02 NCAC 38 .0804             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.