§ 365. Labels
(a)(1) Any fertilizer or agricultural lime distributed in this State in containers shall
have placed on or affixed to the container a label setting forth in clearly legible
and conspicuous form the following information:
(A) net weight;
(B) brand and grade, provided that grade shall not be required when no primary nutrients
are claimed;
(C) guaranteed analysis; and
(D) name and address of the registrant.
(2) For bulk shipments, this information in written or printed form shall accompany delivery
and be supplied to the purchaser at the time of delivery.
(b) A fertilizer or lime formulated according to specifications furnished by a consumer
prior to mixing shall be labeled to show the net weight, the guaranteed analysis or
name, analysis and weight of each ingredient used in the mixture, and the name and
address of the distributor and purchaser.
(c) If the Secretary finds that a requirement for expressing calcium and magnesium in
elemental form would not impose an economic hardship on distributors and users of
agricultural liming materials by reason of conflicting label requirements among states,
the Secretary may require by rule that the minimum percent of calcium oxide and magnesium
oxide or calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate, or both, shall be expressed in
the following terms:
Total Calcium (Ca) ......................................... percent
Total Magnesium (Mg) ......................................... percent
(d)(1) Any beneficial substance distributed in this State in containers shall have placed
on or affixed to the container a label setting forth in clearly legible and conspicuous
form the following information:
(A) net weight or volume;
(B) brand name;
(C) purpose statement identifying the purpose of the product;
(D) directions for application or use;
(E) name and address of the registrant; and
(F) a statement of composition showing the amount of each ingredient, which is the agent
in a product primarily responsible for the intended effects using the following format:
CONTAINS BENEFICIAL SUBSTANCE(S)
Name of beneficial substance ....................................................................... % (or acceptable units)
Genus and species of microorganism ....................................................................... % viable CFU/cm3, /ml, /g, or other acceptable units
(Identify and list all beneficial substances. Substances shall include ingredient source, if applicable. Ex. “humic acid from leonardite or saponin from Yucca schidigera”).
(2) For products that claim microorganisms, labels shall also include:
(A) the expiration date for use; and
(B) storage conditions.
(3) For bulk shipments of fertilizer, beneficial substances, or lime, the information
required under this subsection shall accompany delivery in written or printed form
and shall be supplied to the purchaser at the time of delivery.
(4) Efficacy data may be required to support beneficial substance ingredient claims if
the ingredient is not presently defined by the Association of American Plant Food
Control Officials’ Official Publication for the particular claim.
(5) Under a rule adopted under this subsection, an affected person shall be given a reasonable
time to come into compliance. (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 18; 2021, No. 41, § 10; 2023, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 7, eff. July 1, 2024; 2025, No. 59, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025.)