§ 6820 — Stop-sale orders

(a) Authority of department.--

(1) The department may issue and enforce a written or printed stop-sale, use or removal order to the owner or custodian of a lot of fertilizer being offered or exposed for sale in violation of a provision of this chapter, a regulation promulgated under this chapter or an order issued under the authority of this chapter.

(2) Fertilizer placed under the order shall be held at a designated place approved by the department and may not be moved without written approval by the department.

(3) The order shall remain in effect until the law has been complied with and the fertilizer is released in writing by the department or the fertilizer in violation has been disposed of in a manner authorized by the department. The authorization shall be specified in writing.

(b) Release by department.--The department shall release the fertilizer held under a stop-sale order when the requirements of this chapter, a regulation promulgated under this chapter or an order issued under the authority of this chapter have been complied with and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the order have been paid by the person responsible for the violation.