The Department may cancel the registration of any brand of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner or refuse to register any brand of commercial fertilizer or soil conditioner as herein provided, upon satisfactory evidence that the registrant has used fraudulent or deceptive practices in the evasions or attempted evasions of this chapter or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; provided that no registration shall be revoked or refused until the registrant shall have been given the opportunity to appear for a hearing by the Secretary.

3 Del. C. 1953, § ?2115; 58 Del. Laws, c. 157; 83 Del. Laws, c. 140, § 1;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 2115

  • brand: means a term, design, or trademark used in connection with 1 or several grades of commercial fertilizer. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 2103
  • 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

  • Department: means State Department of Agriculture. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 2103
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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