An Act to amend the Federal Seed Act (53 Stat. 1275), as amended
PL 91-89 (S.1836), enacted 10/17/1969

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PUBLIC LAW 91-88-OCT. 17, 1969 
[83 STAT. 
October 17, 1969 
[S.2564] 
Public Law 91-88 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act fixing the boundary of Everglades National Park, Florida, and 
authorizing the acquisition of land therein, in order to authorize an additional 
amount for the acquisition of certain lands for svich park. 
Everglades 
National Park, 
Fla. 
Land acquisi-
tion. 
Appropriation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assenribled^ Thai section 8 of the 
Act entitled "An Act to Jix the boundary of Everglades National Park, 
Florida, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land 
therein and to provide for the transfer of certain land not included 
within said boundary, and for other purposes" (72 Stat. 280, 286; 16 
U.S.C. 410p), is amended by inserting " ( a ) " after "SEC. 8.", and by 
inserting at the end of such section a new subsection as follows: 
"(b) In addition to the amount authorized in subsection (a) of 
this section there is authorized to be appropriated such amount, not 
in excess of $700,200, as is necessary for the accjuisition, in accordance 
with the provisions of this Act, of the following described privately 
owned lands: 
"Sections 3, 4, and 5; section 6, less the west half of the north-
west quarter; sections 7, 8, 9, and 10; north half of section 15; 
and sections 17 and 18, all in township 59 south, range 37 east, 
Tallahassee meridian." 
Approved October 17, 1969. 
October 17, 1-969 
[S.1836] 
Federal Seed 
Act, amendment. 
72 Stat. 476. 
7 u s e 1561. 
"Seed certify-
ing agency." 
Certified seed. 
Class specifi-
cations, etc. 
7 use 1562. 
Public Law 91-89 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Seed Act (53 Stat. 1275), as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of tJie 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 101(a) 
(25) of the Federal Seed Act is amended to read as follows: 
"(25) The term 'seed certifying agency' means (A) an agency 
authorized under the laws of a State, Territory, or possession, to 
officially certify seed and which has standards and procedures approved 
by the Secretary (after due notice, hearings, and full consideration of 
the views of farmer users of certified seed and other interested parties) 
to assure the genetic purity and identity of the seed certified, or 
(B) an agency of a foreign country determined by the Secretary of 
Agriculture to adhere to procedures and standards for seed certifica-
tion comparable to those adhered to generally by seed certifying 
agencies under (A)." 
SEC. 2. Section 102 of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 102. Any labeling, advertisement, or other representation sub-
ject to this Act which represents that any seed is certified seed or any 
class thereof shall be deemed to be false in this respect unless (a) it has 
been determined by a seed certifying agency that such seed conformed 
to standards of genetic purity and identity as to kind or variety, and 
is in compliance with the rules and regulations of such agency per-
taining to such seed; and (b) the seed bears an official label issued for 
such seed by a seed certifying agency certifying that the seed is of a 
specified class and a specified kind or variety." 
Approved October 17, 1969.