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Your source for information about all aspects of waste-derived fertilizers

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State Fertilizer Databases (links moved as of 3/28/11. Click on "State Fertilizer Databases")
 
SPECIALTY FERTILIZERS - Any fertilizer distributed primarily for non-farm use, such as use in connection with home, gardens, lawns, shrubbery, flowers, golf courses, parks, and cemeteries. This may include fertilizers used for research or experimental purposes. For specialty fertilizers containing a pesticide, the product is required to be registered in accordance with Act 451 of 1994, Part 83, Pesticide Control, in addition to registration as a specialty fertilizer.
SOIL CONDITIONER – Any substance that is used or intended for use solely to improve the physical characteristics of soil, including, but not limited to, materials such as peat moss and peat products, composted products synthetic soil conditioners, or other products that are worked into the soil or are applied on the surface to improve the properties of the soil for enhancing plant growth. Soil conditioner does not include guaranteed plant nutrients, agricultural liming materials, pesticides, unmanipulated animal or vegetable manures, hormones, bacterial inoculants, and products used in directly influencing or controlling plant growth. A soil conditioner for which claims are made of nutrient value is considered a fertilizer.
 
State Fertilizer Registration & Licensing
Notice which department has responsibility to regulate waste-derived fertilizer within the state. This, sometimes, indicates the state's position on whether this is a dangerous practice (waste or ecology), or this is merely another product (ag or consumer).
 
- Alabama Dept of Agriculture & Industries, 1445 Federal Dr., Montgomery, AL 36107
- Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Agriculture5310 S. Bodenburg Spur, Palmer, AK 99645
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Arizona Dept of Agriculture, Environmental Services Div., 1688 West Adams Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007
- Arkansas Agriculture Dept., Arkansas State Plant Board, Feed & Fertilizer Div., #1 Natural Resource Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205
- California Dept of Food and Agriculture, 1220 N St, Sacramento, CA 95814. Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regularoy Services
- Colorado Dept of Agriculture/ICS, Fertilizer Program Physical address: 2331 W. 31st Ave. Denver, CO 80211-3859. Mailing address: 700 Kipling St., Ste. 4000, Lakewood, CO 80215-8000.
- Connecticut Dept of Agriculture, Agricultural Commodities Div, 165 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
- Delaware Dept of Agriculture, Agriculture Compliance, 2320 South DuPont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901  
- Florida Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bureau of Feed, Seed and Fertilizer Laboratories, 3125 Conner Boulevard, Suite F, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650
- Georgia Dept of Agriculture, Plant Food, Feed and Grain, 19 MLK Jr. Drive SW Room 604, Atlanta, GA  30334
- Hawaii Dept of Agriculture, Office of the Chairperson, 1428 S King St., Honolulu, HI 96814.
- Illinois Dept of Agriculture, Agricultural Products Inspection, Mailing: P.O Box 19281, State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL 62794-9281
- Indiana. Office of Indiana State Chemist, 175 S. University Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2063
- Iowa Dept of Agriculture & Land Stewardship, Commercial Feed and Fertilizer Bureau, Mailing Address: IDALS,  Wallace State Office Building,   502 E. 9th Street,  Des Moines, IA 50319
- Kansas Dept of Agriculture, Pesticide and Fertilizer, 109 SW 9th St; Topeka, KS 66612
- Kentucky.
Fertilizer Program, Div of Regulatory Services, College of Agriculture, 103 Regulatory Services Building, Lexington, KY 40546-0275
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Louisiana Dept of Agriculture & Forestry, Laboratory Programs, Mailing: P.O. Box 3596, Baton Rouge, LA  70821-3596
- Maine Dept of Agriculture, Div of Quality Assurance & Regulations, 28 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0028
- Maryland Department of Agriculture, State Chemist, 50 Harry S. Truman Pkwy, Annapolis, MD 21401
- Massachusetts Dept of Agricultural Resources, 251 Causeway Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02114
- Michigan Dept of Agriculture & Rural Development,
P.O. Box 30017, Lansing MI 48909. 
Minnesota Dept of Agriculture, Pesticide & Fertilizer Management, 625 Robert Street North, St. Paul, Minnesota 55155-2538. Heavy Metal Analysis in Fertilizers Distributed in Minnesota - Nice consolidation of links to MDH's materials on waste-derived fertilizers.
- Mississippi Dept of Agriculture & Commerce, Bureau of Plant Industry, 121 N Jefferson St,Jackson, MS 39201 (601)359-1100.
- Montana Dept of Agriculture, Fertilizer Program, 302 N. Roberts Street, Helena, MT 59601
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Nebraska Dept of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, State Office Building, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509..  The Nebraska Department of Agriculture does not register fertilizer products. They do, however, register soil conditioner products.
- New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food, Division of Plant Industry, Mailing: State Labs Building, 29 Hazen Dr., Concord, NH 03301.
- New Jersey Dept of Agriculture, P.O. Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625
- New Mexico Dept of Agriculture, MSC 3189 Box 30005 · Las Cruces, NM 88003-8005
- New York State Dept of Agriculture & Markets, 10B Airline Drive, Albany NY 12235, 1-800-554-4501
- North Carolina Dept of Agriculture, CS Plant Industry Div, Mailing: 1060 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1060, Physical: 216 West Jones Street, Raleigh NC 27603
- North Dakota Dept of Agriculture, 600 E Boulevard Dept 602, Bismarck ND 58505-0020
- Oklahoma Agriculture Food and Forestry, Consumer Protection Services, Mailing: 2800 N. Lincoln Blvd, Oklahoma City 73105.   State Laws Affecting Oklahoma Agriculture (2003). Analysis of the Oklahoma environmental law affecting fertilizer regulation in Oklahoma, research and analysis completed by NASDA (2003).  
- Oregon Department of Agriculture, 635 Capitol St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 - 2532
- Pennsylvania Dept of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Agronomic and Regional Services, 2301 N Cameron St, Harrisburg, PA 17110 717-787-4843  Fertilizers containing municipal and/or residual waste may require permitting under the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management. Any questions regarding this law should be referred to the Program Specialist, Div. of Agronomic and Regional Services.
- Rhode Island Dept of Environmental Mgmt, Division of Agriculture, 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908-5767
- South Carolina Dept of Agriculture, P.O. Box 11280, 1200 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29211. Fertilizer Inspection Program, Clemson U. http://fscs.clemson.edu/ins.htm Links to State fertilizer statute, regulations, forms, and other useful information.
- South Dakota Dept of Agriculture, Agricultural Services, 523 E Capitol Ave - Foss Bldg., Pierre, SD 57501-3182
- Tennessee Dept of Agriculture, Regulatory Services Division, Ellington Agricultural Center, Box 40627, Melrose Station, Nashville, TN 37204 
- Texas. Office of the Texas State Chemist, 445 Agronomy Road, College Station, TX 77843-2114
Utah Dept of Agriculture and Food, Fertilizer Program, 350 N Redwood Rd., Salt Lk. City, UT 84116-3034 
- Virginia Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Plant Industry Services, Mailing: PO Box 526, Richmond, VA 23218-0526. Physical: 102 Governor Street, Richmond, VA 23219 
- Washington State Dept of Agriculture - 111 Washington St. SE, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia WA 98504-2560
- West Virginia Dept of Agriculture, Regulatory and Environmental Affairs Div, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, West Virginia 25305
- Wyoming Dept of Agriculture, Technical Services Div, 2219 Carey Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82002