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MN Stat § 18C.551 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18C — Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, And Plant Amendment|Section 18C.551 — Application, Sampling, And Inspection Fees.

18C.551 APPLICATION, SAMPLING, AND INSPECTION FEES. Subdivision 1. Agricultural liming materials license. An application for a license must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of $150. This fee does not apply to occasional sales of 50 tons or less on an annual basis. Subd. 2. Fee for late application. If an application for license renewal is not filed before January 1, an additional nonrefundable application fee of 50 percent of the amount due may be assessed before the renewal license is issued. Subd. 2a. Fee for product use without initial license. An applicant shall pay an additional application fee equal to the amount due for each license required if the applicant has distributed or used products in this state before the commissioner has issued an initial license for the products distributed or used. Subd. 3. Inspection fees. A person shall pay an inspection fee of five cents per ton to the commissioner for all agricultural liming material offered for sale or sold in this state with a minimum of $10 on all tonnage reports. If more than one person is involved in the distribution of agricultural liming material, the person who first sells the agricultural liming material is responsible for the inspection fee. A person licensed under section 18C.541 must retain invoices showing proof of inspection fees paid. Subd. 4. Sample and analysis fee. The commissioner may sample agricultural liming material from a source of production to the extent the commissioner considers necessary to implement sections 18C.531 to 18C.575. The commissioner shall charge a sampling fee of $40 for each sample collected. If the sample and analysis fee is not paid before 60 days after billing, the commissioner shall assess an additional nonrefundable late payment fee of 50 percent of the total sample and analysis fee due. Subd. 5. Deposit of fees. Fees and penalties collected under sections 18C.531 to 18C.575 must be deposited in the general fund. History:  1990 c 561 s 6; 1993 c 13 art 1 s 14; 1997 c 216 s 34
MN Stat § 18C.555 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18C — Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, And Plant Amendment|Section 18C.555 — Tonnage Report.

18C.555 TONNAGE REPORT. Subdivision 1. Semiannual statement. A licensed distributor or producer of agricultural liming material shall file with the commissioner on forms furnished by the commissioner a semiannual statement for the periods ending December 31 and June 30 setting forth the number of net tons of agricultural liming material sold in this state during the reporting period. The report is due on or before the last day of the month following the close of each reporting period of each calendar year. For a tonnage report that is not filed within 31 days after the end of the reporting period, a penalty of $50 must be paid by the licensee and may be recovered in a civil action against the licensee. The assessment of this penalty does not prevent the department from taking other actions as provided in sections 18C.531 to 18C.575. Subd. 2. Record verification. Submission of each tonnage report gives authority to the commissioner to verify the records upon which the statement of tonnage is based. History:   1990 c 561 s 7
MN Stat § 18C.561 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18C — Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, And Plant Amendment|Section 18C.561 — Sampling Methods.

18C.561 SAMPLING METHODS. The methods of sampling and analysis of agricultural liming materials must be those adopted by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists. In cases not covered by those methods, or in cases where methods are available in which improved applicability has been demonstrated, the commissioner may adopt appropriate methods from other sources. History:   1990 c 561 s 8
MN Stat § 18C.565 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18C — Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, And Plant Amendment|Section 18C.565 — False Or Misleading Statements.

18C.565 FALSE OR MISLEADING STATEMENTS. A person may not sell a misbranded agricultural liming material. An agricultural liming material is misbranded if it carries a false or misleading statement on the container or on the label attached to the container or if false or misleading statements concerning the agricultural liming material are disseminated in any manner or by any means. History:   1990 c 561 s 9
MN Stat § 18C.571 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18C — Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, And Plant Amendment|Section 18C.571 — Adulteration.

18C.571 ADULTERATION. A person may not sell an adulterated agricultural liming material. An agricultural liming material is adulterated if: (1) it contains a deleterious or harmful ingredient in sufficient amount to render it injurious to plant life or the environment when applied in accordance with directions for use on the label; (2) its composition falls below or differs from that it is purported to possess by its labeling; or (3) it contains unwanted crop seed or weed seed. Adulterated products that cannot be reconditioned must be disposed of by methods approved by the commissioner. History:   1990 c 561 s 10
MN Stat § 18C.575 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18C — Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, And Plant Amendment|Section 18C.575 — Rules.

18C.575 RULES. Subdivision 1. For administration. The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to administer sections 18C.531 to 18C.575. Subd. 2. Liming materials. The commissioner may adopt rules governing the distribution, labeling, sale, handling, certification, use, application, storage, sampling, and analysis of liming materials. History:  1990 c 561 s 11; 1997 c 7 art 5 s 2
MN Stat § 18C.60 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18C — Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, And Plant Amendment|Section 18C.60 — Phosphorous Turf Fertilizer Use Restrictions.

