California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 14601

FAC § 14601 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 7 · Ch. 5 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)Each differing label, other than weight or package size, such as changes in the guaranteed analysis, derivation statement, or anything that implies a different product, for specialty fertilizer, packaged agricultural mineral, beneficial substance, and organic input material shall be registered. The department may develop a schedule for all registrations to be submitted to the department for approval, and registrations shall be valid for up to four years. The registration fee shall not exceed four hundred dollars ($400) per product, except for organic input material.

(b)(1) Any substance distributed for the purpose of promoting plant growth or improving the quality of crops by conditioning soils solely through physical means or that is intended for use solely because of its physical properties shall not require registration if distributed in bulk quantities, excluding organic input material and biochar.

(2)For purposes of this subdivision, those bulk materials include, but are not limited to, hay, straw, sand, wood products, manures, and compost sold without guarantees for plant nutrients.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 208, Sec. 14. (SB 1522) Effective January 1, 2025.