Nevada § 588.180 - Application: Contents; analysis of commercial fertilizers
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§ 588.180. Application: Contents; analysis of commercial fertilizers
1. The application must include the following information in the following order: (a) The name and address of the person guaranteeing the registration. (b) The brand and grade. (c) The guaranteed analysis showing the minimum percentage and source of plant food
claimed in the following order and form: Total nitrogen: Percentage ________, source ________ Available phosphoric acid: Percentage ________, source ______ Soluble potash: Percentage ________, source ________ 2. Fertilizer materials containing only one plant food element and recognized by their
chemical names are not required to be guaranteed for the plant food element contained
therein. 3. Unacidulated mineral phosphatic materials and basic slag must be guaranteed as
to both total and available phosphoric acid, and the degree of fineness. 4. In the case of bone, tankage and other natural organic phosphate materials, only
the total phosphoric acid is required to be guaranteed. 5. Additional plant food elements, determined by chemical methods, may be guaranteed
only by permission of the Director. If any of those additional plant foods are claimed, they must be included in the guarantee,
and are subject to inspection and analysis in accordance with the methods and regulations
that may be prescribed by the Director. 6. The Director may permit or require the potential basicity or acidity, expressed
in terms of calcium carbonate equivalent in multiples of 100 pounds per ton, to be
registered and guaranteed.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 588.180 ("Application: Contents; analysis of commercial fertilizers") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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