Any lot of fertilizer material not in compliance with the provisions of this article shall be subject to seizure upon complaint of the director to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the fertilizer material is located. If the court finds the fertilizer material to be in violation of this article and orders the condemnation of the fertilizer material, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the fertilizer material and the laws of the state, but in no instance shall the disposition of the fertilizer material be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the fertilizer material or for permission to process or relabel the fertilizer material to conform it with this article.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 3-280

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Fertilizer material: means any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used for promoting or stimulating the growth of plants, increasing the productiveness of plants, improving the quality of crops or producing any chemical or physical change in the soil. See Arizona Laws 3-262
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
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