Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY
Subject 40-4-21 - HORTICULTURAL GROWING MEDIA
Rule 40-4-21-.02 - Registration and Fees
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024
(1) All registrants of horticultural growing media distributed in Georgia must register each product name with the Commissioner on a Registration Document supplied by the Commissioner. The initial registration of a horticultural growing medium must be accompanied by a Suitability Document.
(2) All registrants must submit an annual fee of $50.00 for each product name registered. The maximum total annual fee per registrant shall be $1500.00.
(3) No product name shall be registered which misrepresents the product's primary component or component formulation.
(4) Each product name shall refer to a specific formulation; different product names may refer to the same specific formulation. Products for which formulations change or are modified beyond the ranges reported in the Registration Document must either be preregistered with a name which distinguishes them from the previous formulation, or production and distribution of the previous formulation must cease.
(5) Reregistered products must be accompanied by a new Registration Document and Suitability Document for that formulation.
(6) Each product Registration Document shall be accompanied by a label or facsimile of a label for that product as named. If the product is sold in more than one size, a label or facsimile of a label for each package size must be submitted.
(7) Registrations for each product name shall be renewed annually by July 1.
Authority O.C.G.A. Sec. 2-12-100et seq.
