1."Beneficial substance" means a substance or compound, which includes a plant
amendment, plant biostimulant, plant inoculant, soil amendment, soil inoculant, and
other chemical or biological materials benefiting the growing environment of plants
demonstrated by scientific research to be beneficial to one or more species of plants,
soils, or media. The term does not include a primary, secondary, or microplant nutrient
or pesticides.
2."Brand" means a term, designation, trademark, product name, or other specific
designation under which an individual beneficial substance is offered for sale.
3."Bulk" means products in nonpackaged form.
4."Distribute" means to import, consign, manufacture, produce, compound, mix, or blend
beneficial substances, or offer for sale, sell, barter, or otherwis
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1. "Beneficial substance" means a substance or compound, which includes a plant
amendment, plant biostimulant, plant inoculant, soil amendment, soil inoculant, and
other chemical or biological materials benefiting the growing environment of plants
demonstrated by scientific research to be beneficial to one or more species of plants,
soils, or media. The term does not include a primary, secondary, or microplant nutrient
or pesticides.
2. "Brand" means a term, designation, trademark, product name, or other specific
designation under which an individual beneficial substance is offered for sale.
3. "Bulk" means products in nonpackaged form.
4. "Distribute" means to import, consign, manufacture, produce, compound, mix, or blend
beneficial substances, or offer for sale, sell, barter, or otherwise supply beneficial
substances in the state.
5. "Distributor" means a person that imports, consigns, manufactures, produces,
compounds, mixes, or blends beneficial substances, or offers for sale, sells, barters, or
otherwise supplies beneficial substances in the state.
6. "Label" means the display of all written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate
container or statement accompanying a beneficial substance.
7. "Labeling" means informational materials advertising the sale of a beneficial
substance, which includes a written, printed, graphic, or electronic communication.
8. "Official sample" means any sample of a beneficial substance taken by the
commissioner or the commissioner's agent and designated as official by the
commissioner.
9. "Person" means an individual or organization.
10. "Plant amendment" means a substance applied to a plant or seed intended to improve
growth, yield, product quality, reproduction, flavor, or other favorable characteristics of
plants. The term does not include fertilizers, soil amendments, agricultural liming
materials, animal and vegetable manure, pesticides, plant regulators, and other
materials which may be exempt by regulation.
11. "Plant biostimulant" means a substance or micro-organism that, when applied to
seeds, plants, the rhizosphere, soil, or other growth media, supports a plant's natural
nutrition processes independently of the biostimulant's nutrient content, which
ultimately improves nutrient availability, uptake, or use efficiency; tolerance to abiotic
stress; and consequent growth, development, quality, or yield.
12. "Plant inoculant" means a product consisting of micro-organisms applied to a plant or
soil to enhance the availability or uptake of plant nutrients through the root system.
13. "Registrant" means the person that registers the beneficial substance that bears the
person's company name on the label and is the guarantor.
14. "Soil amendment" means any substance or a mixture of substances which is intended
to improve the physical, chemical, biochemical, biological, or other characteristic of the
soil. The term does not include fertilizers, agricultural liming materials, unmanipulated
animal manures, unmanipulated vegetable manures, pesticides, and other materials
exempt by regulation.
15. "Soil inoculant" means a microbial product applied to colonize soil to benefit soil
chemistry, biology, or structure.