Notes
• Section 6901 - Short Title Of Chapter
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Soil and Plant Amendment Act.
• Section 6902 - Definitions
  The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly...
• Section 6903 - Licensing
  (a) General rule.--Every person engaged in the manufacture of a soil amendment, plant amendment, soil-amending ingredient or plant-amending ingredient to be distributed in this...
• Section 6904 - Registration
  (a) Application.--Each brand and separately identified soil amendment and plant amendment product shall be registered by the guarantor with the department before being offered...
• Section 6905 - Labels And Labeling
  (a) General rule.--Any soil amendment or plant amendment distributed in a container in this Commonwealth shall have placed on or affixed to the container...
• Section 6906 - Inspection Fees
  (a) Amounts.-- (1) The guarantor whose name appears on the label of a soil amendment or plant amendment distributed in this Commonwealth shall pay...
• Section 6907 - Tonnage Reports
  (a) General rule.--The guarantor whose name appears on the label shall submit, along with an inspection fee, a report in a manner prescribed by...
• Section 6908 - Inspection, Sampling And Analysis
  (a) General rule.--The department shall sample, inspect, make analysis of and test soil amendments and plant amendments distributed within this Commonwealth and shall inspect...
• Section 6909 - Misbranding
  No person shall distribute a misbranded soil amendment or plant amendment. A soil amendment or plant amendment shall be deemed to be misbranded if:...
• Section 6910 - Adulteration
  (a) General rule.--No person shall distribute an adulterated soil amendment or plant amendment product. A soil amendment or plant amendment shall be deemed to...
• Section 6911 - Short Weight
  If any soil amendment or plant amendment in the possession of a consumer is found by the department to be short in weight, the...
• Section 6912 - Refusal, Suspension Or Revocation Of Registration Or License
  The department may refuse, suspend or revoke the registration of any soil amendment or plant amendment or refuse, suspend or revoke the license of...
• Section 6913 - Stop-sale Orders
  (a) General rule.--The department may issue and enforce a written or printed stop-sale, use or removal order to the owner or custodian of any...
• Section 6914 - Seizure And Condemnation
  A lot of soil amendment or plant amendment not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to seizure and condemnation...
• Section 6915 - Appeal Process
  All appeals shall be taken and hearings conducted in accordance with the provisions of 2 Pa.C.S. Chs. 5 Subch. A (relating to practice and...
• Section 6916 - Cooperation With Other Entities
  The department may cooperate with and enter into an agreement with governmental agencies of the Federal Government, agencies of this Commonwealth and any other...
• Section 6917 - Rules And Regulations
  The department shall promulgate and enforce rules and regulations necessary for administration and implementation of this chapter.
• Section 6918 - Unlawful Conduct
  It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with or to cause or assist in the violation of any order or...
• Section 6919 - Interference With Officer Or Employee Of Department
  A person who willfully or intentionally interferes with an employee or officer of the department in the performance of that employee's or officer's duties...
• Section 6920 - Enforcement And Penalties
  (a) Criminal penalties.--Unless otherwise specified, any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or a rule or regulation adopted thereunder or...
• Section 6921 - Disposition Of Funds
  Moneys received from license fees, registration fees, inspection fees, fines and penalties shall be paid into the Agronomic Regulatory Account established in section 6725...

Last modified: October 8, 2016