No person shall distribute an adulterated soil or plant amendment. A soil amendment or plant amendment is deemed to be adulterated if:
(1)  It contains any deleterious or harmful substance, or organism in sufficient amount to render it injurious to beneficial plant life, animals, humans, aquatic life, soil or water when applied in accordance with directions for use on the label; or, if adequate warning statements and directions for use, which may be necessary to protect plant life, animals, humans, aquatic life, soil or water, are not shown on the label; or

Terms Used In Idaho Code 22-2215

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Distribute: means to import, consign, manufacture, produce, compound, mix, or blend soil amendments or plant amendments, or to offer for sale, sell, barter or otherwise supply soil amendments and plant amendments in this state. See Idaho Code 22-2203
  • Label: means the display of all written, printed or graphic matter upon the immediate container or statement accompanying a soil amendment or plant amendment. See Idaho Code 22-2203
  • Labeling: means all written, printed or graphic matter, upon or accompanying any soil amendment or plant amendment, or advertisements, brochures, posters, or television or radio announcements used in promoting the sale of the soil amendment or plant amendment. See Idaho Code 22-2203
  • Person: means individual, partnership, association, firm or corporation. See Idaho Code 22-2203
  • Plant amendment: means any natural or synthetic substance applied to plants or seeds which is intended to improve germination, growth, yield, product quality, reproduction, flavor or other desirable characteristics of plants except commercial fertilizers, soil amendments, limes, unmanipulated animal manure and vegetable organic waste-derived materials, pesticides, mulch and other materials which may be exempted by rule. See Idaho Code 22-2203
  • Soil amendment: means :
Idaho Code 22-2203
(2)  Its composition falls below or differs from that which it is purported to possess by its labeling; or
(3)  It contains unwanted crop seed or weed seed.