Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Chapter 40-6 - FERTILIZER
Subject 40-6-1 - DEFINITIONS
Rule 40-6-1-.01 - Definitions
Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 40-6-1-.01
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024
(1) Definitions applying to fertilizers and fertilizer materials and other products containing plant nutrients shall be those defined in O.C.G.A. 2-12-1, the Georgia Fertilizer Act of 1997, those contained in Official Publication Number 50 of the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO), and the following:
(a) Slowly Released Plant Nutrients - means
those plant nutrients contained in a fertilizer or fertilizer material which
are released slowly over a period of time. Types of such products shall
include, but not be limited to:
1. Water
Insoluble, such as natural organic, 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, such as fertilizers
or fertilizer materials mixed with waxes, resins, or other inert materials and
formed into particles.
4. Products
containing water insoluble nitrogen, such as ureaform materials,
ureaformaldehyde products, methylenediurea (MDU), dimethylenetriurea (DMTU),
dicyanodiamide (DCD), etc.
5. The
above terms will be accepted provided the licensee can show a testing program
substantiating the claim (testing under guidance of Experiment Station
personnel or any other researcher acceptable to the Commissioner for
determining the release characteristics of the product(s) must also be provided
to the Commissioner by the licensee.
6. Until more appropriate methods are
provided, AOAC International Method 970.04 (15th
Edition) is to be used to confirm the coated slow release and occluded slow
release nutrients and other nutrients for which their slow release
characteristics depend on particle size. AOAC International Method 945.01
(15th Edition) shall likewise be used to determine
the water insoluble nitrogen of organic materials.
Ga. L. 1970, p. 609; O.C.G.A. Secs. 2-12-1et seq. 2-12-15.
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