Virginia Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Chapter 400 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE VIRGINIA FERTILIZER LAW
Section 2VAC5-400-70 - Chlorine guarantees for tobacco fertilizer. (All commercial fertilizers labeled for tobacco shall show a guarantee for chlorine.)

Universal Citation: 2 VA Admin Code 5-400-70

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

A. The maximum chlorine guarantees permitted for tobacco plant bed fertilizers shall be:

1. One-half percent chlorine for fertilizers with nitrogen guarantees up to and including 6.0%.

2. One percent chlorine for fertilizers with a nitrogen guarantee above 6.0%.

B. The maximum chlorine guarantees permitted for field crop tobacco fertilizer shall be:

1. A maximum chlorine guarantee of 2.0% for fertilizer with nitrogen guarantees up to and including 4.0%.

2. A maximum chlorine guarantee not more than 1/2 of the respective total nitrogen guarantee for fertilizer with nitrogen guarantees greater than 4.0%.

C. The maximum chlorine guarantee permitted in tobacco top dressers shall be 2.0%.

Statutory Authority

§ 3.2-3601 of the Code of Virginia.

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