(a) (1) Any person shall be guilty of a violation who:(A) Falsely advertises or proclaims that seed has been certified by the Department of Agriculture;(B) Uses any emblem, label, or language for the purpose of misleading a person into believing that seed has been certified by the department when it has not;(C) Misuses any tag, label, or certificate issued by the department;(D) Obtains or attempts to obtain certification for seed or plants by making false statements or misrepresentations to the department or to the department's inspectors, deputies, or agents;(E) Having received a certificate, violates any of the rules of the State Plant Board made under this chapter; or(F) Violates any agreement made as a condition for receiving a certificate.(2) Upon conviction, an offender shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense.
(1) Any person shall be guilty of a violation who:(A) Falsely advertises or proclaims that seed has been certified by the Department of Agriculture;(B) Uses any emblem, label, or language for the purpose of misleading a person into believing that seed has been certified by the department when it has not;(C) Misuses any tag, label, or certificate issued by the department;(D) Obtains or attempts to obtain certification for seed or plants by making false statements or misrepresentations to the department or to the department's inspectors, deputies, or agents;(E) Having received a certificate, violates any of the rules of the State Plant Board made under this chapter; or(F) Violates any agreement made as a condition for receiving a certificate.
(A) Falsely advertises or proclaims that seed has been certified by the Department of Agriculture;
(B) Uses any emblem, label, or language for the purpose of misleading a person into believing that seed has been certified by the department when it has not;
(C) Misuses any tag, label, or certificate issued by the department;
(D) Obtains or attempts to obtain certification for seed or plants by making false statements or misrepresentations to the department or to the department's inspectors, deputies, or agents;
(E) Having received a certificate, violates any of the rules of the State Plant Board made under this chapter; or
(F) Violates any agreement made as a condition for receiving a certificate.
(2) Upon conviction, an offender shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense.
(b) (1) When the person holds a certificate from the department, the certificate, after a hearing before the Director of the Plant Industries Division of the Department of Agriculture has been given to the person, shall be revoked by the director regardless of whether a prosecution is commenced.(2) (A) Any person whose certificate is revoked by the director shall be entitled to an appeal to the board.(B) The board's decision shall be final.
(1) When the person holds a certificate from the department, the certificate, after a hearing before the Director of the Plant Industries Division of the Department of Agriculture has been given to the person, shall be revoked by the director regardless of whether a prosecution is commenced.
(2) (A) Any person whose certificate is revoked by the director shall be entitled to an appeal to the board.(B) The board's decision shall be final.
(A) Any person whose certificate is revoked by the director shall be entitled to an appeal to the board.
(B) The board's decision shall be final.