REGULATIONS ON THE SALE OF PLANTING SEED IN
ARKANSAS
As approved and effective January, 2007. Address
communications to State Plant Board, Box 1069, Little Rock, Arkansas
72203.
THE SEED REGULATIONS
The seed regulations were made by the Plant Board under
authority of Sections
2-16-207 and
2-16-209, A. C. A. 1987, given in
the Appendix.
SECTION 1.
DEFINITIONS. When used in these regulations;
A. The term "person"
includes any individual, partnership, corporation, company,
society, or association.
B. The
term "agricultural seed" includes the seeds of
grass, forage, cereal, and fiber crops and any other kinds of seeds commonly
recognized within this state as agricultural seeds and mixtures of such
seeds.
C. The term
"kind" means one or more related species or
sub-species which singly or collectively is known by one common name, for
example, corn, wheat, alfalfa, and tall fescue.
D. The term "variety"
means a subdivision of a kind characterized by growth, yield,
plant, fruit, seed, or other characteristics by which it can be differentiated
from other plants of the same kind.
E. The term "lot"
means a definite quantity of seed identified by a lot number
or other mark, every portion or bag of which is uniform within recognized
tolerances for the factors which appear in the labeling.
F. The term "hybrid seed corn"
as applied to field corn, means the first generation seed of a
cross made under controlled conditions between different strains and involving
two or more inbred lines of corn. For purposes of labeling, the number or other
designations of hybrid corn shall be used as a variety name.
G. The term "hybridsorghum"
means the first generation hybrid produced by controlling the
pollination between a male sterile line and a pollen restoring line.
"Controlling the pollination" means to use a
method of hybridization which will produce pure seed of hybrid grain sorghum
which is at least 95 percent hybrid seed.
H. The term "certified seed",
"registered seed",
and "foundation seed"
mean seed that has been produced and labeled in accordance with the
procedures and in compliance with the rules and regulations of an officially
recognized seed certifying agency or association.
I. The term "weed seed"
includes the seeds, or structures normally considered as seeds
of all plants generally recognized as weeds within this state and includes
noxious weed seeds.
J. The term
"labeling" includes all labels and other written,
printed or graphic representations, in any manner whatsoever, accompanying and
pertaining to any seed whether bulk, or in containers, and includes
representations on invoices.
K. The
term "advertisement" means all representations,
other than those on the label, disseminated in any manner or by any means
relating to seed within the scope of these regulations.
L. The term
"record" includes all information relating to
lot, identification, source, origin, variety, amount, processing, testing,
labeling, and invoices with a lot number.
M. The term
"stop-sale" means an administrative order
restraining the sale, use, disposition, and movement of a definite amount of
seed.
N. The term
"treatedseed" means seed that has been treated
with a substance designed to control or repel plant disease organisms, insects,
or other pests attacking such seed or plants therefrom, or will otherwise
improve the planting value of the seed.
EXCEPTION: Fumigants or grain protectants that
leave no residues toxic to warmblooded animals (Synergized pyrethins) are not
covered by these regulations.
O. The term "registered seed
technologist" as applied in these regulations, means a seed
technologist who has attained registered membership in the Society of
Commercial Seed Technologists through qualifying tests and experiences as
required by this society.
P. The
term "brand" as used in these regulations, means a word, mark or
picture representing a trademark or a term taken from a trademark, which
indicates the owner, originator, or labeler of the seed and does not indicate
the genetic identity of the seed.
SECTION 2.
LICENSING-REPORTING-LABELING.
A.
Licensing. Any person who sells, offers for sale, or distributes
agricultural* seed for planting purposes within the state, or who sells or
distributes agricultural seed into the state for planting purposes, shall have
in force a valid license for such purpose from the State Plant Board, and such
seed shall be labeled in accordance with these regulations. Licenses shall be
issued on an annual basis covering the period July 1 through June 30.
Applications for securing a license may be obtained from the State Plant Board.
Note:
1.
Companies with subsidiaries with
different names must have a separate license for each name (if seed labeled
from that location is distributed into or within Arkansas).
2.
Companies with subsidiaries with
the same name may use their license to cover more than one location provided
they have the ability to report seed sales into or within Arkansas for each
location and accept responsibility for any fees or violations made at each
location; however, companies with subsidiary locations that sell within or into
Arkansas, agricultural seed for planting field crops such as rice, soybeans,
and small grains, etc., must register each location and pay required
registration fees. (See section 5: fees and services)
EXCEPTIONS:
1. A
license is not required for a person who offers for sale, sells, or distributes
his own production of Arkansas certified seed which must be bagged and tagged.
(Applies to Certified Seed Producers of 100 acres or less.)
2. A license is not required for a person who
offers for sale, sells, or distributes only seed that has been sampled, tested,
and for which labels have been completely printed by the State Plant
Board.
3. A license is not required
for a person who offers for sale, sells, or distributes only seed obtained from
a licensed seedsman which is in full compliance with these regulations and on
which the tonnage fee is paid by a licensed seedsman.
* Agricultural seed shall be considered to include, in addition
to the kinds covered in the section on definitions, garden and lima bean,
spinach, mustard, turnip and garden pea seed when in containers of 25 lbs. or
more.
