Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB491%20SUB2.htm&yr=2020&sesstype=RS&i=491
Timestamp: 2020-07-10 18:58:04
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SB491 SUB2 Senate Bill 491 History
A BILL to amend and reenact §19-16-1, §19-16-2, §19-16-3, §19-16-4, §19-16-5, and §19-16-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto three new sections, designated §19-16-3b, §19-16-5a, and §19-16-9, all relating to the Seed Certification Program within the Department of Agriculture; defining terms; adding flower seed requirements; adding labeling requirements for seed; adding labeling requirements for interstate shipping; authorizing legislative rules for penalties; updating certificate of registration requirements; requiring quarterly tonnage fees and reports for seed; requiring monthly reports for seed potatoes; requiring record retention; updating prohibitions for labeling; setting forth label, signage, and other requirements for noncommercial seed sharing; updating duties and authority of commissioner; authorizing inspections of seed conditioning facilities, issuance of permits, and establishment of fees; and providing for penalties for labeling deficiencies.
(c) “Brand” means a word, name, symbol, number, design or device, or any combination thereof, identifying the seed of one person and distinguishing it from all others word/words, name, symbol, number, mark, design, unique design, or any combination which identifies seed of one entity from seed of another.
(f) “Coated” means a seed unit covered with any substance which changes the size, shape, or weight of original seed. Seeds coated with ingredients such as, but not limited to, rhizobia, dyes, and pesticides are not considered coated seeds.
(m) “Dormant” means viable seed, excluding hard seed, which fails to germinate when provided the specified germination conditions for the kind of seed in question.
(q) “Hybrid” means the first generation seed of a cross produced by controlling the pollination and by combining: (1) Two or more inbred lines; (2) one inbred or a single cross with an open-pollinated variety; or (3) two varieties or species, except open-pollinated varieties of corn (Zea mays). The second generation of subsequent generations from the crosses shall not be regarded as hybrids. Hybrid designations shall be treated as variety names.
(nn) “Variant” means any seed or plant which: (A) (1) Is distinct within the variety but occurs naturally in the variety; (B) (2) is stable and predictable with a degree of reliability comparable to other varieties of the same kind, within recognized tolerances, when the variety is reproduced or reconstituted; and (C) (3) was originally a part of the variety as released. A variant is not an off-type.
(d) (e) For agricultural seeds that are coated, the label shall include the following:
(iii) “The percentage germination and the calendar month and year the test was completed to determine such percentage, provided that the germination test must have been completed within 12 months exclusive of the month of the test; and
(i) (m) For agricultural and vegetable hybrid seed which contain less than 95 percent hybrid seed, the label shall include the following:
(t) Required labeling for interstate shipping. – The full name and address of the interstate shipper shall appear upon the label. If the name and address of the interstate shipper are not shown upon the label, an AMS number identifying the interstate shipper shall be shown, along with the full name and address of the consignee
(1) Which have not been tested to determine germination rates as required under sections three §19-6-3 and four §19-16-4 §19-16-2 of this code;
(2) (3) To disseminate any false or misleading advertisement concerning seeds subject to this article in any manner or by any means;