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PUBLIC LAW 86-68l-AUG. 1, 1958
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Public Law 85-581 August I. 1958 ^•^^^^^
^ N ACT To amend the Federal Seed Act of August 9, 1939 (53 Stat. 1275), as amended-
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Federal Seed United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 101(a) Act. amendments. ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ Federal Seed Act of August 9, 1939 (53 Stat. 1275), as amended (7 U.S.C. 1561 (a)(7)(A)) is amended by deleting from the list of agricultural seeds the phrase "Beta vulgaris L.—Field beet, excluding sugar beet." and substituting therefor the phrase "Beta vulgaris L.—Field beet." SEC. 2. Section 101(a) of said Act (7 U.S.C. 1561 (a)) is further amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph (24) to read as follows: "(24) The term 'treated'means given an application of a substance or subjected to a process designed to reduce, control, or repel disease organisms, insects or other pests which attack seeds or seedlings growing therefrom." SEC. 3. Section 101(a) of said Act (7 U.S.C. 1561 (a)) is further amended by adding at the end thereof, after new paragraph (24), a new paragraph (25) 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 officiallv certify seed, or (B) an agency of a foreign country determined by the Secretary of Agriculture to adhere to procedure and standards for seed certification comparable to those adhered to generally by seed certifying agencies under (A). " 53 Stat. 1275. SEC. 4. Title I of Said Act (7 U.S.C. 1561) is amended by adding at the end thereof a new section 102 to read as follows: J Certified seed "SEC. 102. Any labeling, advertisement, or other representation subject to this Act which represents that any seed is certified or registered seed shall be deemed to be false in this respect unless (a) it has been determined by a seed certifying agency that such seed was produced, processed, and packaged, and conformed to standards of purity as to kind or variety, m compliance with the rules and regulations of such agency pertaining to such seed; and (b) the seed bears an official label issued for such seed by a seed certifying agency stating that the seed is certified or registered." 53 Stat. 1279. g^c. 5. Section 201(a)(8) of said Act (7 U.S.C. 1571 (a)(8)) is amended to read as follows: mJ?ce"**** <^°^- "(8) For each agricultural seed, in excess of 5 per centum of the Prohibitions. wholc, statcd in accordance with paragraph (a)(1) of this section, and each kind or variety or type of agricultural seed shown in the labeling to be present in a proportion of 5 per centum or less of the whole, (A) percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed, (B) percentage of hard seed, if present, and (C) the calendar month and year the test was completed to determine such percentages;" SEC. 6. Section 201(b)(1) of said Act (7 U.S.C. 1571 (b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: " (1) Name of each kind and variety of seed and if two or more kinds or varieties are present, the percentage of each;" SEC. 7. That part of section 201(b)(2) of said Act (7 U.S.C. 1571 (b)(2)) which precedes clause (i) is amended to read as follows: "(2) For each variety of vegetable seed which germinates less than the standard last established by the Secretary of Agriculture, as provided under section 403(c) of this Act—" SEC. 8. Section 201 of said Act (7 U.S.C. 1571) is further amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection (i) to read as follows:
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