If any commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner in the possession of the consumer is found by the Secretary to be short in weight, the registrant of said commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner shall within 30 days after official notice from the Secretary pay to the consumer a penalty equal to 4 times the value of the actual shortage.

3 Del. C. 1953, § ?2114; 58 Del. Laws, c. 157; 83 Del. Laws, c. 140, § 1;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 2114

  • commercial fertilizer: means any substance containing 1 or more recognized plant nutrient(s) which is used for its plant nutrient content and which is designed for use or claimed to have value in promoting plant growth, except unmanipulated animal and vegetable manures, marl, lime, limestone, wood ashes and other products exempted by regulation of the Secretary;

    a. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 2103

  • registrant: means the person who registers commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner under this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 2103
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of the State Department of Agriculture or the Secretary's duly authorized delegates. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 2103
  • soil conditioner: means any substance or mixture of substances, including any plant biostimulant, imported, manufactured, prepared or sold for manurial soil-enriching or soil-corrective purposes or intended to be used for promoting or stimulating the growth of plants, increasing the productivity of plants, improving the quality of crops, or producing any chemical, biochemical, biological or physical change in the soil, except commercial fertilizer as defined in this chapter, unmanipulated animal and vegetable manures, and agricultural liming materials. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 2103
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