The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-07

Under the Commissioner of Agri-
culture and TO Prescribe its Powers
and Duties Hereunder; to Authorize
the Establishing of a Seed Labora-
tory: to Authorize the COLLECTION OF
Fees for Inspection, These Fees to
Constitute an o. rating Fund to be
Used Towards Defraying Costs of
Administration.
BE 1t Enacted by the Legislature OF
the state Of Florida: -.
Sec. /. SHORT TITLE.IThis Act
shall be known by the title of the
Florida Pure Seed Labelling Law,
Sec. 2. DEFINITIONS. = For the
terms when used in this Act or the
rules and regulations made pursuant,
thereto shall be construed respect
lively to mean: s,.
SEEDS-The term seeds shall
include the seed of those annual
crops usually grown on farms and IN
gardens. commonly known as field
and grass seeds" and as vegetable
Seeds .s -
COMMISSIONER - Commissioners.
of Agriculture of the State of Flor
ida. 49,
PERSONS = Individuals, associa-
tions. partnerships and corporations,
whether private, ublic or municipal
PLACES = Vessels. railroad cars.
ingS and other premises where seeds
are kent. grown, or handled. --
All words shall be construed to
import either the plural or the sing
ular. masculine or feminine. as the
case demands. ss. .I
Sec. 8. INSPECTION BUREAU
CREATED is hereby creat-
ed and established a State Seed In
spection Bureau under the super,
lac h
Agriculture. and all the authority of
this Act and the duties prescribed
herein shall be exercised and per-
formed by said Commissioner =.
Sec. 4. REGISTRATION NECES-
SARY TO SELL OR DISTRIBUTE
SEEDS.-It shall be unlawful for
any person, seedman or other mer-
chant to sell. distribute, offer or ex-
pose for sale or distribution in this
State. any seed or mixture thereof,
without the owner of such seed or
mixture thereof. first registering
with the Commissioner of Agricul-
ture as a Seed Dealer, which regis
tration shall be issued annually by
the Commissioner of Agriculture up
on payment by the owner of such
seeds or mixture thereof. of an an
nual fee for each store of One
Dollar (S1.00) for a scotsman sell
ing at retail only, or Ten Dollars
tS1O.OO for a scotsman selling
wholesale only or selling both whole
sale and retail. Such registration
shall expire July so of each year.
All fees paid the Commissioners un-
der this Act shall be deposited in
the State Treasury to the credit of
the General Inspection Fund from
which fund all expenditures shall be
made in carrying out the provision
OF this Act. in like manner as other
expenditures of the Department of
Agriculture. Provided however that
the term scotsman as used in this
Act shall be defined as a person,
or corporation engaged in the buy
ing, selling. exchange. Offering or
exposing for sale of agricultural
seeds or mixture thereof. as defined
in this Act: and the said term seeds
man shall not apply to a farmer
selling agricultural seeds of his own
production when grown sold and
delivered by the producer on his own
Premises to the purchaser himself for
seeding purposes.
Sec. 5. LABEL REQUIREMENTS
OF FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS
AND OF VEGETABLES SEEDS
Every lot of field and grass seeds
and of vegetable seeds, as defined in
Section of this Act, except as here
in otherwise provided. when in bulk.
peANhdSCos SlAil
have affixed thereto in a conspicuous
place on the exterior of the container
of such seeds a plainly written or
printed tag or label in the English
language, stating:
ta) The kind of seed and the va
riety.
tb) The minimum percentage of
termination. together with the month
and year said seed was tested
tel Tho maximum
weight of purity; meaning the free
dom of such seeds from inert matter
ana from other seeds distinguishable
by their appearance
td) The maximum percentage by
weight of noxious weed seeds. the
term 'noxious weed seeds" as herein
used being defined as the noXiOus
weed seeds or bulblets listed by the
commissioner of Agriculture as such
In the rules and regulations made
and promulgated under the provis-
ions of this Act.
(e) Full name and address of the
person or firm who put up or packed
the seed and labeled the same, as
Wlel as that of the vendor.
Sec. 6. EXEMPTIONS. - Seeds
shall be exempt from the provisions
of this Act:
!a) When possessed. exposed for
sale or sold for manufacture or food
purposes only.
tb) When sold to merchants to be
recleaned before being resold. of
Tered or exposed for sale for seed
ing purposes
tcJ When in storage for the DUR.
pose OF recleaning or not possessed.
SOLD. offered or exposed for sale for
seeding purposes within the State.
tdI When grown. sold and deliv-
cred by the producer on his own
IN IL
Tor seeding purposes. If, however.
SAID seed be advertised for sale thru
the medium of the public press or bv
circular or catalog or if seed is de-
Hvered by a common carrier. except
when transported for the purpose of
being recleaned as hereinbefore pro-
Nlded. said seed must be labeled i'm
this Act.
te) When sold and delivered TO
tne purchaser from a container
winch IS labeled in accordance with
the requirements of this Act.
Sec. q. DUTIES OF THE COM
MISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
INSPECTION. SAMPLING. TEST
ING. PUBLISHING. = II shall be
the duty of the Commissioner of
agriculture through his authorized
agents, 10 inspect and sample seeds
as defined in Section 2 of this Act.
AT such time and place and to such
extent as may be necessary. to de-
ternlne the @urity, viability and
trueness to variety of such seeds
and when found to be adulterated
misbranded or of poor quality. ac.
cording to standards Including ger
mination. standards for each kind of
seed established by said Commits
sloner of Agriculture, to publish the
results OF the tests together with
son or firm who offered the seed for
sale. as well as such other infnrnnn-