The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-06
FERTILIZER LAW.
FULL TEXT OF THE MEASURE
NOW IN EFFECT.
Dcsirned to Protect the Farmer and 10
Secure without Cost AZ Oniciai Analy-
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sccure without Cost a. Omciai Analy-
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Board Of Agriculture.
The act regarding fertilizers in Virginia
has now gone into effect. Its aim il to pro
tect and advance agriculture, by regulating
the sale and purity Of commercial fertili
zers. and the guarantee and conditions
upon which they are TO be sold, and fixing
the penalties incurred for violations Of the
same. As the law is Of great interest 70
every farmer in Virginia, THE TINES pub
fishes it in full as follows;
I. BE IT enacted by the General Assembly
OF Virginia, That The Commissioner Of Agri-
culture shall have special charge of the IN
spection and analysis Of fertilizers. or
chemicals. or ingredients for manufsctur-
ing the same sold or offered for sale in this
state.
,. 10 shall be the duty Of any manufac-
turer or dealer i'm commercial fertilizers
annually, before the same are offered Tor
sale in this State. % pay 10 the Commis-
siOner of Agriculture a registration fee OF
one hundred dollars, and 10 submit 10 the
Commissioner of Agriculture a written or
printed statement setting fOrth first. the
name and brands under which his said fer
tilizers are 20 De sold. the number Of
pounds contained. or 90 be contained, in the
package i'm which they are 10 be put upon
the market for sale, and the name or names
Ofthe manufacturers and the place OF man
uncturo. second, statement setting forth
the per ccntum Of the named ingredients
which they are willing % guarantee
said fertilizers 10 contain. first.
ammonia: second, available phosphoric
acid; third. insOluble uhosph0ric acid
fourth, potash soluble in water. such
statements - % Doe furnished shall be con-
sidered as constituting guarantee 10 the
purchaser. that every package Of such fer
/ tilzcr contains not less than the per ccnium
of each ingredient set forth in the state
ment: this SHALL however. not preclude the
party making the statement from setting
| forth any other ingredient which his iertll-
| izcr may contain which additional ingre-
diont shall De considered rs embraced in
| the guarantee above stated.
CERTIFICATES FOR DEALERS.
3. Every person proposing 10 deal in com
mercial fertilizers shall. after filing the
statement above provided for with the Com
missioner of Agriculture. receive from the
said Commissioner of Agriculture certib.
cate stating that be has complied with the
/ foregoing section, which certificate shall ba
/ furnished boy the commissioner without any
charge therefor; the said certificate. when
furnished. shall authorize the party receiv-
| ing the same 20 manufacture for sale in
| this State, or 20 sell i'm this state
directly or through dealers or agents.
the brands named in said certificate, 30
person who has failed 20 pay the fee aiofe
said, TO ile the statement aforesaid, and o.
receive the certificate of authority aiore-
said. shall be- authorized TO manufacture OF
offer for sale in this state commercial fer
| tilizcrs; and any person SO manufactures
/ for sale in this State. or so dealing or selling
without having paid the aforesaid fee. filed
| the aforesaid statement. and received the
certificate Aforesaid Except dealers and
agents selling or Offering for sale fertilizers
on which the fee has been paid by and GER
tiiic2tc issued 90 the manufacturers. as pro-
vidod in sections two and three of this aci).
shall be liable. for each violation. % fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars which
fine shall Doe recoverable before any court OF
competent iurisdictiOn.att the suit Ofthe Com
missioner of a griculture 0r of any citizen
and shall Doe disposed of as hereafter pro
Yided.