Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL
Chapter 350 - REGULATIONS UNDER THE MAINE COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER LAW
Section 001-350-2 - REGISTRATION

Universal Citation: 01 ME Code Rules ยง 001-350-2

Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024

1. Each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer must be registered in accordance with the requirements of Title 7 M.R.S. § 743 before being offered for sale, sold or distributed in the State of Maine.

2. Applications for the registration of fertilizers manufactured from or containing "waste materials", as that term is defined in Chapter 350 section 1.(16), and applications for registration of fertilizers containing materials which may be considered deleterious as defined 7 M.R.S. § 747 subsection 2, Deleterious Materials, must include the following information:

A. Specific identification of any and all waste materials and/or deleterious materials contained in the fertilizer, including but not limited to their nature, composition, and source; and

B. An analysis of materials contained in the fertilizer by an independent laboratory verifying compliance with the standards for metals as established in Chapter 350 section 8;

3. When reviewing an application for the registration of a fertilizer, the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Resources may submit the application for registration to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and/or the Maine Department of Human Services for a review and evaluation of any potential deleterious or harmful impact on the environment, public health, and animal health. In addition, where a fertilizer is subject to the application requirements of the Agronomic Utilization of Residual Rules administered by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, 06-096 c. 419 ("Chapter 419") as well as these rules, the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources shall require the applicant for registration under these rules to first obtain all the permits or licenses required by DEP under Chapter 419 and to submit copies of those permits or licenses along with its application under these rules.

4. Warning or Caution statements are required on the label for any product which contains any material in sufficient amount to be deleterious or harmful as stated in Title 7 M.R.S. section 747 subsection 2, Deleterious Materials.

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