PRINTER'S NO. 251
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
295
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY RABB, MADDEN AND PASHINSKI, MARCH 10, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
MARCH 10, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in soil and plant amendment, further providing for
registration, for inspection fees, for tonnage reports and
for disposition of funds.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6904(c) of Title 3 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 6904. Registration.
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(c) Exemption.--
(1) 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.
(2) A person shall not be required to pay the
registration fee under this section if the product contains a
fertilizer and is actively registered under section 6803
(relating to registration of specialty fertilizers).
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Section 2. Section 6906(a)(2) and (3) of Title 3 are amended
and the section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 6906. Inspection fees.
(a) Amounts.--
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[(2) On packages of 15 pounds or less, there shall be
paid in lieu of the inspection fee of 15¢ per ton provided
for in paragraph (1), annually and not later than January 31
of each year, an inspection fee of $25 for each brand and
grade of soil amendment or plant amendment distributed.
(3) If the guarantor whose name appears on the label
distributes soil amendments or plant amendments in this
Commonwealth in both packages of less and more than 15
pounds, the $25 inspection fee shall be paid for its brands
sold in packages of 15 pounds or less, and the 15¢ per ton
fee shall be paid for its packages of more than 15 pounds.]
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(c) Exemption.--The guarantor shall not be required to pay
an inspection fee under this section for a product that was
subject to an inspection fee under section 6806 (relating to
inspection fees).
Section 3. Section 6907 of Title 3 is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
§ 6907. Tonnage reports.
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(f) Exemption.--The guarantor shall not be required to
report tonnage under this section for a product that was
reported under section 6807 (relating to tonnage reports).
Section 4. Section 6921 of Title 3, amended July 11, 2022
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(P.L.1538, No.83), is amended to read:
§ 6921. Disposition of funds.
Moneys received from license fees, registration fees,
inspection fees, fines and penalties shall be paid into the
Agronomic Regulatory Account established in section 6831
(relating to disposition of funds). All moneys in the Agronomic
Regulatory Account are hereby appropriated to the department for
the purposes of this chapter, Chapter 68 (relating to
fertilizer) [and], Chapter 71 (relating to seed) and the
promotion of soil health improvement practices generally.
Section 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
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