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WA Rev Code § 15.54.390 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.390 - Determination and publication of commercial values—Use in assessment of penalty payments.

RCW 15.54.390 Determination and publication of commercial values—Use in assessment of penalty payments.For the purpose of determining the commercial value to be applied under the provisions of RCW 15.54.380, the department shall determine and publish the values per unit of nitrogen, available phosphoric acid, and soluble potash in commercial fertilizers in this state. The values so determined and published shall be used in determining and assessing penalty payments and shall be established by rule.[ 1987 c 45 § 18; 1967 ex.s. c 22 § 27.]NOTES:Construction—Severability—1987 c 45: See notes following RCW 15.54.270.
WA Rev Code § 15.54.400 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.400 - Restrictions on sale—Minimum percentages.

RCW 15.54.400 Restrictions on sale—Minimum percentages.No superphosphate containing less than eighteen percent of available phosphoric acid may be sold or offered for sale in this state. Specialty fertilizers, except manipulated animal and vegetable manures, guaranteeing less than five percent total plant food shall contain on the label specific directions for use, and prior to registration, the department may require proof of the efficacy of the product when used as directed.[ 1987 c 45 § 19; 1967 ex.s. c 22 § 28.]NOTES:Construction—Severability—1987 c 45: See notes following RCW 15.54.270.
WA Rev Code § 15.54.412 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.412 - Misbranding.

RCW 15.54.412 Misbranding.No person may distribute misbranded commercial fertilizer. A commercial fertilizer shall be deemed to be misbranded:(1) If its labeling bears any statement, design, or graphic representation relative thereto or to its ingredients which is false or misleading in any particular;(2) If it is distributed under the name of another fertilizer product;(3) If its labeling bears any reference to registration under this chapter unless such reference is required by rule under this chapter;(4) If any word, statement, or other information, required by this chapter or rules adopted thereunder to appear on the label or labeling, is not prominently placed thereon with such conspicuousness (as compared with other words, statements, design, or graphic matter in the labeling), and in such terms as to render it likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use; or(5) If it purports to be or is represented as a fertilizer, or is represented as containing a plant nutrient or fertilizer unless such plant nutrient or fertilizer conforms to the definition of identity, if any, prescribed by the department by rule. In adopting such rules the department shall give due regard to commonly accepted definitions and official fertilizer terms such as those issued by the association of American plant food control officials.[ 1987 c 45 § 20.]NOTES:Construction—Severability—1987 c 45: See notes following RCW 15.54.270.
WA Rev Code § 15.54.414 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.414 - Adulteration.

RCW 15.54.414 Adulteration.No person may distribute an adulterated commercial fertilizer. A commercial fertilizer is adulterated:(1) If it contains any deleterious or harmful substance in sufficient amount to render it injurious to beneficial plant life when applied in accordance with directions for use on the label, or if adequate warning statements or directions for use which may be necessary to protect plant life are not shown upon the label;(2) If its composition falls below or differs from that which it is purported to possess by its labeling;(3) If it contains unwanted viable seed; or(4) If the concentration of any nonnutritive constituent in a representative sample of commercial fertilizer exceeds the maximum concentration stated on the registration application or on the label.[ 1998 c 36 § 8; 1993 c 183 § 10; 1987 c 45 § 21.]NOTES:Short title—1998 c 36: See note following RCW 15.54.265.Construction—Severability—1987 c 45: See notes following RCW 15.54.270.
WA Rev Code § 15.54.420 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.420 - Unlawful acts.

RCW 15.54.420 Unlawful acts.It shall be unlawful for any person to:(1) Distribute an adulterated or misbranded commercial fertilizer;(2) Fail, refuse, or neglect to place upon or attach to each package of distributed commercial fertilizer a label containing all of the information required by this chapter;(3) Fail, refuse, or neglect to deliver to a purchaser of bulk commercial fertilizer a statement containing the information required by this chapter;(4) Distribute a commercial fertilizer product which has not been registered with the department;(5) Distribute bulk fertilizer without holding a license to do so;(6) Refuse or neglect to keep and maintain records, or to make reports when and as required; or(7) Make false or fraudulent applications, records, invoices, or reports.[ 1998 c 36 § 9; 1993 c 183 § 11; 1987 c 45 § 22; 1967 ex.s. c 22 § 30.]NOTES:Short title—1998 c 36: See note following RCW 15.54.265.Construction—Severability—1987 c 45: See notes following RCW 15.54.270.
WA Rev Code § 15.54.430 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.430 - Publication of distribution information, analyses results.

