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      Sec. 22-111c. Registration of brands and grades. Fee. Regulations. (a) Each brand and grade of commercial fertilizer shall be registered before being distributed in this state. The application for registration shall be submitted to the commissioner on a form furnished by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by a fee of fifteen dollars per major and minor element for each brand and grade listed on the application form, provided the cost for each registration shall not exceed ninety dollars per individual product. On and after January 1, 1993, said fee shall be established by the commissioner by regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. The application shall include the following information: (1) The net weight; (2) the brand and grade; (3) the guaranteed analysis; (4) the name and address of the registrant; (5) the sources from which the nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are derived. Upon approval of the application by the commissioner, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant. All registrations shall expire on June thirtieth of each year.

      (b) A distributor shall not be required to register any brand of commercial fertilizer which is already registered under this chapter by another person.

      (c) A distributor shall not be required to register a commercial fertilizer formulated according to specifications which are furnished by a consumer prior to mixing; but shall be required to label such fertilizer as provided in subsection (c) of section 22-111d.

      (February, 1965, P.A. 198, S. 3; P.A. 73-278, S. 2, 21; P.A. 82-91, S. 9, 38; 82-472, S. 173, 183; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 45, 117.)

      History: P.A. 73-278 replaced "director", i.e. director of Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, with "commissioner", i.e. commissioner of agriculture; P.A. 82-91 deleted fee of $10 per major or minor element guaranteed for each brand and grade listed on the application and provided that fee is established by commissioner by regulations; P.A. 82-472 made a technical change in Subsec. (a); May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 amended Subsec. (a) to establish various fees for fertilizer and to provide that the commissioner shall adopt regulations to establish the fees for the period commencing January 1, 1993.