Minnesota Statutes Agriculture (Ch. 17-42) § 18C.401. General licensing and registration conditions

Subdivision 1. Substantiation of claims.The commissioner may require a person applying for a license or registration to manufacture or distribute a product for use in this state to submit authentic experimental evidence or university research data to substantiate the claims made for the product. The commissioner may rely on experimental data, evaluations, or advice furnished by experts at the University of Minnesota as evidence to substantiate claims and may accept or reject additional sources of evidence in evaluating a fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment. The experimental evidence must relate to conditions in this state for which the product is intended. The commissioner may also require evidence of value when used as directed or recommended.

Subd. 2. Insufficient evidence.If the commissioner determines that the evidence submitted does not substantiate the product's usefulness in this state, the commissioner may require the applicant to submit samples, conduct tests, or submit additional information, including conditions affecting performance, to evaluate the product's performance and usefulness.

Subd. 3. Refusal to license or register.The commissioner may refuse to license a person or register a specialty fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment if:

Subd. 5. Fertilizer containing arsenic. The commissioner may not license or register for sale or use in Minnesota any fertilizer containing more than 500 parts per million by weight of arsenic.