2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-400-70

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
Section 2VAC5-400-70 - Chlorine guarantees for tobacco fertilizer. (All commercial fertilizers labeled for tobacco shall show a guarantee for chlorine.)
A. The maximum chlorine guarantees permitted for tobacco plant bed fertilizers shall be:
1. One-half percent chlorine for fertilizers with nitrogen guarantees up to and including 6.0%.
2. One percent chlorine for fertilizers with a nitrogen guarantee above 6.0%.
B. The maximum chlorine guarantees permitted for field crop tobacco fertilizer shall be:
1. A maximum chlorine guarantee of 2.0% for fertilizer with nitrogen guarantees up to and including 4.0%.
2. A maximum chlorine guarantee not more than 1/2 of the respective total nitrogen guarantee for fertilizer with nitrogen guarantees greater than 4.0%.
C. The maximum chlorine guarantee permitted in tobacco top dressers shall be 2.0%.

2 Va. Admin. Code § 5-400-70

Derived from VR115-04-10 § 7, eff. June 25, 1986.

Statutory Authority

§ 3.2-3601 of the Code of Virginia.