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Connecticut fertilizer registration, tonnage report and fees

Connecticut's requirements in one page: licence, product registration, inspection fee, reporting frequency and late penalties — each with the official source. Agency: Connecticut Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Commodities Unit.

“annual statement for the period ending June thirtieth ... due on or before the thirtieth day of the month following the close of each annual period”
CONNECTICUT · FERTILABEL RULE SHEETREVIEWED 2026-09-19
Licence
No firm licence in the Connecticut Fertilizer Law (ch. 427a): the obligation attaches to each brand and grade registration · (Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 427a)
Product registration
$75 · per brand and grade · annual · expires 30 June · every fertilizer registers, not only specialty; no small-package rate; registration year 1 July to 30 June · (Conn. Gen. Stat. 22-111c(a))
Inspection fee
$0.25 per ton · minimum $10 · sales to manufacturers and exchanges between them are exempt · (Conn. Gen. Stat. 22-111e(a))
Work out the Connecticut fee for a given tonnage →
Tonnage report
Annual · due 30 July · period 1 July to 30 June · the statute says 30 July; the agency page says 31 July. We calendar the 30th. Filed through CT eLicense with the registration number · (Conn. Gen. Stat. 22-111e(b), 22-111h(a))
Late penalty
10% of the amount due, minimum $10, if the report is not filed and the fee not paid within 60 days after 30 June (from 30 August) · "a collection fee amounting to ten per cent of the amount, but not less than ten dollars, shall be assessed against the registrant" · registration: no late-registration fee published · (Conn. Gen. Stat. 22-111e(b))
Filing route
CT eLicense · covers tonnage · alternative: registration by paper application and cheque
Public registrant list
None found
Rules last reviewed
2026-09-19
Open discrepancy — read this before you file. Two official sources for Connecticut do not agree on the following, and we will not guess:

Confirm with the agency before relying on it. When we close it, this page changes and the source is cited.

What this means in practice

Every state sets its own calendar, its own fee and its own filing route, and none of them warn you before a deadline passes. In Connecticut the reporting cycle is annual, so the work repeats once a year for as long as you distribute there.

If you also sell in other states, none of those dates line up. That is the whole problem Fertilabel exists to solve: one calendar, one place, every form prefilled, every fee calculated, and the official source next to every rule so your own team can check it.

Questions

Do I need to register my fertilizer product in Connecticut?
Connecticut regulates fertilizer at state level — there is no federal fertilizer registry in the United States. The licence and registration requirements above come from the official sources listed at the foot of this page. Confirm your specific product with the agency: what applies depends on the product type and package size.
How often is the Connecticut tonnage report due?
Annual · due 30 July · period 1 July to 30 June · the statute says 30 July; the agency page says 31 July. We calendar the 30th. Filed through CT eLicense with the registration number · (Conn. Gen. Stat. 22-111e(b), 22-111h(a)).
What happens if I file the Connecticut tonnage report late?
10% of the amount due, minimum $10, if the report is not filed and the fee not paid within 60 days after 30 June (from 30 August) · "a collection fee amounting to ten per cent of the amount, but not less than ten dollars, shall be assessed against the registrant" · registration: no late-registration fee published · (Conn. Gen. Stat. 22-111e(b)).
Does Fertilabel file this for me?
No. We prepare the calendar, the prefilled forms and the fee math, and you submit under your own state account. You stay the registrant of record. We are not a law firm and we do not give legal advice.

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Official sources

Rules for Connecticut last reviewed on 2026-09-19. Anything we could not read in an official source is marked “Not verified” above rather than filled in with a plausible value.