02 NCAC 48D .0103 LABELING

(a) Limestone labels shall give the following information:

(1) net weight;

(2) brand name truly descriptive of product;

(3) guaranteed analysis in form and order as follows:

(A) Calcium ______ Percent;

(B) Magnesium ______ Percent;

(D) ______ Percent passing 20 mesh screen;

(E) ______ Percent passing 100 mesh screen;

(4) ______ pounds of this material equals one ton of standard agricultural liming material;

(5) manufacturer or registrant's name and address.

(b) Landplaster labels shall give the following information:

(1) net weight;

(2) brand name;

(3) guaranteed analysis Calcium Sulfate ______ Percent;

(4) manufacturer or registrant's name and address.

(1) net weight (total mixture);

(2) brand name truly descriptive of product;

(3) guaranteed analysis (total mixture) as follows:

(A) Calcium ______ Percent;

(B) Magnesium ______ Percent;

(D) ______ Percent passing a 20 mesh screen;

(E) ______ Percent passing a 100 mesh screen;

(4) ______ pounds of this material equals one ton of standard liming material;

(5) manufacturer or registrant's name and address.

Note (1): (The following example pertains to Paragraph (a) of this Rule.) If the product is 28 percent calcium, 6 percent magnesium, 70 percent calcium carbonate equivalent, 90 percent passes a 20 mesh screen and 35 percent passes a 100 mesh screen, the limestone label should read:

XYZ Ground Dolomitic Limestone

Guaranteed Analysis

Calcium 28 Percent

Magnesium 6 Percent

Calcium Carbonate Equivalent 70 Percent

90 Percent passing 20 mesh screen

35 Percent passing 100 mesh screen

2571 pounds of this material equals one ton of standard liming material (9/7 x 2000 lbs.)

Manufacturer or registrant's name and address

Note (2): (The following example pertains to Paragraph (c) of this Rule.) If 50 percent of mixture is limestone with 30 percent calcium, 12 percent magnesium, 100 percent passing a 20 mesh screen and 80 percent passing a 100 mesh screen; 50 percent of mixture is carrier; calcium carbonate equivalent is 100 percent, the suspension limestone label should read:

Suspension Dolomitic Limestone

Guaranteed Analysis

Calcium 15 Percent

Magnesium 6 Percent

Calcium Carbonate Equivalent 50 Percent

100 Percent passing a 20 mesh screen

80 Percent passing a 100 mesh screen

3600 pounds of this product equals one ton of standard liming material

Manufacturer or registrant's name and address.

(d) Pelletized lime (to be sold in bags only not to exceed 100 pounds):

(1) net weight;

(2) brand name truly descriptive of the product;

(3) a statement in letters at least one half as large as the letters in the brand name or three‑eighths inch in height, whichever is less, as follows: "For incorporation‑after application, wet thoroughly 30 minutes before tilling";

(4) guaranteed analysis:

(A) Calcium ___________ Percent;

(B) Magnesium ___________ Percent;

(D) __________ Percent passing a 20 mesh screen;

(E) __________ Percent passing a 100 mesh screen;

(5) manufacturer's or registrant's name and address.

(e) Fine granular lime (to be sold in bags only not to exceed 100 pounds):

(1) net weight;

(2) brand name truly descriptive of the product;

(3) a statement in letters at least one half as large as the letters in the brand name or one inch in height, whichever is less, as follows: "For use on existing turf only";

(4) guaranteed analysis:

(A) Calcium __________ Percent;

(B) Magnesium __________ Percent;

(D) __________ Percent passing a 20 mesh screen;

(E) __________ Percent passing a 100 mesh screen;

(5) manufacturer's or registrant's name and address.

(f) 02 NCAC 48D .0103(d) shall be effective July 1, 1985.

History Note: Authority G.S. 106‑92.16;

Eff. July 1, 1980;

Amended Eff. September 1, 1984;

Transferred from T02.11D Eff. January 1, 1985;

Amended Eff. January 1, 1998; July 1, 1986;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 26, 2017.