MARVIN MANDEL, Governor 1641
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 66C, §482 of the Code- The only changes
made are in style.
SEC. 6-219. DEFICIENT PLANT NUTRIENTS.
(A) DETERMINATION AND PUBLICATION OF NUTRIENT
VALUES.
TO DETERMINE THE COMMERCIAL VALUE TO BE APPLIED IN
SUBSECTION (B), THE SECRETARY SHALL DETERMINE AND
PUBLISH ANNUALLY THE VALUES PER POUND OF NITROGEN,
AVAILABLE PHOSPHORIC ACID, SOLUBLE POTASH AND OTHER
PLANT NUTRIENTS IN COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS IN THE STATE
AS DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY.
(E) PENALTY FOR DEFICIENCY IN GUARANTEED PRIMARY
PLANT NUTRIENT.
IF AN OFFICIAL ANALYSIS OF A LOT SHOWS THAT A
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER IS DEFICIENT IN A GUARANTEED
PRIMARY PLANT NUTRIENT, THAT IS NITROGEN, AVAILABLE
PHOSPHORIC ACID, AND SOLUBLE POTASH, BEYOND THE
INVESTIGATIONAL ALLOWANCE AS ESTABLISHED BY RULE OR
REGULATION, THE SECRETARY SHALL ASSESS AGAINST THE
REGISTRANT A PENALTY OF THREE TIMES THE COMMERCIAL
VALUE OF THE DEFICIENCY IN THE LOT ANALYZED IF THE
DEFICIENCY IS CONFIRMED IN A HEARING BEFORE HIM.
(C) OTHER DEFICIENCIES.
THE SECRETARY SHALL EVALUATE OTHER DEFICIENCIES
BEYOND THE INVESTIGATIONAL ALLOWANCE ESTABLISHED BY
RULE OR REGULATION IN ANY OTHER CONSTITUENT COVERED
UNDER §6-201(K) WHICH THE REGISTRANT IS REQUIRED TO OR
MAY GUARANTEE, AND HE SHALL PRESCRIBE THE PENALTY FOR
ANY DEFICIENCY.
REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) presently appears
as Art. 66C, §483(b) of the Code.
Subsections (b) and (c) presently appear as
Art. 66C, §483(a) of the Code. The only
changes made are in style.
SEC. 6-220. SHORT TITLE.
THIS SUBTITLE MAY BE CITED AS THE "MARYLAND
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER LAW".
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as
Art. 66C, §471 of the Code. The date of
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