Commercial fertilizer -- Required signage at retail outlets

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    (a)    Any retail outlet distributing commercial fertilizer in bags weighing 50 pounds or more shall display prominently a sign advising customers that:

        (1)    Overuse of commercial fertilizer damages State waters, including the Chesapeake Bay; and

        (2)    Customers concerned with protecting and restoring the health of the Chesapeake Bay and other State waters should, before using a commercial fertilizer, receive a chemical analysis of the soil to be fertilized from a soil-testing laboratory.

    (b)    The Department shall develop and make available at no cost to an affected retailer a sign that meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.


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