Amendment 2025-0156h to HB291 (2025)

(New Title) relative to the penalty for incorrect application of fertilizers.


Revision: Feb. 4, 2025, 2:22 p.m.

Rep. N. Murphy, Hills. 12

Rep. Layon, Rock. 13

January 29, 2025

2025-0156h

05/08

 

 

Amendment to HB 291-FN

 

Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:

 

AN ACT relative to the penalty for incorrect application of fertilizers.

 

Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:

 

1  New Paragraph; Application of Fertilizer to Urban Turf and Lawn; Penalty.  Amend RSA 431:4-e by inserting after paragraph VII the following new paragraph:

VIII.  Notwithstanding RSA 431:18, any person and the corporate agent of such person, who violates this section:

(a)  Shall receive a written warning for a first offense;

(b)  Shall be guilty of a violation and shall be subject to a $250 fine per acre for a second offense; and

(c)  Shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for a third or subsequent offense.

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

2025-0156h

AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill establishes graduated penalties for the incorrect application of fertilizer depending on whether it is a first, second, or third offense.