81-2,162.26. Adulterated commercial fertilizer or beneficial substance; distribution unlawful; how determined.

No person shall distribute any adulterated commercial fertilizer or beneficial substance. A commercial fertilizer or beneficial substance shall be deemed to be adulterated if:

(1) It contains any toxic materials, other than pesticides registered pursuant to law, in quantities injurious to plant or animal health;

(2) Any valuable constituent has been in whole or in part omitted or subtracted therefrom or any less valuable substance substituted therefor;

(3) Its composition or quality falls below or differs from that which it is purported or is represented to possess by its label;

(4) Warning statements or directions for use, as prescribed by the director to be shown on the label, are not displayed thereon; or

(5) It contains amounts of crop seed, weed seed, or other foreign materials in excess of tolerances as may be adopted and promulgated by rules and regulations of the department.

Source:Laws 1975, LB 333, § 11; Laws 1980, LB 889, § 8; Laws 2026, LB948, § 32.
Effective Date: March 17, 2026