LINWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Judd McLaughlin spends about 90 minutes every week during the warmer months fertilizing and tending to his Linwood lawn.

But a new law went into effect Saturday regulating what kind of fertilizer consumers can buy in New Jersey and how much of the material they can use per year. The law also regulates how much fertilizer professionals can apply.

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