RCW 15.54.430 Publication of distribution information, analyses results.The department shall publish at least annually and in such form as it may deem proper (1) information concerning the distribution of commercial fertilizers and (2) results of analyses based on official samples as compared with the analyses guaranteed.[ 1967 ex.s. c 22 § 31.]
WA Rev Code § 15.54.433 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.433 - Fertilizer database—Public availability—Biennial report to legislature.

RCW 15.54.433 Fertilizer database—Public availability—Biennial report to legislature.(1) The department shall maintain a fertilizer database that includes the information required for registration under RCW 15.54.325 and 15.54.330.(2) Except for confidential information under RCW 15.54.362 regarding fertilizer tonnages distributed in the state, information in the fertilizer database must be made available to the public upon request.(3) The department, and the department of ecology in consultation with the department of health, shall biennially prepare a report to the legislature presenting information on levels of nonnutritive substances in fertilizers and the results of any agency testing of products. The first report must be provided to the legislature by December 1, 1999.(4) The department shall post on the internet the information contained in applications for fertilizer registration.[ 2008 c 292 § 4; 1998 c 36 § 21.]NOTES:Short title—1998 c 36: See note following RCW 15.54.265.
WA Rev Code § 15.54.436 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.436 - Cancellation of license to distribute or of registration—Refusal to register if fraudulent or deceptive practices used—Opportunity for hearing.

RCW 15.54.436 Cancellation of license to distribute or of registration—Refusal to register if fraudulent or deceptive practices used—Opportunity for hearing.The department may cancel the license to distribute commercial fertilizer or registration of any commercial fertilizer product or refuse to license a distributor or register any commercial fertilizer product as provided in this chapter due to:(1) An incomplete or insufficient license or registration application;(2) The misbranding or adulteration of a commercial fertilizer; or(3) A violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.If the department cancels or refuses to renew an existing license or registration due to the misbranding or adulteration of a commercial fertilizer or due to a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted hereunder, the licensee/registrant or applicant may request a hearing as provided for in chapter 34.05 RCW.[ 1998 c 36 § 10; 1993 c 183 § 12; 1987 c 45 § 24.]NOTES:Short title—1998 c 36: See note following RCW 15.54.265.Construction—Severability—1987 c 45: See notes following RCW 15.54.270.
WA Rev Code § 15.54.440 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.440 - "Stop sale," "stop use," or "withdrawal from distribution" order, when issued—Release—Associated costs.

RCW 15.54.440 "Stop sale," "stop use," or "withdrawal from distribution" order, when issued—Release—Associated costs.(1) Commercial fertilizers that are not registered in Washington state or that fail to meet the Washington standards for total metals pose an emergency situation because they may contain certain metals at levels which are harmful to Washington soils and plants and may contain substances which are harmful to the public without its knowledge. Commercial fertilizers that are not registered or that fail to meet the Washington standards for total metals are subject to immediate stop sale, stop use, or withdrawal from distribution in this state and seizure, disposal, or both.(2) The department may issue and enforce a written "stop sale," "stop use," or "withdrawal from distribution" order to the distributor, owner, or custodian of any lot of commercial fertilizer to hold the commercial fertilizer at a designated place when the department has reasonable cause to believe such fertilizer is being offered or exposed for sale in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.(3) The department may issue and enforce a written immediate "stop sale," "stop use," or "withdrawal from distribution" order to any distributor, owner, or custodian of commercial fertilizer in the state for any commercial fertilizer that:(a) Is not registered in Washington state; or(b) According to the department, fails to meet the Washington standards for total metals, as established in RCW 15.54.800 or the rules adopted under this chapter.(4) The department shall release the commercial fertilizer stopped or withdrawn under subsection (2) or (3) of this section when the distributor, owner, or custodian has complied with the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted under it and the department has issued a written release order. If compliance is not or cannot be obtained, the department may institute proceedings under RCW 15.54.450 or may agree in writing with the distributor, owner, or custodian of the commercial fertilizer to an alternative disposition of the commercial fertilizer.(5) All costs associated with any "stop sale," "stop use," or "withdrawal from distribution" incurred by the distributor, owner, or custodian of a commercial fertilizer are the responsibility of the distributor, owner, or custodian.[ 1999 c 383 § 3; 1987 c 45 § 23; 1967 ex.s. c 22 § 32.]NOTES:Effective date—1999 c 383: See note following RCW 15.54.325.Construction—Severability—1987 c 45: See notes following RCW 15.54.270.
WA Rev Code § 15.54.450 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.450 - Noncompliance—Seizure—Disposition—Associated costs.

