(a) Application.--Each brand and separately identified soil amendment and plant amendment product shall be registered by the guarantor with the department before being offered for sale, sold or distributed in this Commonwealth. An application for registration shall be submitted to the department on a form prescribed by the department and shall be accompanied by a fee of $25 per product. Labels and labeling shall accompany the application. Upon approval of an application by the department, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant. All registrations shall expire on June 30 of each year.

(b) Contents of application.--An application for registration shall include:

(1) The brand name.

(2) The active ingredients:

(i) Name and percentage of soil-amending ingredients.

(ii) Name and percentage of plant-amending ingredients.

(3) The total percentage of other ingredients.

(4) The purpose of the product.

(5) The directions for application.

(6) The name and address of the guarantor.

(7) The net weight.

(c) Exemption.--A distributor shall not be required to register a brand of soil amendment or plant amendment which is already registered under this chapter by another person, providing the label does not differ in any material respect.

(d) Minimum percentage to be established.--The department may by regulation establish the minimum percentage of soil-amending ingredients or plant-amending ingredients that must be present before a soil amendment or plant amendment may be registered and distributed.

(e) Late fee.--If the application for renewal of the soil amendment or plant amendment registration required in this section is not filed prior to June 30 of each year, a penalty of $25 or 10% of the registration fee, whichever is greater, may be assessed and added to the original fee and shall be paid by the applicant before the renewal soil amendment or plant amendment registration is issued. The penalty shall not apply if the applicant furnished an affidavit that the applicant has not distributed the soil amendment or plant amendment subsequent to the expiration of the applicant's prior registration.