Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 106-656

  • commercial fertilizer: includes both fluid and dry mixed fertilizer and/or fertilizer materials. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-657
  • distributor: means any person who offers for sale, sells, barters, or otherwise supplies mixed fertilizer or fertilizer materials. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-657
  • manufacturer: means a person engaged in the business of preparing, mixing, or manufacturing commercial fertilizers or the person whose name appears on the label as being responsible for the guarantee. See North Carolina General Statutes 106-657
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

The purpose of this Article shall be to assure the manufacturer, distributor, and consumer of the correct quality and quantity of all commercial fertilizer sold in this State, and to assure the safe handling of fluid fertilizers. (1977, c. 303, s. 2.)