As used in sections 905.31 to 905.501 of the Revised Code:
(A) “Applicant” means the person who applies for the license or requests registration of a fertilizer.
(B) “Brand name” means a name or expression, design, or trademark used in connection with one or several grades of any type of fertilizer.
(C) “Bulk fertilizer” means any type of fertilizer in solid, liquid, or gaseous state, or any combination thereof, in a nonpackaged form.
(D) “Distribute” means to offer for sale, sell, barter, or otherwise supply fertilizer for other than manufacturing purposes.
(E) “Fertilizer” means any substance containing nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium or any recognized plant nutrient element or compound that is used for its plant nutrient content or for compounding mixed fertilizers. Lime, limestone, marl, unground bone, water, and unmanipulated animal and vegetable manures are excepted unless mixed with fertilizer materials.
(F) “Grade” means the percentages of total nitrogen, available phosphorus or available phosphate (P2 O5), and soluble potassium or soluble potash (K2 O) stated in the same terms, order, and percentage as in guaranteed analysis.
(G) “Guaranteed analysis” means:
(1) The minimum percentages of plant nutrients claimed in the following order and form:
Total Nitrogen (N)per cent
Available
Phosphate (P2 O5)per cent
Soluble Potash (K2 O)per cent
(2) Guaranteed analysis includes, in the following order:
(a) For bone and tankage, total phosphorus (P) or phosphate (PO);
(b) For basic slag and unacidulated phosphatic materials, available and total phosphorus (P) or phosphate (P2 O5) and the degree of fineness;
(c) Additional plant nutrients guaranteed expressed as percentage of elements in the order and form as prescribed by rules adopted by the director of agriculture.
(H) “Label” means any written or printed matter on the package or tag attached to it or on the pertinent delivery and billing invoice.
(I) “Manufacture” means to process, granulate, blend, mix, or alter the composition of fertilizers for distribution.
(J) “Mixed fertilizer” means any combination or mixture of fertilizer designed for use, or claimed to have value, in promoting plant growth, including fertilizer pesticide mixtures.
(K) “Net weight” means the weight of a commodity excluding any packaging in pounds or metric equivalent, as determined by a sealed weighing device or other means prescribed by rules adopted by the director.
(L) “Packaged fertilizer” means any type of fertilizer in closed containers of not over one hundred pounds or metric equivalent.
(M) “Per cent” or “percentage” means the percentage of weight.
(N) “Person” includes any partnership, association, firm, corporation, company, society, individual or combination of individuals, institution, park, or public agency administered by the state or any subdivision of the state.
(O) “Product name” means a coined or specific designation applied to an individual fertilizer material or mixture of a fixed composition and derivation.
(P) “Sale” means exchange of ownership or transfer of custody.
(Q) “Official sample” means the sample of fertilizer taken and designated as official by the director.
(R) “Specialty fertilizer” means any fertilizer designed, labeled, and distributed for uses other than the production of commercial crops.
(S) “Ton” means a net weight of two thousand pounds.
(T) “Unmanipulated manure” means any substance composed primarily of excreta, plant remains, or mixtures of such substances that have not been processed in any manner.
(U) “Fertilizer material” includes any of the following:
(1) A material containing not more than one of the following primary plant nutrients:
(a) Nitrogen (N);
(b) Phosphorus (P);
(c) Potassium (K).
(2) A material that has not less than eighty-five per cent of its plant nutrient content composed of a single chemical compound.
(3) A material that is derived from a residue or by-product of a plant or animal or a natural material deposit and has been processed in such a way that its plant nutrients content has not been materially changed except by purification and concentration.
(V) “Custom mixed fertilizer” means a fertilizer that is not premixed, but that is blended specifically to meet the nutrient needs of one specific customer.
(W) “Director” or “director of agriculture” means the director of agriculture or the director’s designee.
(X) “Lot” means an identifiable quantity of fertilizer that may be used as an official sample.
(Y) “Unit” means twenty pounds of fertilizer or one per cent of a ton.
(Z) “Metric ton” means a measure of weight equal to one thousand kilograms.
