§ 14502 Secretary Fertilizer Regulation Enforcement

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law says the government makes rules about how fertilizers are made, labeled, and sold. If you sell fertilizer, you must follow these rules, even if you didn’t get a copy of them.

Key Takeaways

•The government sets rules for how fertilizer is made and sold.
•Sellers must follow these rules, even if they didn’t get a copy.
•Labels on fertilizer must be correct and clear.

Example

A farmer buys fertilizer for their crops, but the bag doesn’t have the right label showing what’s inside.

The company that sold the fertilizer broke the rules because the label was wrong. They can’t say ‘we didn’t know the rules’ as an excuse.

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§ 14502 Secretary Fertilizer Regulation Enforcement

The secretary shall enforce this chapter and adopt and enforce regulations relating to the manufacture, guaranteeing, labeling, and distribution of, the manner of reporting tonnage for, and making inspection tonnage fee payments upon, fertilizing materials as the secretary determines necessary to carry out this chapter. A copy of those regulations shall be made available promptly upon adoption to each person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter. The failure of any licensee to receive a copy of the regulations is not a defense to a violation of the regulations. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 208, Sec. 2. (SB 1522) Effective January 1, 2025.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

fertilizing materials regulations tonnage reporting inspection tonnage fee payments

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 14502.

§ 14502 Secretary Fertilizer Regulation Enforcement

Food and Agricultural Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 14502 Secretary Fertilizer Regulation Enforcement

This law says the government makes rules about how fertilizers are made, labeled, and sold. If you sell fertilizer, you must follow these rules, even if you didn’t get a copy of them.

Key Takeaways

•The government sets rules for how fertilizer is made and sold.
•Sellers must follow these rules, even if they didn’t get a copy.
•Labels on fertilizer must be correct and clear.

Example

A farmer buys fertilizer for their crops, but the bag doesn’t have the right label showing what’s inside.

The company that sold the fertilizer broke the rules because the label was wrong. They can’t say ‘we didn’t know the rules’ as an excuse.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 14502 Secretary Fertilizer Regulation Enforcement

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

fertilizing materials regulations tonnage reporting inspection tonnage fee payments

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 14502.

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