USE OF APPLICATOR TANKS AS MEASURING DEVICES

When a cylindrical applicator tank is used as a measuring device in the distribution of liquid fertilizer, it shall be calibrated by liquid measure from zero to capacity with zero indicating empty. There shall be a graduation scale on each end of the applicator tank located at a distance of not more than 1/16 of an inch away from the sight glass or tube. The value of graduated intervals shall not exceed: (1) one gallon for a tank of a nominal capacity of 300 gallons or less; (2) five gallons for a tank of a nominal capacity of 301 gallons or more. History Note: Authority G.S. 106-660; Eff. May 1, 1983; Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 22, 2015.