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250.391 Analysis of fertilizers.
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It shall be the duty of the director to sample, inspect, make analyses of, and
test fertilizers distributed within this state at any time and place and to the
extent he may deem necessary to determine whether the fertilizers are in
compliance with the provisions of KRS 250.361 to 250.451. The director may
enter upon any public or private premises or carriers during regular business
hours in order to have access to fertilizer subject to the provisions of KRS
250.361 to 250.451 and the administrative regulations pertaining thereto, and
to the records relating to their distribution.
The methods of sampling and analysis shall be those adopted by the AOAC
International, 2200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400, Arlington, VA 22201-3301. In
cases not covered by such methods, or in cases where methods are available
in which improved applicability has been demonstrated, the director may adopt
appropriate methods from other sources.
The director, in determining for administrative purposes whether any fertilizer is
deficient in plant food, shall be guided by the official sample as defined in KRS
250.366(9), and obtained and analyzed as provided for in subsection (2) of this
section.
The results of official analysis of fertilizers and portions of official samples shall
be distributed by the director as provided by administrative regulation and in
KRS 250.416. Official samples establishing a penalty for nutrient deficiency
shall be retained for a minimum of ninety (90) days from issuance of a
deficiency report.
Effective:July 15, 1994
History: Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 331, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1994. -Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 191, sec. 7, effective July 13, 1984.
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