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Ch. 369
LAWS OF MARYLAND
poster or television or radio announcement used in promoting the
sale of a commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner.
[(n)] (0) "Lot" means a definite quantity of commercial
fertilizer or soil conditioner, identified by name, grade, or
code designation as certified by the Secretary.
[(o)] (P) A commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner is
"misbranded", if:
(1) Its labeling is false or misleading in any
particular;
(2) It is distributed under the name of another
product;
(3) It is not labeled as required in § 6-210 and in
rules and regulations prescribed under this subtitle;
(4) A fertilizer purports to be or is represented as
a commercial fertilizer or if it purports to contain or is
represented as containing a fertilizer material, unless the
fertilizer material conforms to any definition of identity,
prescribed by departmental rules and regulations which give due
regard to commonly accepted definitions, such as those issued by
the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials, Inc.;
or
(5) Any word, statement, or other information,
required to appear on the label or labeling, is not placed on it
prominently and conspicuously as compared with other words,
statements, designs, or devices in the labeling, and it is not in
terms that render it likely to be read and understood by the
ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and
use.
[(P)] (Q) "Mixed fertilizer" means a commercial fertilizer
containing any combination, blend, or mixture of fertilizer
materials designed for use or claimed to have value in promoting
plant growth.
[(q)] (R) "Mixed-to-order" means commercial fertilizer
mixed on a specific request of a purchaser according to a formula
furnished by him.
(S) "MULCH" MEANS ANY PRODUCT OR MATERIAL, EXCEPT PEAT OR
PEAT MOSS, THAT IS ADVERTISED, OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, OR
DISTRIBUTED FOR PRIMARY USE AS A HORTICULTURAL, ABOVE GROUND
DRESSING FOR DECORATION, MOISTURE CONTROL, WEED CONTROL, EROSION
CONTROL, TEMPERATURE CONTROL, OR OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES.
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