Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

Filed: 3/11/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4936

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4936 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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)..............................%
12     Available Phosphoric Acid (P2O5)...................%
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,
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.)".