1944 



Agbicultubal Law 



[Art. 9. 



Bulk 

 lots. 



Guaran- 

 analysis. 



per ton, be sold, offered or exposed for sale in bulk such printed 

 statement shall accompany every lot and parcel so sold, offered or 

 exposed for sale. That portion of the statement required by this 

 section, relating to the quality of commercial fertilizer or material 

 to be used as a fertilizer, shall be known and recognized as the 

 guaranteed analysis. {As amended by chapter 435 of the Laws 

 of 1910.) 



False 

 statement. 



§ 221. Deficiency from guaranteed analysis, under certain con- 

 ditions, not to be considered as violations. It shall be a violation 

 of the provisions of this article if the statement required by sec- 

 tion two hundred and twenty of this article shall be false in regard 

 to the number of pounds of fertilizer in the package sold, offered 

 or exposed for sale, or in the name, brand or trade mark under 

 which the fertilizer is sold, oi in the name and address of the 

 manufacturer of the fertilizer. It shall also be a violation of the 

 provisions of this article if any commercial fertilizer or material 

 to be used as a fertilizer shall contain a smaller percentage of 

 nitrogen, phosphoric acid, potash or calcium oxide than is certified 

 Margin of ijj said Statement to be contained therein, when such deficiency 



deficiency. ■" "^ 



shall be greater than ten per centum of any one of such constitu- 

 ents unless there be a monetary equivalent in excesses in other 

 guaranteed constituents as provided herein; provided such defi- 

 ciency does not exceed twenty per centum of such guarantee in 

 any one constituent. The basis of values of such constituents 

 necessary in making such computations shall be determined by the 

 commissioner of agriculture. (As amended by chapter 435 of the 

 Laws of 1910.) 



Basis of 

 values. 



statement. 



§ 222. Statement filed with commissioner of agriculture; license 

 fees. Before any manufacturer, firm, association, corporation 

 FinriK of or person shall sell, offer or expose for sale in this state any 

 commercial fertilizer or material to be used as a fertilizer, the 

 selling price of which exceeds five dollars per ton, he or they shall, 

 for each and every brand of commercial fertilizer or material to 

 be used as a fertilizer, file annually, prior to January first of the 

 calendar year, in which such commodity is to be sold, offered or 

 exposed for sale, with the commissioner of agriculture a certified 



