| Description |
A regulation that establishes the minimum screening standards and calcium carbonate equivalent percentages for all agricultural liming materials; penalties for deficient liming materials; and adopts the testing and sampling methods of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists.
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| State Authority |
Section 3.2-3701
of the Code of Virginia
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| Federal Authority |
None entered
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| Text of Regulation |
Link to Virginia Administrative Code |
| Goals of Regulation |
1. The protection of the public's health, safety, and welfare with the least possible cost and intrusiveness to the citizens and businesses of the Commonwealth.
2. The ensuring that liming material marketed within the Commonwealth will effectively neutralize soil acid within the growing season of the crop being grown in the field.
3. Since liming material is marketed in numerous forms and types, the regulations require the liming material be truthfully labeled to inform the consumer how the liming material will work.
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