Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY › Chapter 80-1-7 - SALE OF AGRICULTURAL LIME › Section 80-1-7-.06 - Penalties For Deficiency In Screening, Neutralizing Value And Guarantees

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
If any agricultural liming material sold in this state shall
				  upon official analysis prove to be deficient in meeting the screening and
				  neutralizing value standards established herein or shall be deficient from its
				  guarantee, as stated on the bag or other container, the penalties as
				  hereinafter provided shall be assessed against the packer. Where sales are made
				  in bulk form, such monetary penalties shall be assessed against the final
				  responsible seller. The penalties for such deficiencies shall be as
				  follows:
(a) For agricultural liming
				materials deficient from the minimum calcium carbonate equivalent as guaranteed
				on the labeling, the penalty shall be $.20 (twenty cents) per ton for each
				percentage point below the labeling guarantee with a tolerance of 5%. If the
				deficiency exceeds the 5% tolerance, then the $.20 (twenty cents) per ton
				penalty shall be assessed upon the total deficiency. See Table (1) Paragraph
				(g) below.
(b) For agricultural
				liming material deficient in material passing a 10 mesh screen, the penalty
				shall be $.20 (twenty cents) per ton for each percentage point below the
				labeling guarantee. See Table (2), Paragraph (g) below.
(c) For agricultural liming material
				deficient in material passing a 60 mesh screen, the penalty shall be $.20
				(twenty cents) per ton for each percentage point below the label guarantee with
				a tolerance of 5%. If the deficiency exceeds the 5% tolerance, then the $.20
				(twenty cents) per ton penalty shall be assessed upon the total deficiency. See
				Table (3), Paragraph (g) below.
(d)
				For an agricultural liming material that is mixed with enough water for
				application as a spray and is deficient in passing a 100 mesh screen, the
				penalty shall be $.20 (twenty cents) per ton of solution for each percentage
				point below the label guarantee. For deficiency in required neutralizing value,
				the penalty shall be $.20 (twenty cents) per ton of solution for each
				percentage point below the label guarantee.
(e) For agricultural liming material
				deficient in the guaranteed magnesium, available phosphorus (P205), soluble
				potassium (K20), or other elements guaranteed by the label, the penalty shall
				be $.50 (fifty cents) per ton for each 10% deficient from the guaranteed
				analysis. See Table (4), Paragraph (7) below.
(f) Agricultural liming material sold in
				Alabama shall have a moisture content as guaranteed on the label. When the
				maximum moisture content exceeds the guarantee a penalty of $.20 (twenty cents)
				per percentage point per ton shall be assessed. See Table (5), Paragraph (g)
				below.
(g) The following tables are
				for use as guidelines to determine the amount of penalty assessments:
Table (1)
Calcium Carbonate Guarantee Found Equivalent Penalty Per
				  Ton
90% 85% or higher 0
84-84.9% $1.20
83-83.9% $1.40
82-82.9% $1.60
81-81.9% $1.80
80-80.9% $2.00
79-79.9% $2.20
75-75.9% $3.00
70-70.9% $4.00
Table (2)
Fineness Guarantee 10 Mesh Found Penalty Per Ton
90% 89-89.9% $.20
88-88.9% .40
85-85.9% 1.00
84-84.9% 1.20
80-80.9% 2.00
79-79.9% 2.20
75-75.9% 3.00
Table (3)
Fineness Guarantee 60 Mesh Found Penalty Per Ton
50% 45 or higher 0
44-44.9% $1.20
43-43.9% 1.40
42-42.9% 1.60
41-41.9% 1.80
40-40.9% 2.00
39-39.9% 2.20
35-35.9% 3.00
Table (4)
Element Guarantee - example magnesium
Guarantee Found Penalty Per Ton
6% 5.4-5.9% $.50
4.8-5.39% 1.00
4.2-4.79% 1.50
3.6-4.19% 2.00
3.0-3.59% 2.50
Table (5)
Moisture
Guarantee Found Penalty Per Ton
10% 10.1-11% $.20
11.1-12% .40
12.1-13% .60
13.1-14% .80
14.1-15% 1.00
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-23-9.