I. There shall be paid to the commissioner for all fertilizers distributed in this state to nonregistrants an inspection fee on each ton of fertilizer sold in a manner and at a fee prescribed by the commissioner by rules; provided, that sales or exchanges between importers, manufacturers, distributors, or registrants are exempted.
II. Every registrant who distributes fertilizer in the state shall file with the commissioner a semiannual statement for the reporting period setting forth the number of net tons of each fertilizer so distributed in this state during such period. The report shall be due on or before 30 days following the close of the filing period and upon filing such statement the registrant shall pay an inspection fee. If the tonnage report is not filed and the payment of inspection fees is not made within 30 days after the end of the specified filing period, a collection fee, established by the commissioner in rules adopted pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 541-A shall be assessed against the registrant and added to the amount due.

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 431:6

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

III. When more than one person is involved in the distribution of a fertilizer, the last person who has the fertilizer registered and who distributed to a nonregistrant dealer or consumer is responsible for reporting the tonnage and paying the inspection fee, unless the report and payment is made by a prior distributor of the fertilizer.
IV. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited with the state treasurer into the general fund as unrestricted revenue.
V. No information furnished the commissioner under this section shall be disclosed in such a way as to divulge the operation of any person.