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18C.60.2(a)
Statute ID:
9156
Statute Function ID:
5821
Phosphorous Turf Fertilizer Use Restrictions-May not Apply Phosphorous Fertilizer in Metro Area
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Crimes Against Govt (Y) (Rank 19)
Detailed Offense Code:
Environmental Regulation (911)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
90Z
All Other Offenses
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
Yes
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
18C.60.2(a)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Jan 1, 2004
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Phosphorous Turf Fertilizer Use Restrictions-May not Apply Phosphorous Fertilizer in Metro Area
Statute ID:
9156
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
System
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Phosphorous Turf Fertilizer Use Restrictions-May not Apply Phosphorous Fertilizer in Metro Area
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/18C/60.html
Legislative Session:
0 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 1, 2006
(a) A person may not apply a fertilizer containing the plant nutrient phosphorus to turf statewide, except under conditions listed in paragraph (b). (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply when: (1) a tissue, soil, or other test by a laboratory or method approved by the commissioner and performed within the last three years indicates that the level of available phosphorus in the soil is insufficient to support healthy turf growth; (2) the property owner or an agent of the property owner is first establishing turf via seed or sod procedures, and only during the first growing season; or (3) the fertilizer containing the plant food phosphorus is used on a golf course under the direction of a person licensed, certified, or approved by an organization with an ongoing training program approved by the commissioner. (c) Applications of phosphorous fertilizer authorized under paragraph (b) must not exceed rates recommended by the University of Minnesota and approved by the commissioner.
