§ 2-19-501. Definition

AR Code § 2-19-501 (2018) (N/A)
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(1) One hundred percent (100%) organic fertilizer -- Materials derived from either plant or animal products containing one (1) or more elements other than carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen which are essential for plant growth;

(A) These materials may be subjected to biological degradation processes under conditions of drying, composting, enzymatic or anaerobic/aerobic bacterial action or any combination of these;

(B) These materials shall not be mixed with synthetic materials;

(2) One hundred percent (100%) natural organic fertilizer shall be processed from only one hundred percent (100%) animal substrate. No other organic or inorganic, natural or synthetic, additives shall be used during processing and no fortification may be used;

(3) One hundred percent (100%) natural organic fertilizers shall contain as a guaranteed analysis not less than: nitrogen (N), four percent (4.0%); phosphoric acid (P[2]O[5]), two percent (2.0%); and potash (K[2]O), four percent (4.0%);

(4) Determination of the guaranteed analysis will be according to methods adopted by the AOAC International. (Fertilizers and Materials Containing Large Quantities of Organic Matter; 12th edition, With Following Improvements.).