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2. Possession of License: The commercial lawn fertilizer application license, or a copy of such license, shall be in the possession of any party employed by the commercial lawn fertilizer applicator when making lawn fe11ilizer applications within the City. 3. State Regulations: Licensee shall comply with the provisions of the Minnesota Fe11ilizer and Soil Conditioner Law as contained in Minnesota Statute sections 17.711 through and including section 17.729 and amendments thereto. (Ord. 1024, 11-23-87) 408.03: GENERAL REGULATIONS: A. Time of Application: Lawn fertilizer applications shall not be applied when the ground is frozen or between January I and April 15, and between November 15 and December 31. B. Sample Analysis Cost: The cost of analyzing fertilizer samples taken from commercial applicators shall be paid by the commercial applicators if the same analysis indicates that the phosphate content exceeds the levels authorized in subsection 408.03C. C. Fertilizer Content: I. No person shall apply liquid fertilizer within the City which contains more than one-half percent (0.5%), by weight, of phosphate, or granular fertilizer which contains more than three percent (3%) by weight of phosphate, unless the single application is less than or equal to ten one-hundredths (0.10) pound of phosphate per one thousand (1,000) square feet in the form ofP 5. The quantity of phosphate applied to newly established turf areas is not limited by this subsection during the first growing season. 2. Annual application amount shall not exceed five-tenths (0.5) pound of phosphate per one thousand (1,000) square feet oflawn area. D. Impervious Surfaces: No person shall apply fertilizer to impervious surfaces. E. Buffer Zone: Fertilizer applications shall not be made within ten feet (10') of any wetland or water resource. (Ord. 1024, 11-23-87)