Failure of a Licensee to observe these regulations, file
required reports, or pay fees required shall be grounds for cancellation of the
license by the State Plant Board.
B.
Tonnage
Fees. All agricultural seed distributed or sold, whether in
bulk or in containers, within or into Arkansas for planting purposes shall have
a tonnage fee paid on it to the State Plant Board. (See Section 5.
Fees.)
The tonnage fee shall be due on the total pounds of first sales
distributions by the originating Licensee.
Exceptions:
1. In
cases where a licensed Arkansas seedsman purchases or receives agricultural
seed for planting purposes from a seedsman located outside the state of
Arkansas, the tonnage fee may be paid by either seedsman, but final
responsibility rests with the Arkansas seedsman. Subsequent sale by an
additional licensee of seed on which the fee has been paid would not be subject
to any further tonnage fees.
The tonnage fee may be paid by either the Permit Label System
or by the Reporting System:
1.
Permit Label System All seed must be in containers. Bulk bags are
not eligible to be used under the permit label system. Permit labels are
purchased from the Plant Board and attached to each container. (See Section 5.
Fees.)
2.
Reporting System Seed may be in containers, or in bulk, or both. A
report is filed with the Plant Board, each quarter, on forms furnished by the
Plant Board covering all seed sold within or into Arkansas, not carrying a
Plant Board label. Reports and fees due shall be filed with the State Plant
Board no later than 30 days following the end of each quarter.
1st quarter begins July 1 and ends September 30th. 2nd quarter
begins October 1 and ends December 31st. 3rd quarter begins January 1 and ends
March 31st. 4th quarter begins April 1 and ends June 30th.
Reports shall be filed each quarter, even if no seed sales
occurred during the period being reported.
The Plant Board may assess a 10% additional charge for late
reports.
Any person who sells, offers for sale or distributes
agricultural seed for planting purposes within the state, or who sells or
distributes agricultural seed into the state in containers only, has the option
of using the Reporting System, as outlined above, or he may elect to purchase
Arkansas permit labels and attach one to each container of such seed not
previously accounted for by another Licensee. This option would be indicated at
the time application is filed for a license.
In those cases where the seed of a Licensee who is using the
reporting system requires a special permit label (non-certified cotton and
sorghum for syrup, when labeled as to variety), then this seed shall be exempt
from the quarterly seed report.
The State Plant Board or its representative is authorized to
inspect the records, during normal business hours, of any person subject to
compliance with these regulations.
C.
Labeling. A label with the information
listed below shall be on or attached to each container of agricultural seed for
planting purposes, and if seed is in bulk the label shall accompany each sale,
either on the invoice or on a separate sheet or tag, except that, in retail
stores where sales are made from small open containers the label of the seed
shall be openly displayed on each container instead of being given to the
purchaser with each sale.
The label shall contain the following information,
clearly legible in the English language, truly and correctly
given:
(1) The seedman's or
vendor's name and address.
(2) The
kind and variety of seed, or if variety is not listed, so state
"Variety Not
Stated.
" (Note: See Section 2.
D for kinds required to be labeled by variety name.)
(3) The Lot Number.
(4) The state in which the seed was grown, or
if unknown, a statement to that effect.
(5) The year grown for certified
cotton.
(6) The percentage of pure
seed.
(7) The percentage of weed
seed, including noxious weeds.
(8)
The percentage of other crop.
(9)
The percentage of inert matter.
(10) The percentage of germination, exclusive
of hard seed, and percentage of hard seed, if present.
(11) The date the germination test was
completed, given by month and year. The test is valid for nine months, not
including the month the seed was tested.
(12) Net weight of contents, with the
exception of corn, which may be on the label or bag in the vicinity of the
label.
(13) Any tall fescue offered
for sale in Arkansas, certified or non-certified, must have shown on the tag
that the seed contains ryegrass, if any, and the amount given in percentage. If
no ryegrass is found in the sample, the tag shall state, "No Ryegrass Found"
(Note: Experiments have shown that if fescue seed contains as little as .5%
ryegrass seed, the first year's crop may contain as much as 25% ryegrass
heads).
(14) Name and number of
noxious weed seeds present per pound, or if none are present, a statement to
that effect, the noxious weeds being as follows:
1. Balloonvine (Cardiospermum
halicacabum)
2. Bermudagrass
(Cynodon dactylon)
3.
Blueweed (Helianthus ciliaris)
4. Buckhorn plantain (Plantago
lanceolata)
5.
Cheat
Or CheSS (Bromus secalinus and/or Bromus commutatus)
6. Cocklebur (Xanthium
spp.)
7. Corncockle
(Agrostemma githago)
8. Crotalaria (Crotalaria
spp.)
9. Darnel
(Lolium temulentum)
10.
Dock and/or Sorrel
(Rumex spp.)
11.
Dodder (Cuscuta spp.)
12. Field Bindweed (Convolvulus
arvensis)
13. Giant Foxtail
(Setaria faberi)
14.
Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
15. Horsenettle (Solanum
carolinense)
16. Itchgrass
(Rottboellia cochinchinensis)
17. Johnsongrass (Sorghum
halepense)
18. Moonflower
(Ipomoea turbinata)
19. Morningglory (Ipomoea
spp.)
