Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

2VAC5-400-70: Chlorine guarantees for tobacco fertilizer. (All commercial fertilizers labeled for tobacco shall show a guarantee for chlorine)

Where this section sits in the 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

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 ½ 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%.

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