Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 1 - Rules of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce › Subpart 3 - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 03 - Fertilizer › Secondary and Micro Plant Nutrients › Section 2-1-3-03-103.02 - In Fertilizer Products Containing No Primary Plant Nutrients

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Products containing one or more plant
					 nutrients or elements and containing no nitrogen, phosphorus and/or potassium
					 shall be registered as required under the terms of Section
					 75-47-7
					 and shall be guaranteed. Guarantees shall be made on the elemental basis.
					 Sources of the elements guaranteed and proof of availability shall be provided
					 the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce and the State Chemist upon
					 request. The minimum percentages of such elements or nutrients which will be
					 accepted for registration are as follows:
ELEMENT PERCENT
Calcium (Ca)
								...................................................................................................................................
								3%
Magnesium (Mg)
								............................................................................................................................
								2%
Sulfur (S)
								.........................................................................................................................................
								8%
Boron (B)
								...................................................................................................................................
								0.03%
Chlorine (Cl)
								...................................................................................................................................
								2%
Cobalt (Co)
								...................................................................................................................................
								0.1%
Copper (Cu)
								....................................................................................................................................
								2%
Iron (Fe)
								..........................................................................................................................................
								2%
Manganese (Mn)
								.............................................................................................................................
								2%
Molybdenum (Mo)
								.......................................................................................................................
								0.1%
Sodium (Na)
								....................................................................................................................................
								2%
Zinc (Zn)
								.........................................................................................................................................
								2%
2. Except that in mixed products where one
					 element meets or exceeds the minimum guarantee other elements may be guaranteed
					 and accept for registration at not less than 50% of the above stated minimum.
					 If two or more of the above elements meet or exceeds the minimum guarantee
					 other elements may be guaranteed and accepted for registration at not less than
					 the minimum levels stated in section 103.01 of this chapter.
3. Only the above elements or nutrients may
					 be guaranteed, claimed or promoted in fertilizer products containing no primary
					 plant nutrients (N), (P2O5), or
					 (K2O) and when guaranteed shall appear in the order
					 listed above.
4. Proposed labels
					 bearing precautionary statements and directions for use of the product shall be
					 furnished with the application for registration.
5. If magnesium is guaranteed, the percent
					 water soluble magnesium must also be guaranteed.
Miss. Code Ann.
						§
												75-47-27.