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possession of any party employed by the commercial lawn fertilizer applicator when making lawn fertilizer applications within the City. C. Possession of Product Material Safety Data Sheet. A copy of product Material Data Safety Sheet of the lawn fertilizer used shall be in the possession of any party employed by the commercial lawn fertilizer applicator when making lawn fertilizer applications within the City. D. State Regulations. Licensee shall comply with the provisions of the Minnesota Fertilizer and Soil Conditioner Law as contained in Minnesota Statutes Sections 17.711 through and including 17.729 and amendments thereto. The licensee shall also comply with the provisions of the Pesticide Control as contained in the Minnesota Statutes Chapter 18B. 606.06 General Regulations. 1. Time of Application. Neither commercial applicators nor noncommercial applicators may apply lawn fertilizer when the ground is frozen or when conditions exist which will promote or create runoffs. 2. Sample Analysis Cost. The cost of analyzing fertilizer samples taken from commercial applicators shall be paid by the commercial applicators if the sample analysis indicates that phosphorus content exceeds the levels authorized herein. 3. Fertilizer Content. No person, firm, corporation, franchise, or commercial or noncommercial applicator, including homeowners or renters, shall apply any lawn fertilizer, liquid or granular, within the City of Elk River, which contains any amount of phosphorus, such as phosphate, except: A. the naturally occurring phosphorous in unadulterated natural or organic fertilizing products such as yard waste compost; B. or as otherwise provided in Section 606.06 (7). 4. Impervious Surfaces and Drainage Ways. No person shall apply fertilizer to impervious surfaces, areas within drainage ditches, or waterways. 5. Buffer Zone. Fertilizers and pesticides shall not be applied: A. to any established natural buffer zones;