20. Nutgrass
(Cyperus rotundus)
21.
Purple nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium)
22. Wild onion and/or wild garlic
(Allium spp.)
23.
Serrated Tussock (Nassella trichotoma)
24. Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa
crusgalli)
Added Nov.'94
25. Tropical Soda Apple
(Solanum
viarum)
Added Aug. '96
When found in rice, the following weeds shall, in addition, be
classed as noxious and their presence must be indicated in accordance with the
requirements for other noxious weeds:
(a) red rice (Oryza sativa var.),
(b) curly indigo
(Aeschynomene spp.),
(c) tall indigo or coffee bean
(Sesbania exaltata).
D.
Variety / Brand Labeling
Requirements. In seed of wheat, soybeans, rice and cotton,
the label must contain the commonly accepted name of the kind and variety of
each agricultural seed component in excess of five percent of the whole and the
percentage by weight of each. Variety identification is not required for wheat
seed labeled "for cover crop".
The name of a kind and variety of seed and any descriptive
terms pertaining thereto shall be correctly represented in any labeling of the
seed. The name of each variety of agricultural or vegetable seed is the name
determined in accordance with the following considerations:
Name of variety. The name of each variety of
agricultural or vegetable seed is the name determined in accordance with the
following considerations:
(a) The
variety name shall represent a subdivision of a kind, which is characterized by
growth, plant, fruit, seed, or other characters by which it can be
differentiated from other sorts of the same kind.
(b) The name of a new variety shall be the
name given by the originator or discoverer of the variety, except that in the
event the originator or discoverer of a new unnamed variety, at the time seed
of the variety is first introduced into channels of commerce of the United
States for sale to the public, cannot or chooses not to name the variety, the
name of the variety shall be the first name under which the seed is introduced
into such commerce.
(c) The variety
name shall not be misleading. The same variety name shall not be assigned to
more than one variety of the same kind of seed.
Labeling Brands:
When agricultural seed is labeled with a brand, trademark, or
term taken from a brand or trademark, the seed label must clearly identify the
term with the word "brand" and as being other than part of the variety
name.
Example: When both a brand and a variety name are stated, the
terms must be shown by stating the brand name, followed by the term
"brand".
For crops that can be sold as "variety not stated", the seed
must be labeled in the following order: The brand name, the word "brand", the
kind name and the words "variety not stated".
E.
Records and Test Data. Each
person whose name appears on the label of seed sold or offered for sale in
Arkansas for planting purposes shall have a complete analysis test made by a
Registered Seed Technologist or an official State Seed Analyst. Such test
record shall be kept for a period of two years and shall be accessible for
inspection by the state seed law enforcement officer or his agent during
customary business hours.
F.
Analysis for Mixtures. If the seed consists of a mixture of two or
more kinds of field seeds, the word "mixture" and the percentage of pure seed
must be shown in the analysis for each kind that is present in the amount of
over 5%. Also, for each kind present in the amount of over 5%, the percentage
of germination of each (exclusive of hard seed) and the percentage of hard seed
of each, if present, must be shown in the analysis.
G.
Limitations on Amount of Weed Seeds.
Agricultural seeds must not be sold for planting purposes which contain
more than 2% by weight of weed seeds. EXCEPTIONS: Limit 4% for Lespedeza and
Grasses.
H.
Limitations on
Amounts of Noxious Weeds. Agricultural seeds must not be sold for
planting purposes which contain more than 300 of any one noxious weed per
pound, or a combined total of 500 noxious weeds per pound, with the following
exceptions:
1. Sale of seeds containing Field
Bindweed, Crotalaria spp., Balloonvine, Itchgrass, Nutgrass, Serrated Tussock
and Tropical Soda Apple in any amount whatsoever (no tolerance) is
prohibited.
2. Sale of seed such as
sorghum, vetch or small grains requiring at least 300 grams or more as shown in
Section 4, Subsection C, Column 3, for a noxious weed examination, that
contains more than 2 wild onion or wild garlic per pound is prohibited. Sale of
seed such as sudangrass, clovers, or lespedezas requiring less than 300 grams
for a noxious examination, that contain more than 18 wild onion or wild garlic
per pound, is prohibited.
When the original analysis used for tagging shows any wild
onion or wild garlic present, a warning tag must be attached in addition to the
analysis tag, said warning tag to be obtained from the Plant Board at cost,
bearing the following statement: "This seed contains wild onion
or wild garlic in the amount shown on the analysis tag. You are warned not to
plant this seed where the land will be used to pasture dairy cattle, or where
the land may hereafter be used to produce planting seed of any
kind."
3. Sale of seed containing more than 100
Johnsongrass seed per pound is prohibited. When the original analysis used for
tagging shows any Johnsongrass present, a warning tag must be attached in
addition to the analysis tag, said warning tag to be obtained from the Plant
Board at cost, bearing the following statement: "This seed
contains Johnsongrass in the amount shown on the analysis tag. You are warned
not to plant this seed where you do not already have Johnsongrass, and it
should not be used on land that hereafter may be used to produce planting seed,
or on land which may hereafter be planted to row
crops."
4. Sale of rice seed for planting purposes
containing more than 15 each of red rice, curly indigo, and tall indigo or
coffee bean per pound is prohibited.
