The fertilizer limits in the Shoreland Act (RSA 483-B:9) change a couple of years back they now read:
II. Within the protected shoreland the following restrictions shall apply:
(d) No fertilizer shall be applied to vegetation or soils located within 25 feet of the reference line of any public water. Beyond 25 feet, slow or controlled release fertilizer, as defined by rules adopted by department, may be used.
DES has not adopted its own definition for "slow or controlled release" because the Department of Agriculture and the industry have a definition for this term already. To develop a different definition would be confusing.
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