The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1913-05-09
New Pare Seed Law.

is the new pure seed" law. The
Law was introduced in the house as
bill No. ia. The provisions Of this
law. replace the pure seed law Of
the 18th session, and repeal all other
laws in conflict with it. The en-
forcement Of the new law is intrusted
10 the director Of the state expert
nent station, who is also authorized
to appoint seed commissioner with
an Office at Boise.
The new law, briefly stated, pro-
vides as follows:
Every lot Of agricultural seed
which is offered or exposed for sale
within this state for seeding purposes
in this state, in lots Of FIVE pounds or
more, shall be plainly labeled with
the name Of the seed, the name and
address Of the person selling or offer
ing for sale such seed, the approx
mate percentage Of purity or
freedom Of such seed from foreign
natter, and the year and locality in
which the seeds were grown and the
kinds Of noxious weed seed contained
therein.
The seeds Of the wild mustard,
quack grass, Canadian thistle, wild
BATS, clover and alfalfa dodder, field
fodder, corn cookie, plaintain,
bracted plaintain. and perennial SOW
histle are defined as noxious weed
seeds.
The percentage Of purity Of agri-
cultural seeds shall be based upon
tests conducted either by the director
If the state experiment station, or by
lis assistants, or by the vendor Of
the seeds or his assistants; provided
hat when the test shall be made by
vendor or his agents it shall conform
to reasonable requirements authoriz-
ID by the director. The station
shall charge Is cents for each test or
purity Of samples; and If a test Of
the vitality Of seeds is wanted,
further fee of Is cents shall be
charged. All fees must be paid in
advance. Samples for testing may
e sent to the experiment station at
Moscow, or the seed laboratory,
State House, Boise.
The seeds coming under the act
are alfalfa, barley, Canadian blue
grass. Kentucky bluegrass. bronze
Qawless) grass, buckwheat, alsike
clover. crimson clover, red clover,
White clover, field corn, Kafiir corn,
meadow rescue, fax, millet, oats,
richard grass, rye, sorghum, tim
othy and wheat.
The provisions Of the new law do
not apply to the following cases:
ID To any person selling agricul-
tural seeds direct to seed merchants
or shipping to general market to-
be cleaned and graded before being
offered for sale for seeding purposes.
I'd Agricultural seed which is held
for storage for the purpose of being
cleaned. 90 Seed marked mot
clean" and held or sold for shipment
outside Of the state only. ca Mix
lures ofseed prepared for special
purposes when so labeled. 50 Seed
offered for sale for food purposes.
90 Seed grown by one farmer and
sold to another farmer for seeding
excepting alfalfa and
clover seeds.
Any person who fails to comply |
with the provisions of the new law in |
selling or exposing for sale any agri-
cultural seeds, or any person who
falsely labels or marks any agricul-
tural seeds, or any person who shall
prevent the director OF the expert
ment station or his agents from in
specting and collecting samples Of
seed exposed for sale is declared to
be guilty Of a misdemeanor. It is
made the duty Of the county prose
cutting attorney to conduct prosecu-
ions under the law.
for THE RATHDRUM