As used in sections 905.31 to 905.501 of the Revised Code:
(A) “Applicant” means the person who applies for the license or requests registration of a fertilizer.
(B) “Brand name” means a name or expression, design, or trademark used in connection with one or several grades of any type of fertilizer.
(C) “Bulk fertilizer” means any type of fertilizer in solid, liquid, or gaseous state, or any combination thereof, in a nonpackaged form.
(D) “Distribute” means to offer for sale, sell, barter, or otherwise supply fertilizer for other than manufacturing purposes.
(E) “Fertilizer” means any substance containing nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium or any recognized plant nutrient element or compound that is used for its plant nutrient content or for compounding mixed fertilizers. Lime, limestone, marl, unground bone, water, and unmanipulated animal and vegetable manures are excepted unless mixed with fertilizer materials.
(F) “Grade” means the percentages of total nitrogen, available phosphorus or available phosphate (P2 O5), and soluble potassium or soluble potash (K2 O) stated in the same terms, order, and percentage as in guaranteed analysis.
(G) “Guaranteed analysis” means:
(1) The minimum percentages of plant nutrients claimed in the following order and form:
Total Nitrogen (N)per cent
Available
Phosphate (P2 O5)per cent
Soluble Potash (K2 O)per cent
(2) Guaranteed analysis includes, in the following order:
(a) For bone and tankage, total phosphorus (P) or phosphate (PO);
(b) For basic slag and unacidulated phosphatic materials, available and total phosphorus (P) or phosphate (P2 O5) and the degree of fineness;
(c) Additional plant nutrients guaranteed expressed as percentage of elements in the order and form as prescribed by rules adopted by the director of agriculture.
(H) “Label” means any written or printed matter on the package or tag attached to it or on the pertinent delivery and billing invoice.
(I) “Manufacture” means to process, granulate, blend, mix, or alter the composition of fertilizers for distribution.
(J) “Mixed fertilizer” means any combination or mixture of fertilizer designed for use, or claimed to have value, in promoting plant growth, including fertilizer pesticide mixtures.
(K) “Net weight” means the weight of a commodity excluding any packaging in pounds or metric equivalent, as determined by a sealed weighing device or other means prescribed by rules adopted by the director.
(L) “Packaged fertilizer” means any type of fertilizer in closed containers of not over one hundred pounds or metric equivalent.
(M) “Per cent” or “percentage” means the percentage of weight.
(N) “Person” includes any partnership, association, firm, corporation, company, society, individual or combination of individuals, institution, park, or public agency administered by the state or any subdivision of the state.
(O) “Product name” means a coined or specific designation applied to an individual fertilizer material or mixture of a fixed composition and derivation.
(P) “Sale” means exchange of ownership or transfer of custody.
(Q) “Official sample” means the sample of fertilizer taken and designated as official by the director.
(R) “Specialty fertilizer” means any fertilizer designed, labeled, and distributed for uses other than the production of commercial crops.
(S) “Ton” means a net weight of two thousand pounds.
(T) “Unmanipulated manure” means any substance composed primarily of excreta, plant remains, or mixtures of such substances that have not been processed in any manner.
(U) “Fertilizer material” includes any of the following:
(1) A material containing not more than one of the following primary plant nutrients:
(a) Nitrogen (N);
(b) Phosphorus (P);
(c) Potassium (K).
(2) A material that has not less than eighty-five per cent of its plant nutrient content composed of a single chemical compound.
(3) A material that is derived from a residue or by-product of a plant or animal or a natural material deposit and has been processed in such a way that its plant nutrients content has not been materially changed except by purification and concentration.
(V) “Custom mixed fertilizer” means a fertilizer that is not premixed, but that is blended specifically to meet the nutrient needs of one specific customer.
(W) “Director” or “director of agriculture” means the director of agriculture or the director’s designee.
(X) “Lot” means an identifiable quantity of fertilizer that may be used as an official sample.
(Y) “Unit” means twenty pounds of fertilizer or one per cent of a ton.
(Z) “Metric ton” means a measure of weight equal to one thousand kilograms.
