Rule 40-4-21-.03 - Contents of the Label(1) Label information may be printed on the bag containing the product, printed on a sticker placed on the bag, printed on a flyer or tag attached to the bag, or in the case of bulk bags or bulk, any of the above or printed on a fact sheet accompanying the shipment.(2) The Commissioner shall require each label to contain the following minimum information. Additional information of an instructional or explanatory nature may be provided at the discretion of the registrant. (a) The product name as registered.(b) The volume of the product in quarts, cubic feet, yards, or metric volumes, or the weight of the product in ounces, pounds, or metric weights, as registered.(c) A listing of all physical components whether organic or inorganic. Components shall be listed in order of decreasing amount by volume, if they comprise at least 3 per cent or more of total volume of the product. The percentage of the primary (first-named) component shall be listed as a 10 percent range of the total volume of the product. Components shall be described as follows: 1. Bark products shall be described as raw, aged, processed, or composted. Bark shall also be specified as pine or softwood (meaning Gymnosperm), or hardwood (not Gymnosperm), and may include no more than 15 percent by volume wood.2. Peat products shall be described in accordance with ASTM standards as to whether they are sphagnum, hypnum, reed-sedge, humus, or other peat.3. Wood products shall be described as raw, aged, processed, or composted.4. Readily degradable organic substances shall be listed and described as raw, aged, processed or composted.5. The base material(s) for any other composted product shall be described or listed.(d) Intended use statements such as general recommendations for product use. If cautionary warnings of uses not recommended are made they should be stated in this section of the label.(e) General fertilization recommendations for use with the product. An acceptable minimum recommendation would indicate at what time after planting the product required the addition of fertilizer, or whether the product required the addition of fertilizer.(f) An address where further product information may be obtained, and a telephone number available during normal business hours for further product information.(g) For products intended for use by commercial growers, the date of manufacture, or the month and year of manufacture, stated at any location on the bag. If the date or month and year of manufacture is coded, sufficient information must be provided to determine the date or month and year of manufacture from the code.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-4-21-.03
Authority O.C.G.A. Sec. 2-12-100et seq.
Original Rule entitled "Contents of the Label" adopted. F. Oct. 26, 1993; eff. Nov. 15, 1993.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Dec. 15, 2005; eff. Jan. 4, 2006.Amended: F. June 22, 2006; eff. July 12, 2006.