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CA Food & Agri Code § 52404 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 6.5 - Seed-certifying Agencies|Section 52404.

52404.  Notwithstanding Section 52321, fees collected pursuant to this article shall be paid directly to the seed-certifying agency and shall be expended only for a purpose authorized by this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 715, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52405 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 6.5 - Seed-certifying Agencies|Section 52405.

52405.  A seed-certifying agency, pursuant to procedures adopted by the seed-certifying agency, may impose a late charge on any person who fails to pay any fee required by this article within the time required by the seed-certifying agency.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 715, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52406 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 6.5 - Seed-certifying Agencies|Section 52406.

52406.  In addition to any late charge, a seed-certifying agency, pursuant to procedures adopted by the seed-certifying agency, may suspend certification services to any person who fails to timely pay any fee or late charge required by this article.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 715, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52421 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 7 - Services|Section 52421.

52421.  The director and the commissioner of each county acting under the supervision of the director may do all of the following:(a) Cooperate with seed-certifying agencies which are officially recognized under the provisions of this chapter.(b) Supervise the harvesting, cleaning, and packaging of any seed which is eligible for certification, and the affixing of labels and seals to it.(c) Examine, sample, and test such seeds.(d) Perform such other services as may be necessary to maintain the identity and quality of certified seed.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52422 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 7 - Services|Section 52422.

52422.  The director, or any commissioner with the approval of the director, may annually enter into a cooperative agreement with a qualified seed certification agency for the services that they are authorized to perform, based upon the approximate cost of the services. The approximate cost of the services rendered shall be based on applications to grow certified seed, and certified seed conditioners’ activities within the county, as determined by the cooperating seed certification agency. Upon the request of a recognized seed-certifying agency, the director, through the director’s staff or through the commissioners, may perform the services authorized by this article. Compensation for services performed by a commissioner shall be transmitted to the commissioner for such disposition as may be directed by the board of supervisors. Compensation for services that are performed by the director shall be paid into the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 277, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52451 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 8 - Labeling of Seeds|Section 52451.

52451.  This article does not apply to any of the following:(a) Seed or grain that is not intended for sowing purposes.(b) Seed that is in storage in, or consigned to, a seed cleaning or conditioning establishment for cleaning or conditioning.(c) Seed or grain that is transported without transfer of title for sowing on land that is owned by the person by whom the seed or grain was produced.(d) Seed that is weighed and packaged in the presence of the purchaser from a bulk container, if the container is properly and conspicuously labeled as provided by this chapter.(e) Seed or grain that is transported from one warehouse to another without transfer of title or in storage in a warehouse, if each container is plainly marked or identified with a lot number or other lot identification and the label information that is required by this article is available at the request of an enforcing officer.(f) Seed distributed or received by noncommercial seed sharing activity.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 259, Sec. 5. (AB 1810) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52452 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 8 - Labeling of Seeds|Section 52452.

52452.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided in Section 52454, each container of agricultural seed that is for sale or sold within this state for sowing purposes shall bear upon it or have attached to it in a conspicuous place a plainly written or printed label or tag in the English language that includes all of the following information:(1) The commonly accepted name of the kind, kind and variety, or kind and type of each agricultural seed component in excess of 5 percent of the whole, and the percentage by weight of each. If the aggregate of agricultural seed components, each present in an amount not exceeding 5 percent of the whole, exceeds 10 percent of the whole, each component in excess of 1 percent of the whole shall be named together with the percentage by weight of each. If more than one component is required to be named, the names of all components shall be shown in letters of the same type and size.(2) The lot number or other lot identification.(3) The percentage by weight of all weed seeds.(4) The name and approximate number of each kind of restricted noxious weed seed per pound.(5) The percentage by weight of any agricultural seed except that which is required to be named on the label.(6) The percentage by weight of inert matter. If a percentage by weight is required to be shown by any provision of this section, that percentage shall be exclusive of any substance that is added to the seed as a coating and shown on the label as such.(7) For each agricultural seed in excess of 5 percent of the whole, stated in accordance with paragraph (1), the percentage of germination exclusive of hard seed, the percentage of hard seed, if present, and the calendar month and year the test was completed to determine the percentages. Following the statement of those percentages, the additional statement “total germination and hard seed” may be stated.(8) The name and address of the person who labeled the seed or of the person who sells the seed within this state.(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply in the following instances:(1) The sale is an occasional sale of seed grain by the producer of the seed grain to their neighbor for use by the purchaser within the county of production.(2) Any cannabis seed, as defined in Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code, sold or offered for sale in the state.(c) All determinations of noxious weed seeds are subject to tolerances and methods of determination prescribed in the regulations that are adopted pursuant to this chapter.(d) For purposes of this section, “neighbor” means a person who lives in close proximity, not to exceed three miles, to another.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 70, Sec. 100. (AB 141) Effective July 12, 2021.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52453 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 8 - Labeling of Seeds|Section 52453.

