§ 146-a. Inspection, sampling, analysis. a. It shall be the duty of the commissioner, who may act through his authorized agent, to sample, inspect, and analyze commercial fertilizers distributed within this state at such time and place and to the extent he may deem necessary to determine whether such commercial fertilizers are in compliance with the provisions of this article. The methods of sampling and analysis shall be those the commissioner may require by regulation and be based on methods adopted by an agricultural and food analytical standards association, as further defined in regulations by the commissioner.

Terms Used In N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 146-A

  • agricultural and food analytical standards association: shall mean an independent, third-party, not-for-profit association that develops voluntary, globally accepted, consensus analytical standards and methods for ensuring quality measurements to address the purity and safety of agricultural materials and food and promotes global trade and public health and shall be further defined in regulations by the commissioner. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 143
  • commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and markets. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 143
  • licensee: shall mean a person whose license, pursuant to section one hundred forty-six hereof, has been issued by the commissioner and is still in effect. See N.Y. Agriculture and Markets Law 143

b. The results of the analysis of such sample shall be reported to the licensee within ninety days of the date of sampling and the commissioner shall publish or cause to be published at least annually a summary of all analyses made, together with such additional information as circumstances advise.