{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-290.531","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 290.531","heading":"Liming material; definition; container label, contents; exception.","body":"Sec. 1.\n\nThe term \"liming material\" means all or any form of limestone, lime rock, marl, slag, by-product lime, industrial or factory refuse lime, water softener lime, and any other material manufactured, prepared, sold or distributed primarily for correcting soil acidity. Every lot, package or parcel of liming material sold, offered or exposed for sale or distributed within this state shall have on each bag, package or container, in a conspicuous place on the outside, or in the case of bulk lime the vendor shall present to the purchaser a legible and plainly written statement in the English language clearly and truly certifying:\n\nThe net weight of the contents of the package, lot, bag, sack, carton or container; or bulk lot;\n\nEach vehicle transporting agricultural liming material not sold on a scale weight basis must have plainly marked thereon the ton weight capacity when level full, assuming a ton of agricultural liming material occupies 20 cubic feet. Such sale on other than a scale weight basis must have prior approval of the department of agriculture.\n\nThe exact, complete name of the product;\n\nThe name and principal address of the manufacturer or person responsible for placing the commodity on the market;\n\nThe minimum neutralizing value in terms of calcium carbonate;\n\nThe degree of fineness expressed as:\n\nminimum percentage passing through 8-mesh screen;\n\nminimum percentage passing through 60-mesh screen;\n\nminimum percentage passing through 100-mesh screen; except that in the case of marl, beet sugar factory refuse lime, paper mill refuse lime, carbide plant refuse lime, water softener refuse lime, wood ashes and other forms of waste or refuse lime the neutralizing value shall be expressed as pounds of \"calcium carbonate equivalent\" per cubic yard of material as delivered, and further that no guarantee need be made relative to fineness or to the net weight.\n\nThis act shall not apply to any stocks that may be in the hands of dealers in the state at the time this act goes into effect.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 290","Act Act-162-of-1955"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-290-531","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"325826554218836b1466c4d5ef87cc5f754b735ffd44474385bd5bb97128d508","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-290.466","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-290.532"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}