52453.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 52454, each container of vegetable seed that is for sale or sold within this state for sowing purposes shall bear upon it, or have attached to it, in a conspicuous place, a plainly written or printed label or tag in the English language, that gives all of the following information:(a) Name of kind and variety of seed.(b) For any seed that germinates less than the standard last established by the secretary under this chapter, the percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed; the percentage of hard seed, if present; the calendar month and year the test was completed to determine those percentages; and the words “Below Standard” in not less than eight-point type.(c) Name and address of the person that labeled the seed, or of the person that sells the seed within this state.(d) In addition to the information required in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), on each container of more than one-half pound (227 grams), the label shall include both the lot number or other lot identification and the calendar month and year the germination test was completed.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 499, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52454 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 8 - Labeling of Seeds|Section 52454.

52454.  Any lot of more than one container of seed which is transported to a dealer for resale, or any lot of more than five containers of seed which is sold to a consumer, is exempt from the requirements which are prescribed by Section 52452 or 52453 if both of the following requirements are complied with:(a) Each container is plainly marked or identified with a lot number or other lot identification.(b) The invoice and one or more of the containers bears the tag or label which is required by such sections.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52455 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 8 - Labeling of Seeds|Section 52455.

52455.  In addition to the labeling requirements of this article, all seed at the time of sale by a retail merchant for nonfarm usage, shall conspicuously bear upon the labeling of the seed a viability assurance statement.(a) The statement shall be “SELL BY (month) (year),” or “USE BEFORE (month) (year)”. The month and year in the statement shall not exceed the 15-month retail time period allowed by subdivision (b) of Section 52481.(b) The statement shall be conspicuous and in capital letters of the same size of type as other printed material on the labeling and contiguous to the germination date.(c) The statement shall be affixed at the time of labeling for those containers destined for retail sales.(d) For vegetable seed sold in containers of one-half pound (227 grams) or less, the viability assurance statement may read “Packed for (year) season” as an alternative to the “SELL BY (month) (year)” statements referenced in subdivision (a).(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 499, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52456 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 8 - Labeling of Seeds|Section 52456.

52456.  In addition to the labeling requirements of this article, all seed, except seed at the time of sale by a retail merchant for nonfarm use, shall conspicuously bear upon the label adequate notice of the requirement to follow the conciliation, mediation, or arbitration procedures governing disputes between labelers and any person, as authorized by this chapter, and the consequences of failing to follow those procedures.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 589, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52481 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 9 - Violations|Section 52481.

52481.  Except as otherwise provided in this section or in Section 52486, it is unlawful for any person to ship, deliver, transport, or sell any agricultural or vegetable seed within this state, other than the seed that is described in Section 52451, unless the test to determine the percentage of germination that is required by Article 8 (commencing with Section 52451) has been completed within the following period, exclusive of the calendar month in which the test is completed, immediately prior to shipment, delivery, transportation, or sale:(a) In the case of any agricultural or vegetable seed that is shipped, delivered, transported, or sold to a dealer for resale, eight months.(b) In the case of any agricultural or vegetable seed that is sold at retail, 15 months.(c) In the case of any agricultural or vegetable seed that is packaged under conditions that the secretary finds and determines will prolong the viability of the seed, the secretary may designate, in regulations that are adopted pursuant to this chapter, a longer period than otherwise specified in this section, and may require any additional labeling that may be necessary to maintain identification of seed that is packaged under these conditions.(d) Seed labeled under Section 52455 is not subject to subdivision (b) upon expiration of the viability assurance statement. This exemption does not limit the right of the enforcing officer to enforce other applicable sections of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 499, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52482 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 9 - Violations|Section 52482.

