<5^ LAWS RELATING TO AGRICULTURE. 



-analysis stating the percentage of nitrogen, or its equivalent in ammonia, 

 in an available form, of potasfi soluble in water, and of phosphoric acid, 

 in an available form (soluble or reverted) as well as the total phos- 

 phoric acid. 



As to penalty, see 4446f. Criminal penalty for violating these sections, 

 see 7002. 



SEC. 44466. [Person offering same for sale to deposit sample with 

 Secretary State Board of Agriculture.] Before any commercial fer- 

 tilizer is sold or offered for sale, the manufacturer, importer, or party 

 who causes it to be sold or offered for sale within the state of Ohio, shall 

 file with the secretary of the Ohio state board of agriculture, a certified 

 -copy of the certificate referred to in section one [44460] of this act, and 

 shall deposit with said secretary, a sealed glass jar, containing not less 

 than one pound of the fertilizer, accompanied with an affidavit that it 

 is a fair average sample. 



As to penalty, see 4446/\ Criminal penalty for violating these sections, 

 see 7002. 



SEC 4446(7. [Manufacturer, importer, or agent to pay license.] 



The manufacturer, importer or agent of any commercial fertilizer, shall 

 pay, annually, on or before the first day of May, a license fee of twenty 

 dollars on each brand, for the privilege of selling or offering for sale 

 within the state, said fee to be paid to the secretary of the Ohio state 

 "board of agriculture ; provided, that whenever the manufacturer or 

 importer shall have paid the license fee herein required, for any person 

 acting a^ agent for such manufacturer or importer, such agent shall 

 not be required to pay the fee named in this section. 



As to penalty, see 4446/. Criminal penalty for violating these sections, 

 see 7002. 



SEC. 4446 d. [Analysis to be made by Secretary State Board of 

 Agriculture.] All analyses of commercial fertilizers sold within the 

 state shall be made by or under the direction of the secretary of the Ohio 

 state board of agriculture, and paid for out of the funds arising from 

 license fees, as provided for in section three [4446^:.] At least one 

 analysis of each fertilizer sold shall be annually made. 



SEC. 4446^. [Secretary to publish, annually, report of analyses 

 made and fees received.] Said secretary shall publish annually, a. 

 correct report of all analyses made and certificates filed, together with 

 a statement of moneys received on account of license fees and 'expended 

 for analyses, and any surplus arising from license permits shall be placed 

 to the credit of the agricultural fund. 



SEC. 4446^. [Persons selling without complying with foregoing 

 provisions, how punished.] Any person or party who shall offer or 

 -expose for sale, or sell, any commercial fertilizer without complying with 

 the provisions of sections 44460, 44466 and 4446^: of the Revised Stat- 

 utes, or shall permit an analysis to be attached to any package of such 

 fertilizer, stating that it contains a larger percentage of any one or more 

 of the constituents named in said section 44460 than it really does con- 

 tain, shall be subject to a penalty of not less than two hundred dollars for 

 the first offense, and not less than five hundred dollars for every subse- 

 quent offense, to be recovered in a civil action, and the offender, in all 

 cases, shall also be liable for damages sustained by the purchasers of 

 such fertilizers ; provided, however, that a deficiency of one per cent, of 