18C.60 PHOSPHOROUS TURF FERTILIZER USE RESTRICTIONS. Subdivision 1. Definition. For the purpose of this section, "turf" means noncrop land planted in closely mowed, managed grasses including, but not limited to, residential and commercial residential property, private golf courses, and property owned by federal, state, or local units of government, including parks, recreation areas, and public golf courses. Turf does not mean pasture, hayland, hay, turf grown on turf farms, or any other form of agricultural production. Subd. 2. Phosphorus use restrictions. (a) A person may not apply a fertilizer containing the plant nutrient phosphorus to turf statewide, except under conditions listed in paragraph (b). (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply when: (1) a tissue, soil, or other test by a laboratory or method approved by the commissioner and performed within the last three years indicates that the level of available phosphorus in the soil is insufficient to support healthy turf growth; (2) the property owner or an agent of the property owner is first establishing turf via seed or sod procedures, and only during the first growing season; or (3) the fertilizer containing the plant food phosphorus is used on a golf course under the direction of a person licensed, certified, or approved by an organization with an ongoing training program approved by the commissioner. (c) Applications of phosphorous fertilizer authorized under paragraph (b) must not exceed rates recommended by the University of Minnesota and approved by the commissioner. Subd. 3. Consumer information. The commissioner, in consultation with the University of Minnesota Extension Service, fertilizer industry representatives, lakes groups, and other interested or affected parties, must produce consumer information on use restrictions and recommended best practices for lawn fertilizer containing phosphorus, and on best management practices for other residential sources of phosphorus in the urban landscape. The information must be in a format and of a content suitable for posting and distribution at retail points of sale of fertilizer that contains phosphorus and is for use on turf. Subd. 4. Research evaluation; report. The commissioner, in cooperation with the University of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota Extension Service, and, after consultation with representatives of the fertilizer industry, lakes groups, and other interested or affected parties, shall evaluate research needs and encourage targeted research opportunities to investigate the effects of phosphorous fertilization of turf on urban storm water quality. The commissioner must evaluate the effectiveness of the restrictions on phosphorous fertilizers under this section and report to the legislature by January 15, 2007. History:  2002 c 345 s 4; 2004 c 179 s 1; 2005 c 10 art 1 s 12
MN Stat § 18C.61 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18C — Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, And Plant Amendment|Section 18C.61 — Fertilizer Application To Impervious Surface; Prohibition.

18C.61 FERTILIZER APPLICATION TO IMPERVIOUS SURFACE; PROHIBITION. (a) A person may not apply a fertilizer to an impervious surface. Fertilizer released on an impervious surface must be immediately contained and either legally applied to turf or any other legal site or returned to the original or other appropriate container. (b) For the purposes of this section, "impervious surface" means a highway, street, sidewalk, parking lot, driveway, or other material that prevents infiltration of water into the soil. History:   2002 c 345 s 5
MN Stat § 18C.62 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18C — Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, And Plant Amendment|Section 18C.62 — Enforcement.

18C.62 ENFORCEMENT. Sections 18C.60 and 18C.61 are enforced by local units of government under their existing authority. Violation of a provision in either of these sections is a petty misdemeanor. History:   2002 c 345 s 6
MN Stat § 18C.70 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18C — Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, And Plant Amendment|Section 18C.70 — Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research And Education Council.

18C.70 MINNESOTA AGRICULTURAL FERTILIZER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION COUNCIL. Subdivision 1. Establishment; membership. (a) The Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council is established. The council is composed of 12 voting members as follows: (1) two members of the Minnesota Crop Production Retailers; (2) one member of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association; (3) one member of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association; (4) one member of the sugar beet growers industry; (5) one member of the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers; (6) one member of the potato growers industry; (7) one member of the Minnesota Farm Bureau; (8) one member of the Minnesota Farmers Union; (9) one member from the Minnesota Irrigators Association; (10) one member of the Minnesota Grain and Feed Association; and (11) one member of the Minnesota Independent Crop Consultant Association or the Minnesota certified crop advisor program. (b) Council members shall serve three-year terms. After the initial council is appointed, subsequent appointments must be staggered so that one-third of council membership is replaced each year. Council members must be nominated by their organizations and appointed by the commissioner. The council may add ex officio members at its discretion. The council must meet at least once per year, with all related expenses reimbursed by members' sponsoring organizations or by the members themselves. Subd. 2. Powers and duties. The council must review applications and select projects to receive agricultural fertilizer research and education program grants, as authorized in section 18C.71. The council must establish a program to provide grants to research, education, and technology transfer projects related to agricultural fertilizer, soil amendments, and plant amendments. For the purpose of this section, "fertilizer" includes soil amendments and plant amendments, but does not include vegetable or animal manures that are not manipulated. The commissioner is responsible for all fiscal and administrative duties. Subd. 3. Checkoff fees. The council may recommend to the governor and legislature a checkoff fee to provide funding for grants under section 18C.71. Subd. 4. Rules. The commissioner's duties under this section and section 18C.71 are not subject to the provisions of chapter 14. Subd. 5. Expiration. This section expires June 30, 2025. History:  2007 c 45 art 1 s 29; 1Sp2015 c 4 art 2 s 10; 2017 c 88 art 2 s 21; 1Sp2019 c 1 art 2 s 5
MN Stat § 18C.71 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18C — Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, And Plant Amendment|Section 18C.71 — Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research And Education Program.

