Minnesota Statutes Agriculture (Ch. 17-42) § 18C.201. Prohibited fertilizer activities

Subdivision 1. Storage, handling, distribution, or disposal.A person may not store, handle, distribute, or dispose of a fertilizer, rinsate, fertilizer container, or fertilizer application equipment in a manner:

Subd. 2. Use of public water supplies for filling equipment.A person may not fill fertilizer application equipment directly from a public water supply, as defined in section 144.382, unless the outlet from the public water supply is equipped with a backflow prevention device that complies with Minnesota Rules, chapter 4714.

Subd. 3. Use of public waters for filling equipment.A person may not fill fertilizer application equipment directly from public or other waters of the state, as defined in section 103G.005, subdivisions 15 and 17, unless the equipment contains proper and functioning anti-backsiphoning mechanisms.

Subd. 4. Cleaning equipment in or near surface water.A person may not:

Subd. 5. Fertilizer, rinsate, and container disposal.A person may only dispose of fertilizer, rinsate, and fertilizer containers in accordance with this chapter. The manner of disposal must not cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.

Subds. 6, 7. Repealed by Laws 2005, c. 136, art. 7, § 22.