RCW 15.54.450 Noncompliance—Seizure—Disposition—Associated costs.(1) Any lot of commercial fertilizer not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the department to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the commercial fertilizer is located.(2) Any commercial fertilizer that is not registered in the state or that fails to meet the Washington standards for total metals is subject to seizure on complaint of the department in the name of the state to Thurston county superior court or other court of competent jurisdiction.(3) In the event the court finds, upon application by the department under subsection (1) or (2) of this section, that a commercial fertilizer violates this chapter or the rules adopted under it and orders the condemnation of the commercial fertilizer, the commercial fertilizer shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the commercial fertilizer and the laws of the state: PROVIDED, That in no instance shall the disposition of the commercial fertilizer be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the commercial fertilizer or for permission to process or relabel the commercial fertilizer to bring it into compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under it.(4) All costs associated with disposal are the responsibility of the distributor, owner, or custodian of the commercial fertilizer unless such a distributor, owner, or custodian is the consumer or is a person whose role as a distributor, owner, or custodian of the fertilizer is only that of a transporter of the fertilizer. Such disposal costs shall not be the responsibility of the consumer or such a transporter of the commercial fertilizer.[ 1999 c 383 § 4; 1967 ex.s. c 22 § 33.]NOTES:Effective date—1999 c 383: See note following RCW 15.54.325.
WA Rev Code § 15.54.460 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.460 - Damages from administrative action, stop sales or seizures.

RCW 15.54.460 Damages from administrative action, stop sales or seizures.No state court shall allow the recovery of damages from administrative action taken or for stop sales or seizures under RCW 15.54.440 and 15.54.450 if the court finds that there was probable cause for such action.[ 1967 ex.s. c 22 § 34.]
WA Rev Code § 15.54.470 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.470 - Violations—Department discretion—Duty of prosecuting attorney—Injunctions.

RCW 15.54.470 Violations—Department discretion—Duty of prosecuting attorney—Injunctions.(1) Except for violations of RCW 15.54.500, any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and the fines collected shall be disposed of as provided under RCW 15.54.480.(2) Nothing in this chapter shall be considered as requiring the department to report for prosecution or to cancel the registration of a commercial fertilizer product or to stop the sale of fertilizers for violations of this chapter, when violations are of a minor character, and/or when the department believes that the public interest will be served and protected by a suitable notice of the violation in writing.(3) It shall be the duty of each prosecuting attorney to whom any violation of this chapter is reported, to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction without delay. Before the department reports a violation of this chapter for such prosecution, an opportunity shall be given the distributor to present his or her view in writing or orally to the department.(4) The department is hereby authorized to apply for, and the court authorized to grant, a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter, notwithstanding the existence of any other remedy at law. Any such injunction shall be issued without bond.[ 2011 c 73 § 3; 1998 c 36 § 11; 1993 c 183 § 13; 1967 ex.s. c 22 § 35.]NOTES:Effective date—2011 c 73: See note following RCW 15.54.270.Short title—1998 c 36: See note following RCW 15.54.265.
WA Rev Code § 15.54.474 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.474 - Penalty—Failure to comply with chapter or rule.

RCW 15.54.474 Penalty—Failure to comply with chapter or rule.Every person who fails to comply with this chapter, or any rule adopted under it, may be subjected to a civil penalty, as determined by the director, in an amount of not more than seven thousand five hundred dollars for every such violation. Each and every such violation shall be a separate and distinct offense. Every person, who, through an act of commission or omission, procures, aids, or abets in the violation shall be considered to have violated this chapter and may be subject to the penalty provided for in this section.[ 1998 c 36 § 12; 1987 c 45 § 10.]NOTES:Short title—1998 c 36: See note following RCW 15.54.265.Construction—Severability—1987 c 45: See notes following RCW 15.54.270.
WA Rev Code § 15.54.480 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.480 - Disposition of moneys.

