South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 13 - FERTILIZER BOARD OF CONTROL › Section 27-182 - Requirements for Distribution, Labeling and Sale of "Soil Amendments"

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Definition of
			 Terms
(1) For the purpose of this regulation,
			 the term "commission" means the State Crop Pest Commission or an officer or
			 employee of the commission to whom it delegates its authority. For the purpose
			 of the administration of this regulation the commission is represented by the
			 Head of Department of Plant Industry (or duly designated successor).
(2) The term "soil amendment" as described in
			 Section
			 46-25-20
			 shall include any and every substance or mixtures of: that is intended to
			 improve the physical characteristics of the soil, except commercial
			 fertilizers, agricultural liming materials, unmanipulated animal manures,
			 unmanipulated vegetable manures, pesticides and other materials exempted by
			 regulation.
(3) "Soil Ingredient
			 Form" means the chemical compound such as salt, chelate, oxide, acid, etc., of
			 an ingredient or the physical form of an ingredient.
(4) The term "Brand" means the term,
			 designation, trade mark, product name or other specific designation under which
			 individual soil amendments are offered for sale.
(5) The term "Bulk" means in nonpackaged
			 form.
(6) The term "Distribute"
			 means to import, consign, manufacture, produce, compound, mix, or blend soil
			 amendments, or offer for sale, sell, barter, or otherwise supply soil
			 amendments in this state.
(7) The
			 term "Distributor" means any person who imports, consigns, manufacturers,
			 produces, compounds, mixes, or blends soil amendments, or who offers for sale,
			 sells, barters, or otherwise supplies soil amendments in this state.
(8) "Investigational Allowance" means an
			 allowance for variations inherent in the taking, preparation and analysis of an
			 official sample of soil amendment.
(9) The term "Label" means the display of all
			 written, printed or graphic matter upon the immediate container or statement
			 accompanying a soil amendment.
(10)
			 The term "Labeling" means all written, printed, or graphic matter, upon or
			 accompanying any soil amendment, or advertisements, brochures, posters, or
			 television or radio announcements used in promoting the sale of such soil
			 amendment.
(11) "Minimum
			 Percentage" means that percent of active ingredient that must be present in a
			 product before the product will be accepted for registration when mentioned in
			 any form or manner.
(12) The term
			 "Official Sample" means any sample of Soil Amendment taken by the board or its
			 representatives and designated as "Official" by the board.
(13) "Other Ingredients" means the non-active
			 ingredients present in soil amendments.
(14) The term "Percent" or "Percentage" means
			 by weight.
(15) The term "Person"
			 means individual, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
(16) The term "Registrant" means the person
			 who registers soil amendments under the provisions of this
			 regulation.
(17) The term "Active
			 Ingredient" is the ingredient or ingredients which bring about the changes
			 claimed as a result of the application of the product.
(18) The term "Ton" means a net weight of
			 2,000 pounds avoirdupois.
(19) The
			 term "Weight" means the weight of material as offered for sale.