2014 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 3 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 67 - Fertilizer
Section 6702 - Definitions
§ 6702. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Brand." A term, design or trademark used in connection with one or several grades of fertilizer.
"Bulk fertilizer." A fertilizer distributed in a nonpackaged form.
"By-product." Municipal waste or residual waste as defined in the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97), known as the Solid Waste Management Act, that contains a plant nutrient and meets all the applicable regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection.
"Consumer." A person who purchases fertilizer for the end use of the product.
"Deficiency." The amount of nutrient found by analysis to be less than that guaranteed.
"Department." The Department of Agriculture of the Commonwealth.
"Distribute." To import, consign, offer for sale, sell, barter or otherwise supply fertilizer in this Commonwealth.
"Facility." Each separate mill or plant that manufactures fertilizer.
"Fertilizer." Any substance, including fertilizer material, mixed fertilizer, specialty fertilizer and bulk fertilizer, containing one or more recognized plant nutrients which is used for its plant nutrient content and which is designed for use or claimed to have value in promoting plant growth, except unmanipulated animal and vegetable manure, agricultural liming materials, wood ashes and other materials exempted by regulation by the Department of Agriculture.
"Fertilizer material." A fertilizer which:
(1) contains only one of the following primary plant nutrients: nitrogen, phosphate or potash;
(2) has 85% or more of its plant nutrient content present in the form of a single chemical compound; or
(3) is derived from a plant or animal residue, by-product, coproduct as defined in regulation or natural material deposit which has been processed in such a way that its content of plant nutrients has not been materially changed except by purification and concentration.
"Grade." The percentage of total nitrogen, available phosphate and soluble potash stated in whole numbers in the same terms, order and percentages as in the guaranteed analysis except that, with respect to specialty fertilizers, fertilizer materials, bone meal, manures and similar materials, the guaranteed analysis may be stated in fractional units.
"Guaranteed analysis." The minimum percentage of plant nutrients claimed in the following order and form: