Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XI - Fertilizers
Chapter 1 - Sale of Fertilizers
Section XI-117 - Penalties; Deficiencies; Curing of Deficiencies
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The commission shall levy penalties as set forth in R.S. 3:1419, against the guarantor of any lot or package of fertilizer found by chemical analysis to be deficient in the primary plant nutrients, as follows.
|
Element |
Percent by Weight Guaranteed |
Deficiency |
Penalty |
|
Nitrogen |
0.0 percent-8.0 percent |
0.4 percent |
4 x Value of Deficiency |
|
8.1 percent-20.9 percent |
0.5 percent |
Same |
|
|
21.0 percent and above |
0.8 percent |
Same |
|
|
Phosphorus |
0.0 percent-10.0 percent |
0.4 percent |
Same |
|
10.1 percent-25.9 percent |
0.5 percent |
Same |
|
|
26.0 percent and above |
0.8 percent |
Same |
|
|
Potassium |
0.0 percent-8.0 percent |
0.5 percent |
Same |
|
8.1 percent-20.9 percent |
0.6 percent |
Same |
|
|
21.0 percent and above |
1.0 percent |
Same |
B. The value of the deficiency shall be calculated as follows:
(Guaranteed Analysis - Actual Analysis) x Value of Element/Unit x Tons in Shipment x 4
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1382.