RCW 15.54.480 Disposition of moneys.(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all moneys collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to the director and deposited in an account within the agricultural local fund. Such deposits shall be used only in the administration and enforcement of this chapter.(2) Moneys collected under RCW 15.54.474 shall be deposited in the general fund.[ 1998 c 36 § 13; 1988 c 254 § 3; 1975 1st ex.s. c 257 § 11; 1967 ex.s. c 22 § 36.]NOTES:Short title—1998 c 36: See note following RCW 15.54.265.Effective date—1975 1st ex.s. c 257: See note following RCW 15.13.470.
WA Rev Code § 15.54.490 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.490 - Cooperation with other entities.

RCW 15.54.490 Cooperation with other entities.The director may cooperate with and enter into agreements with other governmental agencies, whether of this state, other states, or agencies of the federal government, and with private associations, in order to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter.[ 1967 ex.s. c 22 § 37.]
WA Rev Code § 15.54.500 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.500 - Turf fertilizer—Prohibitions on application, sales, and retail display.

RCW 15.54.500 Turf fertilizer—Prohibitions on application, sales, and retail display.(1) A person may not:(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, apply turf fertilizer that is labeled as containing phosphorus to turf;(b) Apply turf fertilizer labeled as containing phosphorus to turf when the ground is frozen;(c) Intentionally apply turf fertilizer labeled as containing phosphorus to an impervious surface;(d) Except as otherwise provided in this section, sell turf fertilizer that is labeled as containing phosphorus; or(e) Display turf fertilizer that is labeled as containing phosphorus in a retail store unless the turf fertilizer is also clearly labeled for a use permitted by this section.(2) The prohibitions in this section on the application, sale, and retail display of turf fertilizer that is labeled as containing phosphorus, other than the prohibitions in subsection (1)(b) and (c) of this section, do not apply in the following instances:(a) Application for the purpose of establishing grass or repairing damaged grass, using either seeds or sod, during the growing season in which the grass is established;(b) Application to an area if the soil in the area is deficient in plant available phosphorus, as shown by a soil test performed no more than thirty-six months before the application; or(c) Application to pasture, interior house plants, flower and vegetable gardens located on either public or private property, land used to grow grass for sod, or any land used for agricultural or silvicultural production.(3) If a retailer can show proof that a product prohibited for sale under subsection (1)(d) and (e) of this section was in stock and physically in the retail location before January 1, 2012, that retail location may sell that product until it is sold out.(4)(a) Nothing in this section:(i) Requires the enforcement or monitoring of compliance with this section by local governments; or(ii) Requires local governments to participate in the administration of this section, including the verification of soil tests under subsection (2)(b) of this section.(b) A city or county may not adopt a local ordinance regarding the application or sale of turf fertilizer that is labeled as containing phosphorus that is less restrictive than this section.[ 2011 c 73 § 2.]NOTES:Effective date—2011 c 73: See note following RCW 15.54.270.
WA Rev Code § 15.54.800 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing|Chapter 15.54 - Fertilizers, Minerals, and Limes.|15.54.800 - Enforcement of chapter—Adoption of rules.

RCW 15.54.800 Enforcement of chapter—Adoption of rules.(1) The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and any rules adopted under this chapter. All authority and requirements provided for in chapter 34.05 RCW apply to this chapter in the adoption of rules.(2) The director may adopt appropriate rules for carrying out the purpose and provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to rules providing for:(a) Definitions of terms;(b) Determining standards for labeling and registration of commercial fertilizers;(c) The collection and examination of commercial fertilizers;(d) Recordkeeping by registrants and licensees;(e) Regulation of the use and disposal of commercial fertilizers for the protection of groundwater and surface water; and(f) The safe handling, transportation, storage, display, and distribution of commercial fertilizers.(3)(a) Standards are established for allowable levels of nonnutritive substances in commercial fertilizers. These standards are Canadian figures for agricultural and agri-food Canadian maximum acceptable cumulative metal additions to soil established under Trade Memorandum T-4-93 dated August 1996. Washington application rates shall be used to ensure that the maximum acceptable cumulative metal additions to soil are not exceeded.(b) If federal or other risk-based standards are adopted or scientific peer-reviewed studies show that the standards adopted in this section are not at the appropriate level to protect human health or the environment, the department, in consultation with the departments of ecology and health, may initiate a rule making [may adopt a rule] to amend these standards.[ 1998 c 36 § 15; 1997 c 427 § 3; 1993 c 183 § 14; 1987 c 45 § 9.]NOTES:Short title—1998 c 36: See note following RCW 15.54.265.Construction—Severability—1987 c 45: See notes following RCW 15.54.270.