4.1.
The label for fertilizer, soil amendment, compost, or horticultural growing
medium shall include the following information:
4.1.a. The quantity statement;
4.1.b. The brand and/or grade;
4.1.c. The purpose of the product;
4.1.d. Directions for application;
and
4.1.e. The name and address of
the registrant.
4.2.
Additional labeling for fertilizer shall include guaranteed analysis as
follows; except zero (0) guarantees should not be made and shall not appear in
statement except in nutrient guarantee breakdowns.
4.2.a.
Total Nitrogen (N) ......__________
%.
If chemical forms of N are claimed or required, the form
shall be shown.
No implied order of the forms of nitrogen is intended.
% Ammoniacal Nitrogen
% Nitrate Nitrogen
% Water Insoluble Nitrogen
% Urea Nitrogen
% (Other recognized and determinable forms of N)
4.2.b.
Available Phosphate (P2O5).....__________%
4.2.c.
Soluble Potash (K2O)...........__________%
4.2.d.
Other nutrients, elemental basis as prescribed by subsection
5.2 of this rule...__________%
4.2.e. Sources of nutrients, when shown on
the label, shall be listed below the completed guaranteed analysis
statement.
4.2.f. Directions for
use for fertilizer distributed to the end user:
4.2.f.1. For specialty fertilizer, minimum
directions for use shall include:
4.2.f.1.a.
Recommended application rate or rates in units of weight or volume per unit of
area coverage (where application rates are given in volume, the label shall
provide sufficient information to calculate the application rates by
weight;
4.2.f.1.b. Application
timing and minimum intervals to apply the product when plants can utilize
nutrients; and
4.2.f.1.c. The
statement "Apply Only As Directed" or a statement of similar
designation.
4.2.f.2.
For all other fertilizers, minimum directions for use shall include at least
one of the following;
4.2.f.2.a. A statement
such as:
Use in accordance with recommendations of a qualified
individual or institution, such as, but not limited to, a certified crop
advisor, agronomist, or university crop extension publication, or apply
according to recommendations in your approved nutrient management plan;
or
4.2.f.2.b. Detailed
directions for a specific use.
4.3. Additional labeling for soil amendments
shall include the following:
4.3.a. Soil
amending ingredients;
4.3.b. "Name
of ingredient".............____%, identify and list all ingredients;
4.3.c. Total Other Ingredients.........____%
4.4. Additional
labeling for horticultural growing medium shall include:
4.4.a. Physical components, identify and list
all components;
4.4.a.1. A listing of all
physical components, whether organic or inorganic, shall be listed in order of
decreasing amount by volume, if they comprise at least three per cent (3%) or
more of total volume of the product;
4.4.b. Physical properties; and
4.4.c. Medium nutrient analysis.
4.5. Slowly Released Plant
Nutrients.
4.5.a. No fertilizer label shall
bear a statement that connotes or implies that certain plant nutrients
contained in a fertilizer are released slowly over a period of time, unless the
slow release components are identified and guaranteed at a level of at least
15% of the total guarantee for those nutrients.
4.5.b. Types of products with slow release
properties recognized are (1) water insoluble, such as natural organics,
ureaform materials, urea-formaldehyde products, isobutylidene diurea, oxamide,
etc., (2) coated slow release, such as sulfur coated urea and other
encapsulated soluble fertilizers, (3) occluded slow release, where fertilizers
or fertilizer materials are mixed with waxes, resins, or other inert materials
and formed into particles and (4) products containing water soluble nitrogen
such as ureaform materials, urea-formaldehyde products, methylenediurea (MDU),
dimethylenetriurea (DMTU), dicyanodiamide (DCD), etc. The terms, "water
insoluble", "coated slow release", "slow release", "controlled release",
"slowly available water soluble", and "occluded slow release" are accepted as
descriptive of these products, provided the manufacturer can show a testing
program substantiating the claim (testing under guidance of Experiment Station
personnel or a recognized reputable researcher acceptable to the commissioner).
A laboratory procedure, acceptable to the commissioner for evaluating the
release characteristics of the products shall also be provided by the
manufacturer.