5. Bromus commutatus when present in smooth
bromegrass shall not be considered as a noxious weed but as a common
weed.
6. Sale of seed containing
more than 3 cocklebur per pound is prohibited.
7. Barnyardgrass, Echinochloa
crusgalli, when present in Lespedeza, shall not be considered as a
noxious weed, but as a common weed.
I.
Treated Seed Must be Labeled.
If seed has been chemically treated, each bag or container must be labeled
bearing a true statement as follows: (The required information shall be in type
no smaller than 8 point and may be on the tag bearing the analysis information
or on a separate tag, or it may be printed in a conspicuous manner on a side or
top of the container.)
1. The seed in this
bag has been chemically treated. The chemical(s)is used in accordance with the
manufacturer's recommendations.
2.
Label is to show name of substance(s) used. The name of the substance will be
the commonly accepted coined, chemical (generic) or abbreviated chemical
name.
3. The appropriate toxicity
category signal word shall be a part of the label. The signal word shall
correspond to toxicity categories as set forth in the Title 40 Code of Federal
Regulations.
TOXICITY CATEGORIES Hazard Indicators
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1
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II
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III
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IV
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Oral LD50
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Up to and including 50 mg/kg
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From 50 thru 500 mg/kg
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From 500 thru 5,000 mg/kg
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Greater than 5,000 mg/kg
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Inhalation LC50
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Up to and including .2 mg/liter
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From .2 thru 2 mg/liter
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From 2 thru 20 mg/liter
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Greater than 20 mg/liter
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Dermal LD50
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Up to and including 200 mg/kg
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From 200 thru 2,000 mg/kg
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From 2,000 thru 20,000 mg/kg
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Greater than 20,000 mg/kg
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Eye Effects
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Corrosive: Corneal opacity not reversible with 7
days
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Corneal opacity reversible within 7 days; irritation
persisting for 7days
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No corneal opacity; irritation reversible within 7
days
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No irritation
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Skin Effects
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Corrosive
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Severe irritation at 72 hours
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Moderate irritation at 72 hours
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Mild or slight irritation at 72 hours
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Signal Words
DANGER- Category I -- include Poison and Skull & Crossbones
("Poison" in red letters. Skull & Crossbones at least twice the size of the
type used for information required on the label), except in the case of
pesticides requiring the signal word, DANGER, because of skin and eye local
effects.
WARNING- Category II
CAUTION- Category III and IV
4. Appropriate Precautionary Statement Worded
Substantially as follows:
"Do not use for food", "Do not use for
feed", "Do not use for oil purposes", or "Do not use for food,
feed, or oil purposes".
Cottonseed which has been treated with Disulfoton (Di-syston),
Monocrotophos (Azodrin) or Phorate (Thimet) shall bear as part of the seed
treatment label a warning statement taken from the Di-syston, Azodrin, or
Thimet label indicating a possible reduction in germination or stand as a
result of such treatment.
5.
It shall be illegal to sell, give
away, or use treated seed for any purpose other than planting. Treated
seed for other than planting purposes shall be disposed of as specified by the
appropriate State Agency.
J.
Treating Plants Must be
Licensed. All seed treating plants that treat seed in
Arkansas must have a license from the State Plant Board. All licenses expire
June 30 of each year and must be renewed. The annual license fee shall be
$250.00. All seed treated by such plants must be labeled as it is
processed in accordance with Section (H) above. Farmers may treat their own
planting seed with their own equipment without a license.
K.
Seed Lots Must be
Uniform. When one shipment of a lot is found to be
mislabeled, other shipments from this same lot may be held under stop-sale
until tags are corrected to conform with Plant Board findings, either based on
results of the shipment originally found mislabeled, or from tests made on
samples taken from each shipment.
L.
Special Permit Labels
Required for Non-Certified Cotton and Sweet Sorghums When Sold Under a Variety
Name. When non-certified cotton or non-certified sweet
sorghum seed commonly used for syrup purposes, is sold or offered for sale for
planting purposes, under a variety name, each bag or container must carry a
special permit label. These special permit labels will be issued after the
applicant has given the requested information on an application form, furnished
by the Plant Board, covering the lots to be sold under this provision, and if
the information is satisfactory and is approved, special permit labels will be
issued to cover each individual lot. "Exception: Those companies that have a
licensed Plant Breeder, as stipulated in Circular 15, approved and registered
with the State Plant Board for cotton and/or sweet sorghum, and who maintains a
breeding program, are exempt form the requirements of obtaining and using the
special permit labels on those varieties developed and distributed or sold by
them in or into Arkansas. In this case the seed would either carry a regular
Arkansas permit label or be accounted for under the reporting
system."
M.
Certified Rapeseed Must be Treated. All
certified rapeseed being grown and/or sold in Arkansas must be treated with
Benomyl, or Iprodione when approved, (or other registered and approved
chemicals recognized to be equal to or greater than Benomyl or Iprodione in
effective control of virulent Blackleg, Leptosphaeria maculans).
SECTION 3.
EXCEPTIONS.
A. There shall be no
exceptions for chemically treated seed.
