Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
Filed: 3/11/2010
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4936
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4936 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Fertilizer Act of 1961 is amended | ||||||
| 5 | by changing Section 3 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (505 ILCS 80/3) (from Ch. 5, par. 55.3) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 3. Definitions of words and terms. When used in this | ||||||
| 8 | Act unless the the context otherwise requires: | ||||||
| 9 | (a) The term "fertilizer material" means any substance | ||||||
| 10 | containing
nitrogen, phosphorus, potash or any other | ||||||
| 11 | recognized plant nutrient
element or compound which is used | ||||||
| 12 | primarily for its plant nutrient
content or for compounding | ||||||
| 13 | mixed fertilizers except unmanipulated animal
and vegetable | ||||||
| 14 | manures. | ||||||
| 15 | (b) The term "mixed fertilizer" means any combination or | ||||||
| 16 | mixture of
fertilizer materials designed for use or claimed to | ||||||
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| 1 | have value in
promoting plant growth. | ||||||
| 2 | (c) The term "commercial fertilizer" means mixed | ||||||
| 3 | fertilizer and/or
fertilizer materials except the following | ||||||
| 4 | natural products: agricultural
limestone, marl, sea solids and | ||||||
| 5 | unprocessed animal manure, which have
not been manipulated so | ||||||
| 6 | as to alter or change them chemically and burnt
or hydrated | ||||||
| 7 | lime, and sewage sludge produced by any sanitary district
shall | ||||||
| 8 | not be subject to the provisions of this Act. Such term does | ||||||
| 9 | not
include "custom mixes" as defined herein. | ||||||
| 10 | (d) The term "anhydrous ammonia"
means the compound formed | ||||||
| 11 | by the combination of two gaseous elements, nitrogen
and | ||||||
| 12 | hydrogen, in the proportion of one part of nitrogen to three | ||||||
| 13 | parts of
hydrogen (NH 3) by volume. Anhydrous ammonia is a | ||||||
| 14 | commercial fertilizer
of ammonia gas in compressed and | ||||||
| 15 | liquified form.
It is not aqueous ammonia which is a solution | ||||||
| 16 | of ammonia
gas in water and which is considered a low pressure | ||||||
| 17 | nitrogen solution. | ||||||
| 18 | (e) The term "specialty fertilizer" means a commercial | ||||||
| 19 | fertilizer
distributed primarily for nonfarm use, such as home | ||||||
| 20 | gardens, lawns, shrubbery,
flowers, golf courses, municipal | ||||||
| 21 | parks, cemeteries, green houses and nurseries,
and may include | ||||||
| 22 | commercial fertilizer used for research or experimental | ||||||
| 23 | purposes. | ||||||
| 24 | (f) The term "bulk fertilizers" means commercial | ||||||
| 25 | fertilizer or
custom mix distributed in a non-packaged form. | ||||||
| 26 | (g) The term "custom mix" means a mixture of 2 or more | ||||||
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| 1 | commercial
fertilizers mixed at time of shipment to the | ||||||
| 2 | specific order of the
consumer. | ||||||
| 3 | (h) The term "custom mixer" means a person who produces and | ||||||
| 4 | sells
custom mixes. | ||||||
| 5 | (i) The term "brand" means a term, design, or trade mark | ||||||
| 6 | used in
connection with one or several grades of commercial | ||||||
| 7 | fertilizers. | ||||||
| 8 | (j) The term "guaranteed analysis" means the minimum | ||||||
| 9 | percentages of
plant nutrients claimed in the following order | ||||||
| 10 | and form: | ||||||
| 11 | A. Total Nitrogen (N)..............................%
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| 12 | Available Phosphoric Acid (P2O5)...................%
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| 13 | Soluble Potash (K2O)....................................% | ||||||
| 14 | B. For unacidulated mineral phosphatic materials and basic | ||||||
| 15 | slag,
both total and available phosphoric acid and the degree | ||||||
| 16 | of fineness. For
bone, tankage, and other organic phosphatic | ||||||
| 17 | materials, total phosphoric
acid. | ||||||
| 18 | C. Additional plant nutrients expressed as the elements, | ||||||
| 19 | when
permitted by regulation. | ||||||
| 20 | D. Potential basicity or acidity expressed in terms of | ||||||
| 21 | calcium
carbonate equivalent in multiples of 100 pounds per | ||||||
| 22 | ton, when required
by regulation. | ||||||
| 23 | (k) The term "grade" means the minimum percentage of total | ||||||
| 24 | nitrogen,
available phosphoric acid (P2O5) and soluble potash | ||||||
| 25 | (K2O) stated in the
order given in this definition. | ||||||
| 26 | (l) The term "official sample" means any sample of | ||||||
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| 1 | commercial
fertilizer or custom mix taken by the Director or | ||||||
| 2 | his agent and
designated as "official" by the Director. | ||||||
| 3 | (m) The term "ton" means a net weight of 2000 pounds | ||||||
| 4 | avoirdupois. | ||||||
| 5 | (n) The term "per cent" or "percentage" means the | ||||||
| 6 | percentage by
weight. | ||||||
| 7 | (o) The term "person" means any individual, partnership,
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| 8 | association, firm and corporation. | ||||||
| 9 | (p) The term "distribute" means to offer for sale, sell, | ||||||
| 10 | barter, store,
handle, transport or
otherwise supply | ||||||
| 11 | commercial fertilizers or custom mix. The term
"distributor" | ||||||
| 12 | means any person who distributes. | ||||||
| 13 | (q) Words importing the singular number may extend and be | ||||||
| 14 | applied to
several persons or things and words importing the | ||||||
| 15 | plural number may
include the singular. | ||||||
| 16 | (r) The term "registrant" means the person who registers | ||||||
| 17 | commercial
fertilizer or custom mix under the provisions of | ||||||
| 18 | this Act. | ||||||
| 19 | (s) The term "nitrogen solution" means a low pressure | ||||||
| 20 | solution containing
2 per cent or more by weight of free | ||||||
| 21 | ammonia and/or having vapor pressure
of 5 pounds or more per | ||||||
| 22 | square inch gauge at 104° F. | ||||||
| 23 | (t) The term "Department" means the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 24 | Agriculture. | ||||||
| 25 | (u) The term "Director" means the Director of the Illinois | ||||||
| 26 | Department
of Agriculture or a duly authorized representative. | ||||||
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 83-586.)".
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