St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1913-05-02
CHAPTER 141-H. F. No. 05.

6AfIE 141-t1. r.. NO. 20.
AN ACT to regulate the selling, offering or
exposing for sale Of agricultural seeds in this
state. and providing penalties for the VIOLA
Be It enacted by the Legislature Of the State
OF Minnesota:
Section !: The term agricultural seeds.
shall include the seeds OF red clover. white
clover, alsike clover. alfalfa. Kentucky blue
grass. timothy. bronze grass, orchard grass,
and other grasses and forage plants, corn.
flax, rape, wheat. oats, barley, rye, buckwheat.
cultural seed" or agricultural seeds Is used
in this act it shall be construed to mean such
e eee had %1 In possession so.u; de 0V WITH intent ut afp TO- SELL Loy within IiIu;
this state for purposes OF seeding.
Sec. 2. The owner or person in possession
agricultural seeds as defined in Section ons
~ Of this act which contains one ~ pound
package or in bulk. shall a1ix thereto in a
conspicuous place on the exterior Of the con-
taiiner Of o such agricultural ;rc ur7i seeds leeds a y written tt :. or
BILE type. or not smaller than eight point heavy
Gothic caps. such label containing a state
list. The commonly accepted name of the
kind or kinds Of such agricultural seed, If the
name of the special variety or strain Of such
Cd. The approximate percentage Of ger
with the date Of test Of termination.
Sd: The approximate percentage by weight
or eaCh OF the following SeeQS. QuaCK grass
aarvensis), perennial SOW thistle Sonchus ar
vensis) 'and dodder, species Of Cuscuta If any
such are found in such agricultural seed.
4th. The approximate percentage by weight
Of pure seed in such agricultural seed.
grown in Minnesota, and in the case of corn,
the county IN which grown; If imported into
this STATE nta,tee, the he name ,m Of such state or country
9Th. The full name and address Of the
scotsman. importer, dealer or agent or other
Nv 4~vo on onrvrorofi0r a1{rD
offering or exposing the said agricultural seed
for sale.
tural seed contained in this act shall not apply
list. Any person selling agricultural seed.
for sale for the purpose OF seeding and plain
" marked on the outside Of containcr mot
ID. Agricultural seed marked plainly on
held or sold for export outside the state only.
This shall not exempt. however,, the vender
Of such mixtures from the provisions of Sec
t'G sec = suo anY perso 9a' firm Sa; 4 or ,co 15n; who
sells, offers or exposes for sale or distribution
in this state any agricultural seeds FOR seed
ing purposes without complying with the re-
quirements of this act shall be guilty Of a
and upon conviction shall BIO
fined not less than ten dollars $1,000, and tho
costs of such prosecution nor more than ono
hundred dollars (s1Oo.0o) and the costs OF
such prosecution, and upon the second or any
one hundred dollars &100, and the costs OF
such prosecution, nor more than five hundred
dollars ($5oo.0 W and the costs Of such prose-
cution.
Sec. 8. The words person and ''scll' as
used in this act shall be construed as pro-
M SiHea so see 1915. LOO % 'Se''S'o Laws
Sec. 9: The Minnesota Agricultural Expert
shall inspect, examine. and make analyses OF
and test of seeds sold, offered or exposed for
sale in the state at such time and places and
to such extent as 1T may determine, Tha
said Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton may appoint such agents as may be
Of this act, and said Minnesota Agricultural
Experiment Station or agents shall have free
access at all reasonable hours upon and into
any premises or structures to make examina-
ton OF any seeds. whether such seeds are
upon the premises Of the owner Of such seeds
any warehouse. elevator or railway company;
and upon rendering payment therefor at the
current value. may take any sample or sam
Sec. I. The salaries Of such agents as may
be appointed to carry out the provisions Of
this act, shall be fixed and paid by the Mime
sofa Agricultural Experiment Station of the
University Of Minnesota.
Sec. 8. Any citizen of the State of Mlnne-
sofa may, in accordance with the regulations
prescribed by the Minnesota Agricultural EN-
pertinent Station, and by preparing the trans
p%ortation charges, send a sample or samples
ment Station for examination. analysis ana
tests. and such examination. analysis or teEl.
shall be reported upon free Of charge;
Sec. 8. The certificate Of the Minnesota
Agricultural Experiment Station giving results
Of any examinations, analysis or tests of any
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station
shall be p~resumptive evidence Of the facts
therein stated.
Experiment Station shall find by Its ANNA
tons. analysis or tests. that any person, firm
or CORPORATION has violated any Of the pro.
so founf 20 the Attorney General or to tia