- (1) Limestone and Ground Shells used as agricultural liming materials shall have a neutralizing value of not less than 90% calcium carbonate equivalent.
- (2) Chalk used as agricultural liming material shall have a neutralizing value of not less than 80% calcium carbonate equivalent.
- (3) Burnt lime, hydrated lime, and industrial by-products used as agricultural liming material shall have a calcium carbonate equivalent neutralizing value of not less than that guaranteed on the label of the product.
- (4) An agricultural liming material of 100 mesh fineness when mixed with enough water for application as a spray shall have a neutralizing value of not less than 44% calcium carbonate equivalent on a net weight basis.
Author: Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §2-23-9.
History: Filed April 19, 1982.