Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-24 – Agricultural seed; labels
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Each container of agricultural seed that is sold or offered for sale within the State for planting purposes shall bear or have attached, in a conspicuous place, a plainly written or printed label or tag in the English language, giving the following information:
Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-24
- Agricultural seed: includes the seed of grass, forage, cereal, and fiber crops and other kinds of seed commonly recognized within the State as agricultural seed and mixtures of these seed. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
- Department: means the Hawaii department of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
- Kind: means one or more related species or subspecies which singly or collectively is known by one common name, for example, corn, barley, lettuce, and alfalfa. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
- Lot: means a definite quantity of seed identified by a number or other identification, every portion or bag of which is uniform, within permitted tolerances, for the factors which appear in the labeling. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
- month: means a calendar month; and the word "year" a calendar year. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-20
- Noxious weed seed: means the seed of plant species designated by the department by rule as being highly destructive and difficult to control or eradicate in the State by ordinary, good cultural practices, herbicides, and other control measures, or is, or which may be likely to become injurious, harmful, or deleterious to the agricultural, horticultural, aquacultural, or livestock industry of the State and to forest and recreational areas and conservation districts of the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
- Person: includes any individual, partnership, corporation, company, society, or association. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
- State: means the State of Hawaii. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
- Variety: means a subdivision of a kind characterized by growth, plant, fruit, seed, or other characters by which it can be differentiated from other plants of the same kind. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
- Weed seed: includes noxious weed seed and the seed of all plants generally recognized as weeds within the State. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150-21
Following (A) and (B), the additional statement, “total germination and hard seed,” may be stated if desired.
The department, by rule, may require additional information on the label or tag for agricultural seed that is packaged or processed, such as pelleted or coated seed, and sold in specialized containers such as packets, hermetically sealed containers, tapes, or any other innovative method or container.