Montana Code 80-10-202. License required
80-10-202. License required. A person may not distribute in this state any type of fertilizer or soil amendment, except unmanipulated animal or vegetable manures or specialty fertilizer, until a license to distribute has been obtained from the department for each facility distributing into this state and for each handling facility in this state. All new applicants shall pay a nonrefundable $75 fee for each license. All licenses expire on December 31 of each year and are subject to the following:
Terms Used In Montana Code 80-10-202
- 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.
- Commercial fertilizer: includes any substance containing one or more recognized plant nutrients that is used for its plant nutrient content and that is designed for use or claimed to have value in promoting plant growth, yield, or quality of the crop. See Montana Code 80-10-101
- Distribute: means to offer for sale, sell, barter, or otherwise supply commercial fertilizers or soil amendments. See Montana Code 80-10-101
- Person: means an individual, partnership, association, firm, or corporation. See Montana Code 80-10-101
- Soil amendment: means any substance that is intended to improve the physical or chemical characteristics of soil. See Montana Code 80-10-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Supplier: means a person who distributes fertilizers or soil amendments into Montana. See Montana Code 80-10-101
- Unmanipulated animal or vegetable manures: means substances composed primarily of excreta, plant remains, or mixtures of those substances that have not been processed in any manner, including the addition of plant nutrients, drying, grinding, and other means. See Montana Code 80-10-101
(1)The application for license must be on forms approved by the department.
(2)License renewals received by the department prior to January 1 of each year must be accompanied by a fee of $50 for each license.
(3)The department may collect a $25 late penalty for a license renewal received after December 31.
(4)Before distributing any commercial fertilizer or soil amendment into the state, a person must be licensed as a supplier.