Section 355IAC8-3-4. Application of unmanipulated organic fertilizer to frozen or snow covered ground  


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  •    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person shall not apply unmanipulated organic fertilizer to frozen or snow covered ground as follows:

    (1) Within two hundred (200) feet of surface water.

    (2) Within a floodway.

    (3) In an amount that exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the agronomic rate for the planned crop.

    (4) With greater than two percent (2%) slope unless the ground has:

    (A) at least forty percent (40%) crop residue; or

    (B) a vegetative cover crop.

      (b) Unmanipulated organic fertilizer applied by means of injection or same day incorporation means the ground is not considered frozen or snow covered. (State Chemist of the State of Indiana; 355 IAC 8-3-4; filed Feb 16, 2012, 11:50 a.m.: 20120314-IR-355110364FRA)