§ 380

Administrative penalty Consistent with chapter 1 of this title, the Secretary may assess an administrative penalty upon determining that a person has violated a rule issued under this chapter or has violated this chapter in the following manner: (1) distributed a specialty fertilizer, plant amendment, plant biostimulant, soil amendment, or lime without first obtaining the appropriate product registration; (2) distributed a fertilizer, plant amendment, plant biostimulant, soil amendment, or lime without appropriate labeling; (3) failed to report or to accurately report the amount and form of each grade of fertilizer distributed in Vermont on an annual basis; (4) failed to report or to accurately report the amount and form of each formulation of plant amendment, plant biostimulant, or soil amendment; (5) failed to pay the appropriate tonnage fee; or(6) violated a cease and desist order. (Added 1989, No. 285 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2021, No. 41, § 10.)