Tennessee Code > Title 43 > Chapter 11 > Part 4 – Liming Materials
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- Agricultural liming materials: means a product whose calcium and magnesium compounds are capable of neutralizing soil acidity, and including, but not limited to, limestone, burnt lime, hydrated lime, marl, industrial by-products, calcitic limestone, dolomatic limestone, and ground shells. See Tennessee Code 43-11-402
- Agriculture: means :
(i) The land, buildings and machinery used in the commercial production of farm products and nursery stock. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105 - AOAC: means the Association of Official Analytical Chemists. See Tennessee Code 43-11-402
- Brand: means the term, designation, trademark, product name or other specific designation under which individual agricultural liming material is offered for sale. See Tennessee Code 43-11-402
- Bulk: means material or product in nonpackaged form. See Tennessee Code 43-11-402
- Calcium carbonate equivalent: means the acid neutralizing capacity of an agricultural liming material expressed as weight percentage of calcium carbonate. See Tennessee Code 43-11-402
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's duly authorized representatives. See Tennessee Code 43-11-402
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Label: means any written or printed matter on or attached to the package or on the delivery ticket that accompanies bulk shipments. See Tennessee Code 43-11-402
- Manufacturer: means any person in the business of making, shaping, or packaging an agricultural liming material into a form that will remain virtually unaltered until it reaches the hands of the final consumer. See Tennessee Code 43-11-402
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- percentage: means percent or percentage as measured by weight. See Tennessee Code 43-11-402
- Person: means an individual, partnership, association, firm or corporation. See Tennessee Code 43-11-402
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Weight: means the weight of undried material as offered for sale. See Tennessee Code 43-11-402
- written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105