02 NCAC 38 .0804. USE OF APPLICATOR TANKS AS MEASURING DEVICES


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  • 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.