SECTION 65.11. Application for Registration

(a) Each brand name under which a commercial fertilizer will be marketed must be registered before the product is distributed.

(b) All applications for registration of specialty fertilizers, pesticide/fertilizer mixtures or fertilizers intended for use in organic food or fiber production programs shall include the labeling information for the product required by the Act, §63.051.

(c) The Service may require the labeling information for other products as a condition of registration.

(d) The net weight shall be provided as a condition of registration for specialty products packaged and marketed in containers weighing one pound or less whose net contents are declared on the label in conformity with the United States Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, 15 United States Code §1415, et seq, and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(e) The Service may require independent chemical analysis by a qualified chemist to confirm guarantees as a condition of registration.

(f) All applications for registration of pesticide/fertilizer mixtures must be accompanied by appropriate certification from the Texas Department of Agriculture that the pesticide is approved for use.

Source Note: The provisions of this §65.11 adopted to be effective October 7, 1983, 8 TexReg 3813; amended to be effective April 29, 1992, 17 TexReg 2763; amended to be effective September 30, 1996, 21 TexReg 8930; amended to be effective September 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 7550.