Connecticut General Statutes 22-111f – Entry, inspection, sampling and analysis
(a) For the purpose of the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the commissioner pursuant to § 22-111j, the commissioner or the commissioner’s authorized agent, upon presenting appropriate credentials, may: (1) Enter any factory, warehouse or establishment within the state in which fertilizers are manufactured, processed, packed or held for distribution, (2) enter any vehicle being used to transport or hold such fertilizers, and (3) inspect such factory, warehouse, establishment or vehicle and all pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished materials, containers and labeling therein.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 22-111f
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture. See Connecticut General Statutes 22-111b
- Deficiency: means the amount of nutrient found by analysis that is less than the guaranteed analysis. See Connecticut General Statutes 22-111b
- Director: means the director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. See Connecticut General Statutes 22-111b
- Distributor: means any person who distributes fertilizer. See Connecticut General Statutes 22-111b
- Fertilizer: means any substance containing one or more recognized plant nutrients, which is used for its plant nutrient content and which is designed for use or claimed to have value in promoting plant growth. See Connecticut General Statutes 22-111b
- Labeling: means all written, printed or graphic matter upon or accompanying any fertilizer, or advertisements, brochures, posters, television or radio announcements and Internet web site content used in promoting the sale of any fertilizer. See Connecticut General Statutes 22-111b
- Official sample: means any sample of fertilizer taken by the commissioner or the commissioner's duly authorized agent and designated as such by the commissioner. See Connecticut General Statutes 22-111b
- Registrant: means a person who registers fertilizer pursuant to public act 09-229*. See Connecticut General Statutes 22-111b
(b) The commissioner, or the commissioner’s authorized agent, shall sample and inspect fertilizers distributed within this state at such times and places and to such extent as the commissioner may deem necessary to determine whether such fertilizers are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the commissioner pursuant to § 22-111j. The commissioner, individually or through the commissioner’s duly authorized agent, is authorized to enter upon any public or private premises or carriers in order to have access to fertilizers subject to the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to § 22-111j. The director or the director’s agent shall analyze samples designated official by the commissioner.
(c) The methods of analysis and sampling shall be those adopted by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists International.
(d) The commissioner, in determining for administrative purposes whether any fertilizer is deficient in plant food, shall be guided solely by the official sample obtained and analyzed as provided for in this section.
(e) The results of official analysis shall be forwarded by the director to the commissioner, registrant and distributor. Upon request, the director shall furnish to the registrant a portion of any sample found subject to penalty or other legal action. Official samples for which penalties are assessed for nutritional deficiencies shall be retained by the director for not less than ninety days following the issuance of a deficiency report.