18C.71 MINNESOTA AGRICULTURAL FERTILIZER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. Subdivision 1. Eligible projects. Eligible project activities include research, education, and technology transfer related to the production and application of fertilizer, soil amendments, and other plant amendments. Chosen projects must contain a component of outreach that achieves a timely dissemination of findings and their applicability to the production agricultural community or metropolitan fertilizer users. Subd. 2. Awarding grants. Applications for program grants must be submitted in the form prescribed by the Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council. Applications must be submitted on or before the deadline prescribed by the council. All applications are subject to a thorough in-state review by a peer committee established and approved by the council. Each project meeting the basic qualifications is subject to a yes or no vote by each council member. Projects chosen to receive funding must achieve an affirmative vote from at least eight of the 12 council members or two-thirds of voting members present. Projects awarded program funds must submit an annual progress report in the form prescribed by the council. Subd. 3. Annual audit. The program must have an annual audit of financial activities, which the council must file with the commissioner on or before June 1 for the immediately preceding year ending December 31. Subd. 4. Expiration. This section expires June 30, 2025. History:  2007 c 45 art 1 s 30; 2017 c 88 art 2 s 22; 1Sp2019 c 1 art 2 s 6,7
MN Stat § 18C.80 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18C — Fertilizer, Soil Amendment, And Plant Amendment|Section 18C.80 — Agricultural Fertilizer Research And Education Account.

18C.80 AGRICULTURAL FERTILIZER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ACCOUNT. Subdivision 1. Account; appropriation. An agricultural fertilizer research and education account is established in the agricultural fund. Money in the account, including interest earned, is appropriated to the commissioner for grants determined by the Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council under section 18C.71. The commissioner may use up to $80,000 each fiscal year for direct costs incurred to provide fiscal and administrative support to the council as required under section 18C.70, subdivision 2. The commissioner may also recover associated indirect costs from the account as required under section 16A.127. Subd. 2. Expiration. This section expires June 30, 2025. History:  1Sp2015 c 4 art 2 s 11; 1Sp2019 c 1 art 2 s 8
MN Stat § 18D.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18D — Agricultural Chemical Liability|Section 18D.01 — Definitions.

18D.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Definitions in chapters 18B, 18C, and 18F apply. The definitions in chapters 18B, 18C, and 18F apply to this chapter. Subd. 2. Applicability of definitions in this section. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter. Subd. 3. Agricultural chemical. "Agricultural chemical" means a pesticide as defined under chapter 18B or a fertilizer, agricultural liming material, plant amendment, or soil amendment as defined under chapter 18C. Subd. 3a. Contaminated media. "Contaminated media" means any soil, water, sediment, debris, or other material which contains an agricultural chemical at a concentration that may cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment and is not the result of a legal use, as determined by the commissioner. Subd. 4. Corrective action. "Corrective action" means an action taken to minimize, eliminate, or clean up an incident. Subd. 5. Hazardous waste. "Hazardous waste" means a substance identified or listed as hazardous waste in the rules adopted under section 116.07, subdivision 4. Subd. 6. Incident. "Incident" means a flood, fire, tornado, transportation accident, storage container rupture, portable container rupture, leak, spill, emission, discharge, escape, disposal, or other event that releases or immediately threatens to release an agricultural chemical accidentally or otherwise into the environment, and may cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. Incident does not include a release resulting from the normal use of a product or practice in accordance with law. Subd. 7. Owner of real property. "Owner of real property" means a person who is in possession of, has the right of control, or controls the use of real property, including without limitation a person who may be a fee owner, lessee, renter, tenant, lessor, contract for deed vendee, licensor, licensee, or occupant. Subd. 8. Person. "Person" means an individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, trust, joint stock company, or unincorporated organization, the state, a state agency, or a political subdivision. Subd. 9. Provision of this chapter. "Provision of this chapter" means a provision of this chapter, chapter 18B, 18C, 18F, or a rule adopted under those chapters. Subd. 10. Responsible party. "Responsible party" means a person who at the time of an incident has custody of, control of, or responsibility for a pesticide, fertilizer, pesticide or fertilizer container, or pesticide or fertilizer rinsate. History:  1989 c 326 art 7 s 1; 1990 c 561 s 12; 1991 c 250 s 19,20; 1995 c 95 s 4
MN Stat § 18D.101 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18D — Agricultural Chemical Liability|Section 18D.101 — Liability For Application.

