Title 06, Title 06: Agriculture

§ 616. Fees (a) The Secretary shall have authority to assess growers who apply for the certification privilege a fee per acre, to be paid in one or more installments. (b) Growers shall be assessed $35.00 for the first five acres inclusive. Over five acres shall be assessed $35.00…

§ 617. Denial of use of certification service The Secretary shall also have authority to deny further use of the certification service to a person who, in the Secretary’s judgment, has violated the provisions of this subchapter relating to certification of seeds and seed potatoes…

§ 618. Penalty A person who by himself or herself or his or her agent uses a certificate, issued by the Secretary, for the purpose of fraudulently selling potatoes or seeds that in fact are not qualified for sale under such certificate or who knowingly uses a certification tag, i…

§ 641. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Agricultural seed” includes grass, forage, cereal, oil, fiber, and other kinds of crop seeds commonly recognized as agricultural seeds, lawn seeds, and combinations of such seeds, and may include noxious weed seeds used as agricult…

§ 642. Duties and authority of the Secretary (a) The Secretary shall enforce and carry out the provisions of this subchapter, including: (1) Sampling, inspecting, making analysis of, and testing seeds subject to the provisions of this subchapter that are transported, sold, or off…

§ 643. Enforcement (a) To enforce the provisions of this subchapter, the Secretary, upon presenting appropriate credentials, may: (1) Enter upon any premises where seeds are processed, packed, or held for distribution, during regular business hours, in order to have access to see…

§ 644. Label requirements for agricultural, flower, and vegetable seeds (a) Each container of agricultural, flower, and vegetable seeds that is sold in this State for sowing purposes shall be labeled. (1) All labels shall include: (A) the name of the kind of each agricultural, fl…

§ 645. Records Each person whose name appears on a label as handling agricultural, flower, or vegetable seed subject to this subchapter shall keep for a period of two years complete records of each lot of agricultural, flower, and vegetable seed handled and keep for one year a fi…

§ 646. Exemptions (a) The provisions of sections 644, 645, and 647 of this title shall not apply: (1) To seed or grain not intended for sowing purposes. (2) To seed in storage in, or being transported or consigned to, a cleaning or processing establishment for cleaning or process…

§ 647. Administrative penalties (a) The Secretary may assess administrative penalties, not to exceed $250.00 for each offense, in any case he or she determines that a person has committed any of the following violations: (1) sold seed products without paying the seed inspection f…

§ 648. Inspections (a) Inspection fees shall be paid to the Secretary by a manufacturer or processor that distributes seed in the State. Fees shall be established as follows: (1) $10.00 per ton for any seed sold in containers of more than 10 pounds; and (2) a flat fee of $85.00 p…