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Sponsors seek to downgrade criminal penalty for homeowner fertilizer violations; environmental groups want enforcement teeth for repeat offenders
Summary
House Bill 291 would change a newly enacted fertilizer restriction so that homeowner mistakes become a civil violation rather than a misdemeanor, the bill's sponsor told the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee Friday.
Representative Erica Leon, sponsor of House Bill 291, asked the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee to revise a provision that added criminal penalties for certain fertilizer applications. Leon said the statute, as enacted, treats ordinary homeowners the same as manufacturers and sellers of misbranded fertilizer and that the misdemeanor-level penalty is too severe for most residential mistakes.
"If you're using last year's fertilizer, putting it on your lawn, your neighbor knows about…
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