If any agricultural liming material sold in this State shall upon official analysis prove to be deficient in meeting the RNV guarantee, as stated on the label, sales invoice, delivery ticket or bulk ticket, the penalties, as hereinafter provided, shall be assessed against the packer or manufacturer. The penalties for such deficiencies shall be as follows:
1. For marl deficient from the minimum calcium carbonate equivalent on the labeling, the penalty shall be $.20 (twenty cents) per ton for each percentage point below the label guarantee with a tolerance of 5%. If the deficiency exceeds the 5% tolerance, then the $.20 (twenty cents) per ton penalty shall be assessed upon the total deficiency.2. For marl deficient in material passing a 10 mesh screen, the penalty shall be $.20 (twenty cents) per ton for each percentage point below the label guarantee.3. For an agricultural liming material deficient in RNV, the penalty shall be $1.00 per ton for each RNV unit below the label guaranteed RNV. For agricultural liming material with a guaranteed RNV between 63 and 67, there will be a tolerance of 3 RNV units. For agricultural liming material with a guaranteed RNV of 68 or greater, there will be a tolerance of 5 RNV units. If the RNV deficiency exceeds the tolerance, then $1.00 per RNV unit of deficiency shall be assessed upon the total deficiency. If the RNV is 60 or lower, then the agricultural liming material will be placed on stop sale and cannot be sold in Mississippi.4. For an agricultural liming material that is mixed with enough water for application as a spray and is deficient in passing a 100 mesh screen, the penalty shall be $.20 (twenty cents) per ton of solution for each percentage point below the label guarantee. For deficiency in required neutralizing value, the penalty shall be $.20 (twenty cents) per ton of solution for each percentage point below the label guarantee.5. For agricultural liming material deficient in the guaranteed magnesium, available phosphorus (P2O5), soluble potassium (K2O), or other elements guaranteed by the label, the penalty shall be $.50 (fifty cents) per ton for each 10% deficiency from the label guarantee.6. When the maximum moisture content exceeds the label guarantee a penalty of $.50 (fifty cents) per percentage point per ton shall be assessed.2 Miss. Code. R. 1-3-04-102
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-39-19.