Food and Agricultural Code section 14513

“Beneficial substance“ means any substance or compound, other than primary plant nutrients, secondary plant nutrients, and micronutrients, and excluding pesticides, that can be demonstrated by scientific research to be beneficial to one or more species of plants, soil, or media. A beneficial substance includes, but is not limited to, plant biostimulants.

Source: Section 14513, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=14513. (updated Jan. 1, 2025; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 14513, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=14513. (last accessed May 12, 2025).