Fertilizers Regulations

11 (1) A fertilizer or supplement shall not contain

• (a) any substance in quantities likely to be generally detrimental or seriously injurious to vegetation (except weeds), domestic animals, public health or the environment when used according to directions; or

• (b) any substance that would, when applied in amounts commonly used or as specified in the directions for use, leave in the tissues of a plant a residue of a poisonous or harmful substance.

(2) A fertilizer or supplement shall have such chemical and physical composition as to be efficacious for every purpose for which it is represented or sold.

(3) Where the label on a fertilizer or representations made in respect of a fertilizer indicate that the fertilizer contains lesser plant nutrients,

• (a) such plant nutrients shall be present in sufficient quantity in the fertilizer to be efficacious for the purpose or purposes indicated on such label or in such representations; and

• (b) such plant nutrients at recommended rates of use shall not be present at toxic levels.

(4) No fertilizer-pesticide shall contain a pesticide

• (a) of a brand other than an approved brand as set out in the Compendium of Fertilizer-Use Pesticides; or

• (b) that does not meet the requirements of the Compendium of Fertilizer-Use Pesticides in respect of the approved use and the application rate for that pesticide.