The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 6 V.S.A. § 369)
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§ 369. Adulteration
No person shall distribute an adulterated lime, beneficial substance, or fertilizer
product. A fertilizer, beneficial substance, or lime shall be deemed to be adulterated
if:
(1) it contains any deleterious or harmful ingredient in an amount sufficient to render
it injurious to beneficial plant life, animals, humans, aquatic life, soil, or water
when applied in accordance with directions for use on the label, or if uses of the
product may result in contamination or condemnation of a raw agricultural commodity
by use, or if adequate warning statements or directions for use that may be necessary
to protect plant life, animals, humans, aquatic life, soil, or water are not shown
on the label;
(2) its composition falls below or differs from that which it is purported to possess
by its labeling;
(3) it contains crop seed or weed seed; or
(4) it contains heavy metals, radioactive substances, or synthetic organics in amounts
sufficient to render it injurious to livestock or human health when applied in accordance
with directions for use on the label, or if adequate warning statements or directions
for use that may be necessary to protect livestock or human health are not shown on
the label. (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 39, § 1; 2021, No. 41, § 10; 2025, No. 59, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025.)