B. These regulations shall not apply:
1. To untreated seed distributed, sold, or
transported for food or feed purposes, and not distributed, sold or recommended
for planting purposes, except that (I) small grains, corn and soybeans, when
distributed, sold, or transported for other than planting purposes must be
branded or tagged to indicate plainly that they are not for planting purposes,
and (2) if seeds are tagged, branded, or otherwise marked to show a variety
name or to indicate or suggest in any way that they are suitable for planting
purposes, such seed are not exempt under this paragraph unless each bag or
other container is plainly and conspicuously marked or tagged
"Not for Planting Purposes."
NOTE: For rice, small grain and soybean seed
where the purpose for which the seed is intended may be in question, all seeds
advertised for sale in any manner, or as processed or tested or treated or
offered at a price substantially higher than current market prices, shall be
presumed to be offered for seeding purposes and subject to the labeling I
licensing provisions of this chapter.
2. To seed sold by a farmer or grower to a
seed dealer or processor, or in storage in, or consigned to, a seed cleaning or
processing establishment for cleaning or processing; provided, that any
labeling or other representation which may be made with respect to uncleaned
seed shall be subject to the provisions of these regulations.
3. To any carrier in respect to any seed
transported or delivered for transportation in the ordinary course of its
business as a carrier, if such carrier is not engaged in producing, processing,
or marketing agricultural seed.
C. Bermudagrass and Johnsongrass may be sold
as agricultural seed for planting purposes in a pure state or in mixtures. Seed
containing Bermudagrass or Johnsongrass in amounts of less than 5% may be sold,
provided that a warning tag, obtained from the Plant Board, is attached to each
bag, and provided that the number of these seeds per pound is shown on the
analysis tag.
SECTION 4.
SAMPLING AND ANALYZING SEED.
A.
Sampling Seed in Bags:
(a) To
obtain a composite sample of a lot of seed:
(1) For lots of six bags or less each bag
shall be sampled.
(2) For lots of
more than six bags, sample five bags plus at least 10% of the number of bags in
the lot. (Round off numbers with decimals to the nearest whole number raising
.5 to the next whole number.) Regardless of the lot size it is not necessary
that more than 30 bags be sampled.
Example:
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No. bags in lot:
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7
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10
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23
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50
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100
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200
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300
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400
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No. bags to sample:
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6
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6
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7
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10
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15
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25
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30
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30
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(3)
For inspection purposes open bags shall not be sampled except under
circumstances where the identity of the seed has been preserved.
(b) To obtain packet samples for
uniformity:
In obtaining packet samples to test for uniformity, four bags
shall be sampled from each 100 bags, or less, in the lot, and a composite
made.
(c) Samples retained
by dealer:
Upon request of the dealer a portion of the official sample may
be retained for his file, provided an approved mechanical divider is furnished
for the Plant Board inspector. Samples will be sealed and properly identified
by inspector.
(d)
Sampling Bulk Seed. Bulk seeds or screening shall be sampled by
inserting a long probe into the bulk as circumstances require in at least seven
uniformly distributed parts of the quantity being sampled.
Size of Sample:
(a) For composite sample to test for quality:
The following are minimum weights for samples of seed to be
submitted for analysis or examination:
(1) Two ounces (approximately 55 grams) of
grass seed not otherwise mentioned in (2),(3), or (4) below, white or alsike
clover, or seeds not larger than these.
(2) Five ounces (approximately 150 grams) of
red or crimson clover, alfalfa, lespedeza, ryegrass, bromegrass, flax, rape, or
seeds of similar size.
(3) One pound
of sudangrass, proso, hemp or seeds of similar size.
(4) Two pounds (approximately 1,000 grams) of
sorghum, cereals, vetches, or seeds of similar or larger size.
B.
If Plant Board
is to print analysis on permit labels the sample must be drawn by a Plant Board
inspector from cleaned and bagged seed. The Plant Board will only print labels
on seed with the variety stated and if not in conflict with other laws
(PVP/Patent, etc.).
Note: A Declaration of Variety (Form DV-88) must be submitted
before labels can be printed.
C.
Amount of Seed to be analyzed in
Determining Purity and Noxious Weeds in Seed Control Work: The amount of
seed used in making analysis for percentage of purity and percentage of weed
seeds must be in accordance with Column 2 of the subjoined table, and amount
used in determining noxious weeds must be in accordance with Column 3.
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Column 1
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Column 2
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Column 3
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(a) Bermudagrass and seeds of similar size
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1 gram
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10 grams
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(b) Orchardgrass and seeds of similar size
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3 grams
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30 grams
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(c) Alfalfa, lespedezas, and seeds of similar
size
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5 grams
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50 grams
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(d) Crimson clover, and seeds of similar
size
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10 grams
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100 grams
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(e) Sudangrass and seed of similar size
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25 grams
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250 grams
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(f) Sorghums and seed of similar size
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50 grams
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500 grams
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(g) Vetch, cereals and seeds of similar
size
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100 grams
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500 grams
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(h) Soybeans and seeds of similar size
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500 grams
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500 grams
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D. The
noxious weed statement on the permit label or on the accompanying tag must be
in terms of pounds and not in terms of ounces or grams. Only in case there are
no noxious weed seeds found in the amounts of seed given in Column 3 can the
statement "Noxious Weed Seeds - None Per Pound" be used.
