Homeland Security to regulate popular fertilizer

Source:  Grand Forks Herald

Buying ammonium nitrate, a common fertilizer that also could be used to make bombs, would get tougher under a rule proposed by the Department of Homeland Security.

The rule would require sellers and buyers of the fertilizer to register with the department, which would then check their names against the FBI’s terrorist watch list, according to DHS Web site. They would know if they’re in the clear within three days. The department also would address appeals within three days.

The proposed penalty for a violation is $50,000.

DHS said it still needs to determine how much ammonium nitrate needs to be in a fertilizer mix before the mix would fall under the new rules.

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