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§ 2311. Slow Released Plant Nutrients.

3 CA ADC § 2311Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 3. Food and Agriculture
Division 4. Plant Industry (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Chemistry
Subchapter 1. Fertilizing Materials
Article 1. Standards and Labeling
3 CCR § 2311
§ 2311. Slow Released Plant Nutrients.
(a) The label shall not state or imply that a plant nutrient or micronutrient contained in a fertilizer is released slowly over a period of time, unless such nutrients or micronutrients are identified and guaranteed.
(b) The types of slow released products recognized are:
(1) Water insoluble (N products only), such as natural organics, urea formaldehyde, isobutylidene diurea and oxamide.
(2) Coated slow release such as sulfur coated urea and other encapsulated soluble fertilizers.
(3) Products containing water soluble nitrogen such as ureaform materials, urea formaldehyde products, methylenediurea (MDU), dimethylene triurea (DMTU), dicyanodiamide (DCD).
(4) Occluded slow release, where fertilizers or fertilizer materials are mixed with waxes, resins, or other inert materials and formed into particles.
The terms “water insoluble,” “coated slow release,” “slowly available water soluble” and “occluded slow release” are accepted as descriptive of these products provided the claim is substantiated by a research study as required by section 2300(b).
(5) Products containing phosphorous acid such as potassium phosphite and ammonium phosphite which undergo a degree of conversion in plants or soils to available phosphoric acid (P2O5).
(6) Effective January 1, 2006, products containing elemental sulfur are a source of nutrient sulfur when applied to soil. Other application techniques for elemental sulfur must be substantiated by scientific research as required by Section 2300(b) that demonstrates availability of an efficacious amount of nutrient sulfur for plant uptake generally consistent with soil application.
(c) When slowly released nutrients are less than 15 percent of each total of the guarantee for either total nitrogen (N), available phosphoric acid (P2O5), or soluble potash (K2O), as appropriate, the label shall not refer to slow release of the materials.
(d) Association of Official Analytical Chemist's (AOAC) latest method shall be used to confirm the coated slow release and occluded slow release nutrients and others whose slow release characteristics depend on particle size and AOAC latest method shall be used to determine the water insoluble nitrogen of organic materials.

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Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 14502 and 14631, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 14631, Food and Agricultural Code.
History
1. Renumbering and amendment of former section 2311 to section 2315 and new section filed 8-2-91; operative 8-2-91 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d) (Register 92, No. 7).
2. New subsection (b)(5) filed 11-6-2003; operative 12-6-2003 (Register 2003, No. 45).
3. Editorial correction of subsection (b)(3) (Register 2005, No. 26).
4. New subsection (b)(6) filed 7-1-2005; operative 1-1-2006 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b) (Register 2005, No. 26).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 3, § 2311, 3 CA ADC § 2311
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