E. In seed control work, the Federal
tolerances shall be applied for noxious weeds, purity, and germination, except
(1) in the case of prohibited weeds for which no tolerance shall be allowed and
(2) in the case of cocklebur for which a tolerance of one per pound is allowed.
The number of noxious weeds in any case shall not exceed the maximum
permitted.
SECTION 5.
FEES AND SERVICES.
A.
Explanation of Services:
1.
Regulatory Samples. Samples which are drawn by the Plant Board in
accordance with procedures as outlined in these Regulations. Samples are taken
from seed that has already been labeled and is in the trade channels. The
purpose of regulatory samples is to ensure that the seed has been correctly
labeled (consumer protection).
2.
Service Samples. Samples which are submitted to the Plant Board
for testing. Information from test results may be used to label seed.
There are two kinds of service samples:
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CERTIFIED SAMPLES
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Samples which are produced from crops that are in the
Certification Program. This seed was field inspected by the Plant Board and has
met field standards. The samples must be taken by the Plant Board and must pass
the strict standards of laboratory testing before being allowed to bear the
official Arkansas Certified label.
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NON-CERTIFIED SAMPLES
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Samples which do not meet the requirements under the
Certification program. Samples may be submitted by the
seedsman/farmer.
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B.
Explanation of Tests:
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Complete Analysis (Comp)
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Consists of the determination of the % pure seed, %
weed seed, % other crop, % inert matter, % germination, and the number and kind
of noxious weeds found in the sample per pound. Samples which are under
consideration for Certification are also tested for % moisture and varietal
purity.
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Germ Only (GO)
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Consists of the determination of the %
germination.
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Purity Only (PO)
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Same as a complete except the % germination is not
determined.
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Varietal Purity (VP)
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The determination of the presence of varietal
contaminants. (CERTIFIED SEED ONLY)
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Noxious Weed Exam (NWE)
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Consists of the determination of the number and kind of
noxious weeds found in the sample per pound.
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Red Rice Exam (RRE)
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Consists of the determination of the number of Red Rice
found in the sample per pound.
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C.
Schedule of Fees:
1.
REGULATORY SAMPLES - There are no fees charged for regulatory
samples unless copies of test results are requested, then fees are the same as
for service samples.
2.
SERVICE SAMPLES
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COMPLETE
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PURITY OR GERM ONLY
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ALFALFA
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$16.00
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$12.00
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BAHIAGRASS
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$16.00
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$12.00
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BARLEY
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$16.00
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$8.00
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BEAN (garden & field)
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$16.00
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$8.00
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BERMUDAGRASS
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$16.00
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$12.00
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BLUEGRASS
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$16.00
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$12.00
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BLUESTEM
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$50.00
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$40.00
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CLOVER
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$16.00
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$12.00
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CORN
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$16.00
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$8.00
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COTTON
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$16.00
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$8.00
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DALLISGRASS
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$16.00
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$12.00
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FESCUE
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$16.00
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$12.00
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JOHNSONGRASS
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$16.00
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$12.00
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LESPEDEZA
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$16.00
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$12.00
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LOVEGRASS
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$16.00
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$12.00
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MILLET
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$16.00
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$12.00
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MUSTARD
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$16.00
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$12.00
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OATS
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$16.00
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$8.00
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OKRA
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$16.00
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$8.00
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PEAS (garden & field)
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$16.00
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$8.00
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PEANUTS
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$16.00
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$8.00
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RICE
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$16.00
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$8.00
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RYE
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$16.00
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$8.00
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RYEGRASS
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$16.00
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$12.00
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SORGHUM
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$16.00
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$8.00
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SOYBEANS
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$16.00
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$8.00
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TURNIP/RAPE
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$16.00
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$12.00
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VETCH
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$16.00
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$8.00
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WHEAT
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$16.00
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$8.00
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VEGETABLES
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$16.00
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$12.00
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THE TESTING FEE FOR CROPS NOT LISTED WILL BE THE SAME AS
A LISTED CROP WITH SIMILAR COMPLEXITY. CALL THE PLANT BOARD FOR EXACT FEE
INFORMATION.
ANALYSIS FOR MIXTURES $8.00 - will be charged for
each additional component in a mixture.
TETRAZOLIUM TEST (TZ) $15.00 - This is a chemical
test that may give an estimate of the germination potential, usually within 24
hours from the receipt of the sample. THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL GERMINATION TEST
AND MAY NOT BE USED TO LABEL SEED FOR GERMINATION.
VIGOR TEST $12.00 - Seed vigor comprises those
properties which determine the potential for rapid uniform emergence and
development of normal seedlings under a wide range of field conditions.
Accelerated Aging (soybeans, wheat): Places seed
under stress conditions of high temperature and humidity to estimate longevity
of seed in warehouse storage and predict stand establishment.
Cool Test (cotton): Places seed under stress
conditions of cool temperatures, simulating early planting conditions.
Complete Seedling Count (garden beans): Normal
seedlings are classified as strong or weak based on presence of seedling
structures.
VARIETAL TESTS $12.00 - There are several aids
which enable the analyst to determine, confirm, or group seed as to variety
based on numerous tests. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE ARKANSAS
CERTIFIED SEED DIRECTORY FOR CROPS WHICH ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR
CERTIFICATION FOR THE EXACT PROCEDURE OF CROP AND GRADE IN
QUESTION.
