Michigan Laws 286.75 – Violation of act; penalty; seizure of mislabeled seeds
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 286.75
- Breeder seed: means seed or plant propagating material directly controlled by the originating or, in certain cases, the sponsoring plant breeder or institution, and which provides the source of foundation seed. See Michigan Laws 286.71
- Seed: means the seed or propagating materials of cereals, grain crops, vegetable crops, oil crops, fiber crops, forage crops, grasses, legumes, turf species, tuberous crops, and other crops used in agricultural products which are produced or processed for the purpose of being sold, offered or exposed for sale, for planting, sowing or seeding processes within this state. See Michigan Laws 286.71
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
Whoever sells or offers or exposes for sale any seed within this state represented to be or labeled as certified, foundation, registered or breeder seed, as defined in this act, unless it has been produced and labeled in compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the director under the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The director or his duly authorized agent is authorized to seize and take possession of such seeds in accordance with the procedure set forth in section 10 of Act No. 314 of the Public Acts of 1923, as amended, being section 286.60 of the Compiled Laws of 1948.