Vermont § 369 - Adulteration No person shall distribute an adulterated lime, beneficial substance, or fertilizer product

§ 369. Adulteration No person shall distribute an adulterated lime, beneficial substance, or fertilizer product

• . A fertilizer, beneficial substance, or lime shall be deemed to be adulterated
  if: (1) it contains any deleterious or harmful ingredient in an amount sufficient to render
  it injurious to beneficial plant life, animals, humans, aquatic life, soil, or water
  when applied in accordance with directions for use on the label, or if uses of the
  product may result in contamination or condemnation of a raw agricultural commodity
  by use, or if adequate warning statements or directions for use that may be necessary
  to protect plant life, animals, humans, aquatic life, soil, or water are not shown
  on the label; (2) its composition falls below or differs from that which it is purported to possess
  by its labeling; (3) it contains crop seed or weed seed; or (4) it contains heavy metals, radioactive substances, or synthetic organics in amounts
  sufficient to render it injurious to livestock or human health when applied in accordance
  with directions for use on the label, or if adequate warning statements or directions
  for use that may be necessary to protect livestock or human health are not shown on
  the label. (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 39, § 1; 2021, No. 41, § 10; 2025, No. 59, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025.)