Phenol Test (wheat): This
is a chemical varietal test that groups varieties of wheat into several color
reaction categories based on the genetic makeup of the variety.
Fluorescence Test (oats):
When placed under an ultraviolet light, varieties of oats will either
be fluorescent or non-fluorescent, based on the genetic makeup of the
variety.
Hypocotyl Test (soybeans):
Soybean seedlings will exhibit the pigmentation of the flower color of
the variety when planted under strong lighting conditions. The hypocotyl (stem)
area of the seedling will remain green (white flower) or will turn purple
(purple flower) within a few days of emergence.
SAMPLING FEE $15.00 -A fee is charged for samples
drawn by the Plant Board on non-certified seed. No fee is charged for samples
under consideration for Certification, provided a representative sample is
drawn.
HANDLING FEE $3.00 - A fee is charged for samples
that are picked up by the Plant Board on non-certified seed. No fee is charged
for samples under consideration for Certification.
PRIORITY SAMPLES $25.00 - A service provided to
the seedsman/farmer which allows samples to be tested ahead of other samples in
the lab. This fee is an addition to the fee for the test(s) requested.
PURITY FIRST $1.00 - Upon request, a preliminary
purity report will be given upon completion of the test.
ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS REPORTS $1.00 - For each
additional requested copy of the analysis report.
SERVICES NOT OTHERWISE MENTIONED Based upon need
and ability, the Plant Board may elect to provide services for which fees have
not been set. Fees charged will be based on recovering the reasonable and
customary cost of services rendered.
3.
INSPECTION FEES FOR SEED FOUND
MISLABELED: If seed are found mislabeled, or required tags are not
attached, or some other requirement not met, the seedsman whose permit label or
number is attached or on the bags, or the seedsman who made the shipment, or
the person to whom the notice was issued, may be required to pay to the Plant
Board as an inspection fee the sum of $15.00
4.
License Fee - Tonnage Fee - Cost of
Permit Labels:
a) The annual fee for a
Seed Labeler's license shall be $250.00. The annual
fee for registration of a subsidiary location (distributing agricultural
field-crop seed within or into Arkansas) shall be
$250.00.
b) Persons
using the Reporting System shall pay 10 cents each hundred pounds
of seed (Tonnage Fee).
c) The cost
of permit labels issued with only the seedsman's name, address, and permit
number shall be 10 cents each.
d) The cost of permit labels completely
printed for certified seed failing to meet the standards shall be 10
cents each.
e) The cost of
permit labels completely printed on all other seed shall be 10
cents each.
f) The annual
fee for a
certification permit for all applicants to certify seed
shall be
$100.00 on acreage of 100 acres or less. Those applicants
having a current and valid Seed Labeler's license shall be exempt from this
requirement. Certification applicants with acreage greater than 100 acres are
required to have a valid Seed Labeler's license. Each seedsman and/or retail
facility participating in the Bulk Certified Seed Program must have in force a
current Arkansas
Bulk Certification Permit for each location where
bulk certified seed will be sold. Records of production and sale of seed grown
for certification may be inspected by the Plant Board or its representative
during normal business hours. Any planting seed sold as noncertified shall
comply fully with Subsection B of Section 2 of the Regulations.
Arkansas certified seed carrying official certification tags on
each container, or sold on a bulk certificate, are not subject to the tonnage
fee or required to carry an Arkansas permit label.
D.
Disposition of Seed Found
Mislabeled: Any seed held under a stop-sale notice shall not be removed
from the premises or disposed of in any manner, until a written release has
been given by the State Plant Board or an authorized agent thereof. The
seedsman responsible for an intrastate shipment that is found to be mislabeled
must submit an explanation including a complete record of the lot in question
to the Plant Board. If the record is not deemed satisfactory then the seedsman
shall be given a hearing by the Plant Board.
Any seed found to be seriously misrepresented or in serious
violation of these regulations may be seized by the Plant Board as authorized
by Section 2-16-209, Arkansas Stats. 1947. In
lieu of destroying the seed as provided for in this section of the law, it may
be given to some state or charitable institution.
Violations of the Federal Seed Act, that are to be referred to
the United States Department of Agriculture, will be approved by the Director
and reviewed by the seed Committee of the Plant Board.
SECTION 6.
PROHIBITIONS
SUMMARIZED:
The prohibitions listed below shall not invalidate any
provisions of these regulations through omission or repetition, but shall be a
supplement thereto.
No person shall:
A.
Sell, offer, expose, distribute or transport agricultural seed not labeled in
accordance with the provisions of the above rules and regulations, or having a
false or misleading labeling;
B.
