4-13-104. Labeling requirements for fertilizer and soil amendments specified.
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Effective 5/7/2025
4-13-104. Labeling requirements for fertilizer and soil amendments specified.
(1)A container of fertilizer distributed in this state shall bear a label in clearly legible and conspicuous form setting forth the:
(a)brand name and grade;
(b)guaranteed analysis, except that:
(i)sources of nutrients, when shown on the label, shall be listed below the completed guaranteed analysis in order of predominance;
(ii)guarantees of zeros may not be made and may not appear in statement except in nutrient guarantee breakdowns; and
(iii)if chemical forms of nitrogen are claimed or required, the form shall be shown, but no implied order of the forms of nitrogen is intended;
(c)subject to Subsection
(12), derivation statement of guaranteed nutrients if present;
(d)directions for use when applicable;
(e)caution or warning statement when applicable;
(f)name and address of the registrant or the manufacturer, if different from the registrant;
(g)net weight or volume; and
(h)lot number.
(2)A container of specialty fertilizer distributed in this state shall bear a label in clear, legible, and conspicuous form setting forth the information specified in Subsections (1)(a) through
(h).
(3)A shipment of custom blend fertilizer shall be accompanied by a printed or written statement setting forth the:
(a)information specified in Subsections (1)(a) through
(c);
(b)name and address of the licensed blender;
(c)net weight or volume; and
(d)lot number.
(4)A person who ships fertilizer material shall accompany the shipment of fertilizer material with a printed or written statement setting forth the:
(a)information specified in Subsections (1)(a) through
(c);
(b)name and address of the registrant if different from the supplier or shipper;
(c)net weight or volume; and
(d)lot number.
(5)A soil amendment or beneficial substance distributed in the state shall bear a label in clearly legible and conspicuous form setting forth:
(a)the brand name;
(b)a statement of composition showing the amount of each non-nutritive ingredient, that is the agent in a product primarily responsible for the intended effects using the following format:
(i)for a soil amendment:
SOIL AMENDING INGREDIENTS
1. Name of the ingredient % or other acceptable units
(ii)for a beneficial substance:
CONTAINS BENEFICIAL SUBSTANCE(S)
1. Name of beneficial substance % or other acceptable units
2. Genus and species of microorganism viable CFU/cm3,/mL,/g, or other acceptable units
3. Name of the ingredient % or other acceptable units
(Substances shall include ingredient source, if applicable. Ex. humic acid from leonardite or saponin from Yucca schidigera)
(c)the purpose of product;
(d)the direction for application;
(e)the caution or warning statement when applicable;
(f)the name and address of the registrant or the manufacturer, if different from the registrant; and
(g)the net weight or volume.
(6)In case of a bulk shipment, the information required by Subsection
(5)in written or printed form shall accompany delivery and be supplied to the purchaser at time of delivery.
(7)The grade is not required on a fertilizer label when no primary nutrients are claimed or are less than 1%.
(8)Additional nutrient guarantees may not be an extension of the grade statement and shall be a separate line or include terms such as "plus," "with," or "including."
(9)The department may require proof of claims made, usefulness, and value of the soil amendments.
(10)Information or a statement may not appear on a package, label, delivery slip, or advertising matter that is false or misleading to the purchaser as to the use, value, quality, analysis, type, or composition of the plant food.
(11)A plant food is misbranded if:
(a)the labeling is false or misleading in any particular;
(b)the plant food is distributed under the name of another plant food product;
(c)the plant food is not labeled as required; or
(d)the plant food purports to be or is represented as plant food, or is represented as containing an ingredient that does not conform with the definition of identity or any commonly accepted definitions of official fertilizer terms.
(12)An abbreviation, brand name, trade mark, or trade name may not appear in a derivation statement.
Amended by Chapter 91 , 2025 General Session