(a) The labeling information required for
agricultural seed under the provisions of Code of Alabama 1975, §
2-26-7(a), with
certain exceptions set out below, shall appear on a tag attached to each
container in substantially the same form appearing below.
1. One seed variety.
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| Weight ________________ Net Lot No.____________ |
| Kind and Variety _____________________________ |
| Pure Seed ____________% Germ.________________% |
| Inert ________________% Hard Seed ____________% |
| Weeds ________________% Germ. & H. S.________% |
| Crop _________________% Date Tested ___________ |
| Name & No. of Noxious Weeds per Lb.__________ |
| _______________ Grown In ______________________ |
| NAME _________________________________________ |
| ADDRESS ______________________________________ |
| |
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2. Mixed seed variety tag.
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| MIXTURE |
| Weight ________________ Net Lot No.________________
|
| Pure Test |
| Kind Variety Seed Germ H.S. Date |
| ______ _________ _______%_____%______% ______ |
| ______ _________ _______%_____%______% ______ |
| ______ _________ _______%_____%______% ______ |
| ______ _________ _______%_____%______% ______ |
| Weed Seed ____% Crop Seed ____% Inert Matter ______%
|
| Name & No. of Noxious Weeds Per Lb.______________
|
| ________________ Grown In _________________________
|
| NAME _____________________________________________ |
| ADDRESS __________________________________________ |
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(b) In lieu of using a
tag as set out in subparagraph (a) above, containers in which seed corn or
soybeans are sold may show the required labeling information on a sealing tape
across the top of each bag, provided the seller of the seed must have first
obtained approval for the use of sealing tape from the Commissioner of
Agriculture and Industries prior to its use.
(c) Effective June 1, 1985, Tall Fescue
(Festuca arundinacea) seed sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale, for
forage purposes, shall also be labeled to show the percentage of Fungal
Endophyte (Acremonium coenophialum) infected seed, except carryover Tall Fescue
seed may be labeled to show only the percentage of Live Fungal Endophyte. This
information shall be stated on the analysis tags with other required labeling
information and in the same size print. Tall Fescue seed will be considered as
carryover if more than nine months have expired from date of
production.
(d) Effective June 1,
1985, Fescue and Ryegrass seed sold, offered for sale, or exposed for sale, for
lawn and turf purposes, shall be labeled to show the percentage of Fungal
Endophyte infected seed, if any representations as to these Fungal Endophytes
are made in the labeling or advertising of the seed. Carryover seed shall be
labeled to show only the percentage of live Fungal Endophyte infected
seed.
(e) The labeling requirement
for all vegetable seed and lawn seed mixtures may be placed directly on the bag
or container in lieu of a tag.
(f)
The tag or label for tree and shrub seeds shall give the following information:
1. Commonly accepted common or Latin name of
species.
2. Variety (if
applicable).
3. New
weight.
4. Lot number.
5. Year collected.
6. Origin. The specific locality (state and
county, or Alabama zone, in the United States or nearest equivalent political
unit in case of foreign countries) in which seed were collected.
7. Date of test (month and year).
8. Percentage by weight of pure
seed.
9. Percentage by county of
full seed.
10. Percentage by weight
of inert matter.
11. Percentage by
weight of other crop.
12.
Percentage of germination.
13.
Percentage of hard seed.
14. Speed
of germination, as days to reach 90 per cent of total.
15. Pregermination treatment used in
test.
16. Number of seed per
pound.
17. Name and address of the
person who labeled said seed or who sells, offers or exposes said seed for sale
within this State.
18. The above
information shall be placed on an analysis tag no smaller in size than a number
5 standard shipping tag in substantially the same order as appearing below:
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| Species ________________ Variety ________________ |
| Net wt. _______ Yr. Coll. _____ Lot No.__________ |
| Origin: State _____ County ______ Ala. Zone _____ |
| Date of Test _________ Pure Seed ____________% |
| Full Seed ___________% Inert Matter _________% |
| Other Crop ____% Germination ____% Hard Seed ____%|
| Speed of Germination _______________________ Days |
| Pregermination Treatment ____ Seed Per Lb. _______|
| __________________________________________________|
| NAME _____________________________________________|
| ADDRESS __________________________________________|
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(g) The zones for
labeling tree seed shall be Northern (N), Central (C) and Southern (S). The
above abbreviations may be used. These zones are as follows:
Author: Charles H. Barnes