18D.101 LIABILITY FOR APPLICATION. (a) Notwithstanding other law relating to liability for agricultural chemical use, an end user or landowner is not liable for the cost of active cleanup, or damages associated with or resulting from agricultural chemicals in groundwater if the person has applied or has had others apply agricultural chemicals in compliance with state law, with any applicable labeling, and orders of the commissioner. (b) It is a complete defense for liability if the person has complied with the provisions in paragraph (a). History:   1989 c 326 art 7 s 2
MN Stat § 18D.103 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18D — Agricultural Chemical Liability|Section 18D.103 — Report Of Incidents Required.

18D.103 REPORT OF INCIDENTS REQUIRED. Subdivision 1. Report to commissioner. A responsible party or an owner of real property must, on discovering an incident has occurred, immediately report the incident to the commissioner. The responsible party must immediately take all reasonable action necessary to minimize or abate the incident and to recover any agricultural chemicals involved in the incident with or without a directive from the commissioner. Subd. 2. Written report. The responsible party must submit a written report of the incident to the commissioner in the form and by the time prescribed by the commissioner. Subd. 3. Exception. A responsible party or an owner of real property who is a licensed or certified private or commercial pesticide applicator is not required to report an incident to the commissioner under this section if the amount of pesticide involved in the release plus any other releases which have occurred at the site during the preceding year is less than the maximum amount of the pesticide that, consistent with its label, can be applied to one acre of agricultural crop land unless the release occurred into or near public water or groundwater. History:  1989 c 326 art 7 s 3; 1990 c 597 s 7; 1993 c 367 s 17
MN Stat § 18D.105 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18D — Agricultural Chemical Liability|Section 18D.105 — Corrective Action Orders.

18D.105 CORRECTIVE ACTION ORDERS. Subdivision 1. Corrective action orders. (a) After determining an incident has occurred, the commissioner may order the responsible party to take reasonable and necessary corrective actions. (b) The commissioner shall notify the owner of real property where corrective action is ordered that access to the property will be required for the responsible party or the commissioner to take corrective action. (c) A political subdivision may not request or order any person to take an action that conflicts with the corrective action ordered by the commissioner. (d) The attorney general on request of the commissioner may bring an action to compel corrective action. Subd. 2. Commissioner's corrective actions. The commissioner may take corrective action if: (1) a responsible party cannot be identified; or (2) an identified responsible party cannot or will not comply with a corrective action order issued under subdivision 1. Subd. 3. Emergency corrective action. (a) To assure an adequate response to an incident, the commissioner may take corrective action without following the procedures of subdivision 1 if the commissioner determines that the incident constitutes a clear and immediate danger requiring immediate action to prevent, minimize, or mitigate damage to the public health and welfare or the environment. (b) Before taking an action under this subdivision, the commissioner must make all reasonable efforts, taking into consideration the urgency of the situation, to order a responsible party to take a corrective action and notify the owner of real property where the corrective action is to be taken. Subd. 3a. Passive bioremediation. Passive bioremediation must be considered for pesticide and fertilizer cleanups whenever an assessment of the site determines that there is a low potential risk to public health and the environment. The assessment may include the soil types involved, leaching potential, underlying geology, proximity to ground and surface water, and the soil half-life of the pesticides. Subd. 4. Agriculture is lead agency. The Department of Agriculture is the lead state agency in taking corrective action for incidents. History:  1989 c 326 art 7 s 4; 1993 c 367 s 18; 1995 c 95 s 5
MN Stat § 18D.1051 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 17 - 43 — Agriculture|Chapter 18D — Agricultural Chemical Liability|Section 18D.1051 — Response To Agricultural Chemical Incidents.

18D.1051 RESPONSE TO AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL INCIDENTS. The commissioner of agriculture may take corrective action under this chapter, or response and remedial action under chapter 115B, or both, as provided under those chapters, in responding to an agricultural chemical incident, release, or threatened release. History:   1990 c 597 s 72