Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department
Chapter 43 - Fertilizers and Agricultural Lime
Rule 21-43.35 - Certification

(1) The secretary of agriculture shall, upon receipt of the analysis provided in rule 21-43.33 (201A), certify the number of pounds of ECCE, using the method provided in rule 21-43.31 (201A). The certification shall be forwarded to the manufacturer or producer from whom the sample was obtained by written notice and sent by United States mail.

Each certification of ECCE should be based on the average of a maximum of five analyses from five samples. Each new analysis received should be added to the previous five analyses and the oldest analysis shall be omitted. Fewer than five analyses shall be averaged on the basis of the actual number of analyses. Nothing in this rule shall preclude a manufacturer or producer from having a certification on separate stockpiles of agricultural liming material provided that each stockpile shall be separated from any other stockpile and each separate stockpile has been sampled and certified as required.

(2) All agricultural liming material or specialty limestone offered for sale, sold or otherwise distributed shall be offered for sale, sold or distributed by the pound of ECCE. Any person who offers for sale, sells or distributes agricultural liming material or specialty limestone shall affix or cause to be affixed to every bill of lading, scale ticket, delivery receipt or other instrument of sale or package the certification of the secretary of agriculture of the number of pounds of ECCE per ton in the agricultural liming material or specialty limestone.

The certification shall be in the following form: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Certified___________ pounds ECCE per ton. The pounds of ECCE certified by the secretary of agriculture for the agricultural liming material or specialty limestone shall be inserted in the space provided.

(3) Agricultural liming material which has been further processed, subsequent to certification, as provided in rule 21-43.31 (201 A), including but not limited to decreasing or increasing moisture content, shall have the certification adjusted accordingly. Within 48 hours from the time of delivery, the adjusted certification shall be provided to the ultimate consumer of the agricultural liming material in writing together with the certification as provided in subrule 43.35(2) and shall accurately reflect the ECCE of the agricultural liming material.

(4) All agricultural liming material and specialty limestone certifications shall expire on January 1, three years after being issued, provided no samples have been obtained and analyzed.