OHIO PASSES PREEMPTION LEGISLATION FOR FERTILIZER AND SEED

Thirteenth state to adopt seed preemption legislation this year

As part of HB 66 (the Budget Bill), Governor Bob Taft recently signed the industry-backed provision into law. The legislation Prohibits political subdivisions from regulating or enacting legislation relating to (1) the registration, packaging, labeling, sale, storage, distribution, use, or application of fertilizer or (2) the registration, labeling, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, notification of use, use, or planting of seed