Sell agricultural seed containing prohibited noxious weeds;
C. Sell agricultural seed containing more
than 300 of any one noxious weed per pound, or a combined total of 500 noxious
weeds per pound, including exceptions shown in Section 2, Sub-Section (G), and
Section 3 (Sub-Section (B);
D. Sell
agricultural seed containing more than 2% by weight of all weed seeds:
Exception - 4% in lespedezas and grasses;
E. Detach, alter, deface, or destroy any
label required in these rules and regulations or alter or substitute seed in a
manner that may defeat the purpose of these regulations;
F. Disseminate any false or misleading
advertisement concerning agricultural seed in any manner or by any
means;
G. Hinder or obstruct in any
way any authorized agent of the State Plant Board in the performance of his
duties;
H. Fail to comply with a
"stop-sale" notice by the State Plant Board, or
any authorized agent thereof, on agricultural seed sold, offered for sale, or
exposed for sale; or to move or otherwise handle or dispose of any lot of seed
held under a "stop-sale" notice except with the
written permission of the State Plant Board, or an authorized agent thereof,
and for the purpose specified thereby;
I. Fail to keep for a period of at least two
years, after disposing of the lot, complete records of each lot of seed or make
available for inspection such records to the State Plant Board or any
authorized agent thereof;
J. Sell,
offer, or expose for sale any seed labeled "Certified Seed,"
"Registered Seed," or "Foundation
Seed," unless it has been produced and labeled in compliance with the
rules and regulations of an officially recognized seed-certifying agency or
association;
K. Represent
agricultural seeds which are indistinguishable by seed characteristics to be of
a recognized variety, without having adequate information for such variety
representation, such as that they were grown from certified seed on land free
of volunteer plants that might effect the purity of the seed under
consideration, and if a cross-pollinated crop, isolated so as to prevent
cross-pollination, and handled in harvesting, storing and processing so that
the varietal purity and quality of the seed is maintained;
L. Use any qualifying, descriptive terms or
the word type in connection with labeling
recognized variety names of agricultural seeds;
M. Upon request of the Plant Board, any
producer of hybrid corn or hybrid sorghum who wishes to offer his hybrid for
sale in the state may be required to give the Plant Board a complete
description of the characteristics, including the parental lines of each hybrid
and a two-pound representative sample of each.
APPENDIX
Section 2-16-207.
Ark.
Stats, 1947. Duties of the Plant Board. The Board shall
keep itself informed as to the varieties of insect pests, diseases, and noxious
weeds, the origin, locality, nature and appearance thereof, the manner in which
they are disseminated, and approved methods of treatment and eradication. Every
such insect pest, disease, and noxious weed, and every plant and plant product
infested or infected therewith is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
The Board in its rules and regulations made pursuant to this
act shall list the insect pests, diseases, and noxious weeds, of which it shall
find that the introduction into, or the dissemination within the state should
be prevented in order to safeguard the plants and plant products of this state,
together with the plants and plant products or other substances on or in which
these may be carried. Every person who has knowledge of the presence of any
insect pest, disease, or noxious weed, listed as required by this section, in
the rules and regulations made pursuant to this Act, in or upon any place,
shall immediately report the same to the Board or inspectors thereof, giving
such detailed information relative thereto as he may have. Every person who
deals in or engages in the sale of plants or plant products shall furnish to
the Board or its inspectors, when requested, a statement of the names and
addresses of the persons from whom, and the localities where he purchased or
obtained such plants and plant products.
Section
2-16-207(C)(1).
Rules. The
Board shall, from time to time, make rules and regulations for carrying out the
provisions and requirements of this Act, including rules and regulations under
which its inspectors and other employees shall (a) inspect places, plants and
plant products, and things and substances used or connected herewith, (b)
investigate, control, eradicate, and prevent the dissemination of insect pests,
diseases, and noxious weeds, and (c) supervise or cause the treatment, cutting
and destruction of plants and plant products infected therewith.
Section 2-16-207(C)(2).
For the purpose of preventing fraud and misrepresentation
the Board shall from time to time make rules and regulations governing the
transportation, distribution, or sale of sorghum seed, hybrid corn seed and
other seeds intended for planting purposes.
Section 2-16-209.
Transportation - Permits. Transportation
through or into, or transportation, distribution, or sale within the state of
any insect pest, plant disease or noxious weed, or of any plant, plant product,
or other substance, listed in the rules and regulations of the Board as
required under
2-16-207, or of sorghum seed,
hybrid corn seed, or other planting seeds for transportation, distribution, or
sale of which the Board has made rules and regulations under this Act is hereby
prohibited except under such safeguards as may be provided for in the rules and
regulations of the Board. To cover expenses incident to inspection or
treatment, or incident to the issuance of such permits or certificates as may
be required by the Board's regulations made under this Act, the Board may
require the payment of reasonable fees, which shall be deposited in the manner
prescribed by
2-16-210. to be used in carrying
out the provisions of this Act.
Provided, that the board is hereby
empowered to require that a shipper who ships plants from another state into
Arkansas must meet any and all requirements which the shipper's state would
make of an Arkansas shipper who ships plants into that state.
Inspectors of the Board on issuance of a written notice may
cause to be held or to be sent out of the state or to be destroyed, any plant,
plant product, or any other substance which has been brought into or is being
transported within the state in violation of any state or federal law or
regulation, and may stop and detain for inspection any person, car or other
carrier.
Section 2-16-203.
Violation - Penalty. Any person who shall violate any provisions
or requirements of this act, of the rules and regulations made, or any notice
given, pursuant thereto, or who shall forge, counterfeit, deface, destroy, or
wrongfully use, any certificate provided for in this act or in the rules and
regulations made pursuant thereto, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction therefor, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one
hundred dollars.
