RULES, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
OF THE FERTILIZER BOARD OF CONTROL

By virtue of the power vested in the Fertilizer Board of Control by Section 16 of the South Carolina Liming Materials Act, the following rules and regulations are hereby promulgated and issued:

Regulation I. Minimum Screening and Calcium Carbonate Equivalent Standards.

All agricultural liming materials shall be classified and labeled in terms of fineness and calcium carbonate equivalent with no less than the following minimum fineness and minimum calcium carbonate equivalent standards.

A. Standards for Classifications in Terms of Fineness

1. Pulverized Mesh Screen Minimum Guaranteed to Pass
    20
   100
95%
75%
2. Standard Ground Mesh Screen Pass Minimum Guaranteed to Pass
    10
    50
   100
90%
50%
25%
3. Coarse Ground Mesh Screen Minimum Guaranteed to Pass
    10
    50
   100
 90%
40%
25%

B. Standards for classifications in terms of calcium carbonate equivalent of agricultural liming materials.

Material
Burnt Lime
Hydrated Lime
Shells
Limestone
Limestone (75% Neutralizing Value)
Industrial Slag
 Calcium Carbonate Equivalent
Not less than 140%
Not less than 110%
Not less than 85%
Not less than 85%
Not less than 75%
Not less than 50%

Regulation II. Investigational Allowances or Tolerances and Penalties.

A. A penalty shall be assessed when the found analysis indicates a deficiency of five percent (5%) or more of the guarantee for calcium carbonate equivalent. The registrant shall refund to the purchaser a penalty equal to two times the actual cash value of the deficiency based on the delivered retail price. The minimum penalty shall be $1.00 per ton.
B. A penalty of $1.00 per ton shall be assessed for each 5% portion thereof decrease in the amount passing the 10 mesh screen below the guarantee. A penalty of $0.75 per ton shall be assessed for each 5% portion thereof decrease in the amount passing the 50 mesh screen below the guarantee. A penalty of $0.50 per ton shall be assessed for each 5% portion thereof decrease in the amount passing the 100 mesh screen below the guarantee.
C. A penalty shall be assessed when the found analysis indicates a deficiency of ten percent (10%) or more of the guarantee for one or more of the following: Calcium or Magnesium. The registrant shall refund the purchaser a penalty equal to two times the relative commercial value of the deficiency.