2012 New York Consolidated Laws
AGM - Agriculture & Markets
Article 10 - (143 - 146-G) SALE AND ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER
146-B - Misbranded or adulterated fertilizer.

 
    § 146-b. Misbranded   or   adulterated   fertilizer.   No   commercial
  fertilizer shall be distributed in this state if  it  is  deemed  to  be
  misbranded or adulterated.
    (a) A commercial fertilizer shall be deemed to be misbranded:
    (1) if its labelling is false or misleading in any particular; or
    (2) if it purports to be or is represented as a commercial fertilizer,
  or   is  represented  as  containing  a  plant  nutrient  or  commercial
  fertilizer unless such plant nutrient or commercial fertilizer  conforms
  to  the  definition of identity, if any, prescribed by regulation of the
  commissioner; in the adopting of such regulations the commissioner shall
  give due regard to commonly accepted definitions and official fertilizer
  terms such as those employed by the association of American  plant  food
  control officials.
    (b) A commercial fertilizer shall be deemed to be adulterated:
    (1) if it contains any deleterious or harmful ingredient in sufficient
  amount  to  render it injurious to beneficial plant life when applied in
  accordance with directions for use on the label, or if adequate  warning
  statements  or  directions  for  use,  which may be necessary to protect
  plant life are not shown upon the label;
    (2) if its composition falls below or differs from that  which  it  is
  purported to possess by its labelling; or
    (3) if it contains unwanted crop seed or weed seed.