A bill intended to modernize regulatory language and update certain fees related to fertilizer and soil conditioners was given final approval March 12. <\/p>\n
LB948, introduced by the Agriculture Committee, renames the Nebraska Commercial Fertilizer and Soil Conditioners Act as the Nebraska Commercial Fertilizer and Beneficial Substances Act. It also incorporates beneficial substances \u2014 such as biostimulants that support a plant\u2019s natural processes \u2014 as regulated products and revises fees collected under the act.<\/p>\n
The bill adds a new registration fee of $50 per product to cover the state Department of Agriculture\u2019s cost of reviewing product labels, increases the minimum tonnage inspection fee from $5 to $10 and increases an annual license fee for distributing fertilizers and beneficial substances from $15 to $25.<\/p>\n
Finally, the measure includes provisions of LB947, also introduced by the committee, that:
\n\u2022\trevise authority for license, inspection and certification fees under the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Act;
\n\u2022\trepeal obsolete sections of state law relating to non-functioning agricultural organizations;
\n\u2022\tupdate fees under the Nebraska Pesticide Act;
\n\u2022\tamend the department\u2019s duties relating to publishing and distributing the \u201cWeeds of the Great Plains\u201d book;
\n\u2022\trepeal the Nebraska Poultry and Egg Act on Dec. 31, 2027; and
\n\u2022\tterminate the Potato Development Cash Fund and direct residual funds to the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Cash Fund.<\/p>\n
LB948 passed on a 35-10 vote and takes effect immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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