West Virginia Code 19-15A-7 – Deficiency assessment, tolerances and payment
(a) A registrant shall pay a deficiency assessment in accordance with the provisions of this section for each lot of agricultural liming material found to be deficient in its guaranteed analysis. Deficiencies existing in more than one component shall be considered additional violations.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 19-15A-7
- 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
- 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
- Registrant: is a person who registers agricultural liming materials by product and is responsible for the guarantee of the product. See West Virginia Code 19-15A-1
(b) A registrant shall pay the deficiency assessment to the ultimate consumer of the product and deliver receipts for the payment to the commissioner. If the ultimate consumer is not known, the penalty assessed shall be paid to the commissioner and deposited as set forth in section nine of this article.
(c) If a deficiency assessment has not been paid within sixty days of the notice of the assessment, then a late payment penalty, as established by legislative rule, will be added for each one hundred eighty days that the assessment remains unpaid.