Penalties; Deficiencies; Curing of Deficiencies

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. HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Fertilizer Commission, LR 7:164 (April 1981), amended LR 12:496 (August 1986), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Feed, Fertilizer, and Agricultural Liming Commission, LR 38:2522 (October 2012).