Tex. Agric. Code § 63.002 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a substance is a commercial fertilizer subject to this chapter if it is:
(1) a fertilizer material;
(2) a mixed fertilizer;
(3) a customer-formula fertilizer; or
(4) another substance, material, or element, including a pesticide, that is intended for use or is used as an ingredient or component of a mixture of materials that is used, designed or represented for use, or claimed to have value, in promoting plant growth.
(b) Unprocessed, unpackaged, or unmanipulated lime, limestone, marl, or gypsum is not a commercial fertilizer subject to this chapter.
(c) Animal manure, plant remains, or mixtures of those substances are not commercial fertilizers subject to this chapter if no specific nutrient analysis claim indicates guaranteed nutrient levels.
(d) A plant food element or additive other than nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium, determinable by an acceptable laboratory method, may be incorporated into a commercial fertilizer and guaranteed only if, and in the manner, authorized by rule of the director. Any additional plant food element or additive is subject to the inspection, analysis, and other provisions of this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1141, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1837, ch. 349, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 779 (H.B. 1969), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.63.htm
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