Fertilizer Buyers Restricted?

The Department of Homeland Security proposed new regulations for ammonium nitrate fertilizer purchasers at the end of October. They include requiring registration numbers for purchasers with issue dependent on passing a terrorist database screening.

In a late October notice, the Department of Homeland Security proposed new rules that would tighten restrictions on the sale of ammonium nitrate. Among other things, the regulations would require prospective buyers to apply for registration numbers from Homeland Security; the department will also run terrorist screening database checks on all prospective registrants.