(a) Agricultural liming material may not be used, sold or offered for sale in the state unless it has been registered with the commissioner.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 19-15A-2

  • Agricultural liming material: means a product that contains calcium and magnesium carbonate, hydroxide or oxide which are capable of neutralizing soil acidity. See West Virginia Code 19-15A-1
  • Brand: means the term, designation, trademark, product name or other specific designation under which individual agricultural liming materials are offered for sale. See West Virginia Code 19-15A-1
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of West Virginia or his or her duly authorized agent. See West Virginia Code 19-15A-1
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10

(b) Application for registration shall be made to the commissioner on forms approved or supplied by the commissioner. Each separately identified agricultural liming material shall be registered before being distributed or used in the state.

(c) The commissioner shall collect a registration fee for each brand of the agricultural liming material registered and a registration fee from all distributors of agricultural liming materials. The commissioner shall set the registration fees by legislative rule.

(d) All registrations shall expire at the end of the calendar year of issue unless sooner revoked by the commissioner as provided in section six of this article.

(e) Valid registrants of agricultural liming materials are exempt from obtaining a distributors permit, unless distributing another registrants product.