As used in sections 905.31 to 905.501 of the Revised Code:
(A) “Applicant” means the person who applies for the license or requests registration of a fertilizer.
(B) “Brand name” means a name or expression, design, or trademark used in connection with one or several grades of any type of fertilizer.
(C) “Bulk fertilizer” means any type of fertilizer in solid, liquid, or gaseous state, or any combination thereof, in a nonpackaged form.
(D) “Distribute” means to offer for sale, sell, barter, or otherwise supply fertilizer for other than manufacturing purposes.
(E) “Fertilizer” means any substance containing nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium or any recognized plant nutrient element or compound that is used for its plant nutrient content or for compounding mixed fertilizers. Lime, limestone, marl, unground bone, water, and unmanipulated animal and vegetable manures are excepted unless mixed with fertilizer materials.
(F) “Grade” means the percentages of total nitrogen, available phosphorus or available phosphate (P2 O5), and soluble potassium or soluble potash (K2 O) stated in the same terms, order, and percentage as in guaranteed analysis.
(G) “Guaranteed analysis” means:
(1) The minimum percentages of plant nutrients claimed in the following order and form:
Total Nitrogen (N)per cent
Available
Phosphate (P2 O5)per cent
Soluble Potash (K2 O)per cent
(2) Guaranteed analysis includes, in the following order:
(a) For bone and tankage, total phosphorus (P) or phosphate (PO);
(b) For basic slag and unacidulated phosphatic materials, available and total phosphorus (P) or phosphate (P2 O5) and the degree of fineness;
(c) Additional plant nutrients guaranteed expressed as percentage of elements in the order and form as prescribed by rules adopted by the director of agriculture.
(H) “Label” means any written or printed matter on the package or tag attached to it or on the pertinent delivery and billing invoice.
(I) “Manufacture” means to process, granulate, blend, mix, or alter the composition of fertilizers for distribution.
(J) “Mixed fertilizer” means any combination or mixture of fertilizer designed for use, or claimed to have value, in promoting plant growth, including fertilizer pesticide mixtures.
(K) “Net weight” means the weight of a commodity excluding any packaging in pounds or metric equivalent, as determined by a sealed weighing device or other means prescribed by rules adopted by the director.
(L) “Packaged fertilizer” means any type of fertilizer in closed containers of not over one hundred pounds or metric equivalent.
(M) “Per cent” or “percentage” means the percentage of weight.
(N) “Person” includes any partnership, association, firm, corporation, company, society, individual or combination of individuals, institution, park, or public agency administered by the state or any subdivision of the state.
(O) “Product name” means a coined or specific designation applied to an individual fertilizer material or mixture of a fixed composition and derivation.
(P) “Sale” means exchange of ownership or transfer of custody.
(Q) “Official sample” means the sample of fertilizer taken and designated as official by the director.
(R) “Specialty fertilizer” means any fertilizer designed, labeled, and distributed for uses other than the production of commercial crops.
(S) “Ton” means a net weight of two thousand pounds.
(T) “Unmanipulated manure” means any substance composed primarily of excreta, plant remains, or mixtures of such substances that have not been processed in any manner.
(U) “Fertilizer material” includes any of the following:
(1) A material containing not more than one of the following primary plant nutrients:
(a) Nitrogen (N);
(b) Phosphorus (P);
(c) Potassium (K).
(2) A material that has not less than eighty-five per cent of its plant nutrient content composed of a single chemical compound.
(3) A material that is derived from a residue or by-product of a plant or animal or a natural material deposit and has been processed in such a way that its plant nutrients content has not been materially changed except by purification and concentration.
(V) “Custom mixed fertilizer” means a fertilizer that is not premixed, but that is blended specifically to meet the nutrient needs of one specific customer.
(W) “Director” or “director of agriculture” means the director of agriculture or the director’s designee.
(X) “Lot” means an identifiable quantity of fertilizer that may be used as an official sample.
(Y) “Unit” means twenty pounds of fertilizer or one per cent of a ton.
(Z) “Metric ton” means a measure of weight equal to one thousand kilograms.
