SUBCHAPTER D. LABELING

Sec. 63.051. LABELING OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, each container of commercial fertilizer distributed in this state, other than customer-formula fertilizer, must have a label with the following information:

(1) the name and principal address of the person responsible for manufacture and distribution;

(2) the brand, grade, and name under which the fertilizer is to be distributed;

(3) the net weight of the fertilizer in the container;

(4) the guaranteed analysis of the plant nutrients in the fertilizer, listing the minimum percentages of primary, secondary, and micro plant nutrients, and other additives, in accordance with rules of the service; and

(5) other information that the service may by rule prescribe.

(b) The guaranteed analysis of any unacidulated mineral phosphatic materials and basic slag shall guarantee both the total and available phosphoric acid and the degree of fineness. The guaranteed analysis of bone, tankage, and other organic phosphate materials shall guarantee the total phosphoric acid. All materials included in the guaranteed analysis are subject to inspection and determination by laboratory procedures in accordance with rules of the service.

(c) The manufacturer or other person distributing packaged commercial fertilizer shall affix the label required by this section to the container of fertilizer or cause it to be printed on the side of the container in the manner prescribed by the service. The label information must be grouped together and plainly printed in English in the size or of type prescribed by the service.

(d) The manufacturer or other person distributing commercial fertilizer in bulk or in a container that holds an amount exceeding 110 pounds dry weight or 55 gallons liquid shall at the time of delivery furnish the purchaser with a written or printed statement showing the information required by this section.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1144, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1846, ch. 349, art. 1, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.