Queensland Consolidated Regulations

AGRICULTURAL STANDARDS REGULATION 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions—the dictionary
   4.      Scientific names of plants and seed

           Part 2--Fertiliser

           Division 1--Preliminary

   5.      Meaning of fertiliser
   6.      Substances exempted from pt 2

           Division 2--Labelling fertiliser

   7.      Fertilisers exempted from div 2
   8.      Fertiliser must be labelled
   9.      Information to be contained on label
   10.     Further information to be contained on label of fertiliser named by using a number
   11.     Further information to be contained on particular fertiliser labels

           Division 3--Composition of, and other things about, fertiliser

   12.     Blood and bone, or blood and bone based, fertiliser
   13.     Other organic fertiliser
   14.     Phosphatic fertiliser
   15.     Other inorganic fertilisers
   16.     Lime
   17.     Gypsum
   18.     Fertiliser containing elemental sulfur
   19.     Allowable variations for certain stated attributes of fertiliser

           Division 4--Harmful ingredients in fertiliser

   20.     Harmful ingredients
   21.     Maximum amount of a harmful ingredient a fertiliser may contain

           Division 5--Miscellaneous

   22.     Meaning of substance's fineness
   23.     Measuring phosphorus in fertiliser
   24.     Working out lime's neutralising value

           Part 3--Seed

           Division 1--Labelling seed

   25.     Seed exempted from div 1
   26.     Seed must be labelled
   27.     Information to be contained on label of seed sold in a large quantity
   28.     Further information to be contained on label of coated or treated seed
   29.     Information to be contained on label of seed sold in a mixture
   30.     Information to be contained on label of seed sold in a small quantity

           Division 2--Prohibited materials and harmful ingredients in seed

   31.     Prohibited materials
   32.     Harmful ingredient in sunflower seed

           Division 3--Miscellaneous

   33.     Allowable variations in label statements about germination, purity and seed content

           Part 4--Stock food

           Division 1--Preliminary

   34.     Meaning of stock food
   35.     Stock food exempted from pt 4

           Division 2--Labelling stock food
           Subdivision 1--General requirements for stock food

   36.     Stock food exempted from div 2
   37.     Stock food must be labelled
   38.     Information to be contained on label
           Subdivision 2--Expiry date requirements for certain stock food
   39.     Expiry date to be stated on label of particular stock food
           Subdivision 3--Additional requirements for medicated stock food
   40.     Further information—medicated stock food
           Subdivision 4--Additional requirements for stock food containing restricted animal material
   41.     Application of sdiv 4
   42.     Statement label must contain
   43.     Label not to be taken off container of stock food that contains restricted animal material
   44.     Obscuring statement
           Subdivision 5--Requirements for stock food manufactured or prepared under veterinary surgeon's instructions
   44A.    Application of sdiv 5
   44B.    Requirement for stock food to be labelled
   44C.    Label not to be removed from stock food container
   44D.    Statement on label not to be obscured

           Division 3--Prohibited materials and harmful ingredients in stock food

   45.     Prohibited materials
   46.     Harmful ingredients

           Division 4--Miscellaneous

   47.     Working out crude fibre in stock food
   48.     Offence about selling stock food after its expiry date

           Part 5--Labelling agricultural requirements

   49.     Application of pt 5
   50.     Labelling method
   51.     Required label information to be in English
   52.     Labels not to be taken off before delivery
           SCHEDULE 1 ALLOWABLE VARIATIONS IN FERTILISER ATTRIBUTES (WHOLE PRODUCT BASIS)
           SCHEDULE 2 PROHIBITED MATERIALS IN AGRICULTURAL REQUIREMENTS
           SCHEDULE 3 HARMFUL INGREDIENTS IN STOCK FOOD
           SCHEDULE 4 MINIMUM PERCENTAGE CONTENTS FOR ELEMENTS IN FERTILISERS
           SCHEDULE 5 DICTIONARY
           Endnotes