52482.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 52486, it is unlawful for any person to ship, deliver, transport, or sell any agricultural or vegetable seed within this state that is within any of the following classes:(a) Is not labeled in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. This subdivision does not, however, apply to any seed that is described in Section 52451.(b) Contains prohibited noxious weed seed, subject to tolerances and methods of determination prescribed in the regulations that are adopted pursuant to this chapter. This subdivision does not, however, apply to any of the seed that is described in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 52451.(c) Has false or misleading labeling, or pertaining to which there has been a false or misleading advertisement.(d) Is represented to be certified seed or registered seed, unless it has been produced and labeled in accordance with the procedures and in compliance with the rules and regulations of a seed-certifying agency that is officially recognized under the provisions of this chapter, if produced in this state, or under the provisions of the Federal Seed Act (7 U.S.C., Sec. 1551, et seq.), as enacted, and rules and regulations that are adopted pursuant to that act, if produced outside of this state.(e) Contains more than 11/2 percent by weight of all weed seeds. This subdivision does not, however, apply to any seed that is described in subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of Section 52451.(f) To sell, by variety name, seed not certified by an official seed-certifying agency when it is a variety for which a certificate of plant variety protection under the United States Plant Variety Protection Act (84 Stats. 1542; 7 U.S.C. Sec. 2321, et seq.) specifies sale only as a class of certified seed, except that seed from a certified lot may be labeled as to variety name when used in a mixture by, or with the written approval of the owner of the variety.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 499, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52483 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 9 - Violations|Section 52483.

52483.  It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:(a) Detach, alter, deface, or destroy any label, warning tag, or notice that is provided for in this chapter or in the regulations that are adopted pursuant to it, or alter or substitute seed, in a manner that may defeat the purposes of this chapter.(b) Disseminate any false or misleading advertisement concerning agricultural or vegetable seed in any manner or by any means.(c) Hinder or obstruct in any way any authorized person in the performance of his or her duties under this chapter.(d) Fail to comply with a “stop-sale” order.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 499, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52484 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 9 - Violations|Section 52484.

52484.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 52486, it is unlawful for any person to ship, deliver, transport, or sell agricultural or vegetable seed that is treated after harvest with any substance that is likely to be poisonous or toxic to human beings or animals unless there is conspicuously shown on the analysis tag or label, on a separate tag or label attached to each container, or upon each container all of the following information:(1) “TREATED SEED” and the signal word for the category of treatment material all in capital letters.(2) The chemical or generic name of the treatment material.(3) An appropriately worded statement as to the hazards to humans and animals.(4) An appropriately worded statement of practical treatment, if present.(b) This information shall be derived from the technical chemical label of the substance applied to the seed.(c) When more than one substance is applied, each substance shall be noted on the label, and the seed shall be labeled for the substance with the higher level of toxicity.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 499, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52485 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 9 - Violations|Section 52485.

52485.  It is unlawful for any person to sell or divert for use or for processing, either for human or animal consumption, any grain or other crop seed which is treated after harvest with any substance that is likely to be poisonous or toxic to human beings or animals, unless there is an established state or federal pesticide residue tolerance for such poisonous or toxic substance on the specific grain or crop seed, and such pesticide residue tolerance is not exceeded.(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 790.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52486 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 9 - Violations|Section 52486.

52486.  Sections 52481, 52482, and 52484 of this article do not apply to any common carrier in respect to any seed which is transported or delivered for transportation in the ordinary course of its business as a carrier if such carrier is not engaged in conditioning or merchandising seed which is subject to the provisions of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 790.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52487 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 9 - Violations|Section 52487.

52487.  A violation of this chapter for having shipped, delivered, transported, or sold agricultural or vegetable seed that has false or misleading labeling shall be construed to have been committed at the time of discovery of the violation, and a complaint charging the violation shall be filed within one year from the time of discovery. No complaint that charges such a violation shall, however, be filed after two years from the date of sale.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 499, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52488 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 9 - Violations|Section 52488.

52488.  It is unlawful to violate any provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1051.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52489 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 9 - Violations|Section 52489.

52489.  It is unlawful for any person to violate the provisions of the United States Plant Variety Protection Act contained in Part J (commencing with Section 2531), Part K (commencing with Section 2541), or Part L (commencing with Section 2561) of Subchapter III of Chapter 57 of Title 7 of the United States Code, as enacted.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 124. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52511 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 10 - Abatement|Section 52511.

52511.  Any lot of agricultural or vegetable seed that does not comply with this chapter is a public nuisance and is subject to seizure on complaint of the secretary or the commissioner or any enforcing officer of this chapter to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the seed is located.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 499, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52512 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 10 - Abatement|Section 52512.

52512.  The district attorney of the county in which any such nuisance is found, on the relation of the director or the commissioner or any enforcing officer of this chapter, shall maintain, in the name of the people of the State of California, a civil action to abate and prevent such nuisance. Upon judgment and by order of the court, such nuisance shall be condemned and destroyed in the manner directed by the court, or relabeled, denatured, or otherwise processed, or released upon such conditions as the court in its discretion may impose to insure that the nuisance will be abated.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)