Ohio Admin. Code 901:5-1-06 - What constitutes mislabeled fertilizer

(A) Any fertilizer as defined in section 905.31 of the Revised Code Fertilizer material is mislabeled if the director of agriculture determines after analysis of said fertilizer material that the percentage of total nitrogen, available phosphoric acid (P₂O₅), or soluble potash (K₂0) in the fertilizer is below the allowances permitted in the table found in paragraph (B) of this rule: more than one-half per cent point below the percentage guaranteed;

(B)

Per cent allowances of fertilizer materials.

Guarantee per cent	Nitrogen (N)	Available phosphate (P2O5)	Soluble potash (K2O)
04 or less	0.49	0.37	0.41
05	0.51	0.67	0.43
06	0.52	0.67	0.47
07	0.54	0.68	0.53
08	0.55	0.68	0.60
09	0.57	0.68	0.65
10	0.58	0.68	0.70
12	0.61	0.69	0.79
14	0.63	0.70	0.87
16	0.67	0.70	0.94
18	0.70	0.71	1.01
20	0.73	0.72	1.08
22	0.75	0.72	1.15
24	0.78	0.73	1.21
26	0.81	0.73	1.27
28	0.83	0.74	1.33
30	0.86	0.75	1.39
32	0.88	0.76	1.44
34		0.79	1.46
36		0.83	1.49
38		0.86	1.51
40		0.90	1.54
42		0.93	1.56
44		0.96	1.58
46		1.00	1.61
48		1.07	1.66
50		1.10	1.68
52		1.10	1.68
54			1.70
56			1.73
58			1.75
60			1.78
62			1.80

For N guarantees above 32% the allowance shall be 0.88.

For P₂O₅ guarantees above 52% the allowance shall be 1.10.

For K₂O guarantees above 62% the allowance shall be 1.80.

For guarantees not listed, calculate the appropriate allowance by interpolation.

(B) (C) Any mixture of fertilizers is mislabeled if the director determines after analysis of the mixture that:

(1) The percentage of total nitrogen, available phosphoric acid (P₂O₅), or soluble potash (K₂O) in the mixture is more than ten per cent below the percentage guaranteed or more than two percentage points below the percentage guaranteed, whichever is the smaller; or

(2) The total of the percentages determined for the three primary plant nutrients is less than ninety-seven per cent of the sum of the guarantees for these three nutrients.

Notes

Ohio Admin. Code 901:5-1-06

Effective: 11/26/2018
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 9/10/2018 and 11/16/2023
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 905.44
Rule Amplifies: 905.35, 905.43, 905.44
Prior Effective Dates: 02/20/1969, 08/04/2013