1. Agricultural liming material shall not be sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale in this state unless a label accompanies the agricultural liming material which provides the following information:

 a. The name and address of the principal office of the manufacturer or distributor.
 b. The brand or trade name of the agricultural liming material.
 c. The identification of the type of the agricultural liming material.
 d. The undried net weight of the agricultural liming material.
 e. The effective calcium carbonate equivalent of the agricultural liming material as determined according to rules adopted by the department.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 201A.4

  • Agricultural liming material: means a product having calcium and magnesium compounds capable of neutralizing soil acidity. See Iowa Code 201A.2
  • Brand: means the term, designation, trade name, product name, or other specific designation under which individual agricultural liming material is offered for sale. See Iowa Code 201A.2
  • Bulk: means material which is in a nonpackaged form. See Iowa Code 201A.2
  • Delivery: means the transfer of title to and possession of grain by a seller to a grain dealer or to another person in accordance with the agreement of the seller and the grain dealer. See Iowa Code 203.8
  • Department: means the department of environmental quality in a reference to a time before July 1, 1983, the department of water, air and waste management in a reference to a time on or after July 1, 1983, and through June 30, 1986, and the department of natural resources on or after July 1, 1986, and includes any officer or agency within that department. See Iowa Code 172D.1
  • Effective calcium carbonate equivalent: means the acid-neutralizing capacity of an agricultural liming material. See Iowa Code 201A.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The label must be plainly readable. If the agricultural liming material is in packaged form, the label must be affixed to the outside of the package in a conspicuous manner. The label shall be printed, stamped, or otherwise marked in a manner required by the department. If the agricultural liming material is in bulk form, the label may be contained on a delivery slip.
 3. The label or advertising which provides information regarding the agricultural liming material shall not be false or misleading to the purchaser, including information relating to the quality, analysis, type, or composition of the agricultural liming material.
 4. If the agricultural liming material is adulterated after it has been packaged, labeled, or loaded, but prior to delivery to a purchaser, the vendor shall provide a notice of the adulteration, which shall be placed on the agricultural liming material as an additional label as provided in this section.
 5. For each brand of agricultural liming material sold in bulk, a statement shall be conspicuously posted at the location where the agricultural liming material is delivered for resale or where purchase orders for deliveries of the agricultural liming material are placed. The statement shall include the effective calcium carbonate equivalent of the agricultural liming material as determined according to rules adopted by the department.
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