Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-20
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SEEDS MUST BE PURE
Law Now Requires State Inspection
and Analysis.


Section l. That sections All to 479,
inclusive, of the code Of 1912, volume 2
be stricken out and the following sec
|, tions, to be known and designated as
sections AL, 472, 473, 474, AIS, 476, AT,
| 47S and 479, be inserted in lieu thereof:
Sec. All. No agricultural seed as
| defined in section 40, shall be sold or
offered for sale or distribution within
the state which contain in greater num-
ber than 20 to 1000 Of the seeds under
examination, the seeds Of such noxious
weeds as clover dodder, field dodder,
white mustard, wild oats and such 9TH
er weeds as may be designated in the
regulations promulgated by the state
department Of agriculture. Where the
seed Of the weeds so designated are
presented in fewer numbers than 20 to
1000 Of the seed being examined, a
statement shall be so made on the la
bel attached to the package naming
the weed seeds present therein.
Sec 472. The seeds Of such weeds
as sheep sorrel, green and yellow fox
tail, yellow trefoil, chickweed and 9TH
er such weeds as may be prescribed in
the regulations adopted by the COM
missioner of agriculture and stated in
circulars, shall be classed as impurities
In agricultural seed. When such i'm
purities or any Of them are present in
quantity exceeding per cent of said
agricultural seeds, the approximate
per centage Of each shall be plainly
stated on the bag attached as specified
in section 40.
Sec. 473. Sand, dirt, sticks, broken
seeds, other seeds than those mention
ed in the foregoing sections, or any
other foreign matter, shall be consid-
cred as impurities when mixed with
agricultural seeds sold, offered or ex-
posed for sale in this state for seeding
purposes. When such impurities are
present in seeds exceeding the stand
ard fixed in the regulations Of the state
department Of agriculture, the name
and approximate Of each shall be stat
ed on the label as specified in section
470.
"Sec. 474. The commissioner Of ag-
riculture Is hereby empowered to pre-
scribe regulations designating when
seeds shall. be considered mixed or
adulterated or misbranded and ger
minating power standard.
Sec. AIS. The provisions Of sections
47O to 479, inclusive, shall not be con-
strued as applying to: (D Any person
growing, possessing for sale or selling
seeds for food purposes only. (2) Per-
sons selling seeds containing impuri-
ties except as defined in the regula-
tions providing such seeds are sold to
merchants to be recleaned before ex-
posing for sale upon the general mar
ket. (3) Seed that Is in store for the
purpose of recleaning and which Is not
possessed, sold or offered for sale for
seed purposes. (D The sale Of seed
that Is grown, sold and delivered by
any farmer on his own promises for
seeding by the purchaser himself, un-
less the purchaser Of said seed obtains
from the seller at the time Of the sale
thereof a certificate that the said seed
Is supplied to the purchaser subject to
the provisions Of sections 40 to 479 in
elusive. 60 Mixtures Of seeds for lawn
purposes. except that the sale Of such
mixtures is sold subject to restrictions
and regulations made therefor by the
department Of agriculture.
Sec. 476. For the purpose Of this
act seed shall be deemed pure when 1t
complies with the foregoing provisions
and contains no communicable disease
Sec. ATT. The enforcement Of the
provisions Of sections 470 to 47S, inclu-
sive Is hereby placed under the direc-
ton Of the commissioner Of agriculture
of South Carolina, and he is hereby
empowered to appoint such inspectors
and assistants, who may be inspectors.
chemists, analysts, under the CONNER
cial feedstuffs act, as may be necessary
to execute its provisions. All examina-
tions Of seeds shall be made at the
state feedstuffs laboratory under the
supervision of the chief chemist there
Of, and as far as possible from the
funds provided by section 47S, upon
the approval Of the commissioner Of
agriculture, commerce and industries,
the expenses Of the examination shall
be paid by the state.
Sec. ATS. It shall be the duty Of
the inspectors and assistants to collect
samples of agricultural seeds in the
open market and forward same to the
state feedstuffs laboratory, where they
shall be examined and analyzed in con-
formity with the provisions Of sections
47O to 479, inclusive, and the standards
fixed by the regulations provided for
herein. The inspectors and assistants
are vested with all necessary powers
for the proper execution Of the duties,
and to note all violations Of any provi-
sions Of the said sections, and to bring
action in the proper court or tribunal
for prosecution Of such violations when
directed so by the commissioner Of ag-
riculture The results Of all tests Of
seeds made by the laboratory shall be
published in bulletins Of the depart
ment OF agriculture, together with the
names and postoffice addresses Of the
persons, firms or corporations from
whom all samples tested were obtain
ed. For the purpose Of sections 470 to
479, inclusive, a sample of agricultural
seed shall consist Of not more than
four nor less than two ounces Of the
seed to be examined. That for the pur-
pose of defraying the expenses con-
nected with the inspection and analy-
sis Of agricultural seed, each and every
importer, seedman, person, firm or corr
poration, before selling or offering or
exposing in this state any Of the agri-
cultural seeds specified in sections 470
to 49, inclusive, shall obtain from the
commissioner of agriculture, COM
merce and industries a license, upon
registration Of the seeds they wish to
sell; that license fee of $25 per an
mum shall be paid annually to the COM
missioner by all seedmen or others do
ing a regular commercial seed busi-