7 USC 1586 – Certain acts prohibited
It shall be unlawful for any person—
Terms Used In 7 USC 1586
- person: includes a partnership, corporation, company, society, or association. See 7 USC 1561
- screenings: shall include chaff, sterile florets, immature seed, weed seed, inert matter, and any other materials removed in any way from any seeds in any kind of cleaning or processing and which contain less than 25 per centum of live agricultural or vegetable seeds. See 7 USC 1561
- United States: means the several States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. See 7 USC 1561
- variety: means a subdivision of a kind which is characterized by growth, plant, fruit, seed, or other characters by which it can be differentiated from other sorts of the same kind, for example, Marquis wheat, Flat Dutch cabbage, Manchu soybeans, Oxheart carrot, and so forth. See 7 USC 1561
(a) To sell or offer for sale—
(1) any seed for seeding purposes if imported under this subchapter for other than seeding purposes;
(2) any screenings of any seeds for seeding purposes if imported under this subchapter for other than seeding purposes; or
(3) any seed which is prohibited entry under the provisions of this chapter.
(b) To make any false or misleading representation with respect to any seed subject to this subchapter being imported into the United States or offered for import: Provided, That this subsection shall not be deemed violated by any person if the false or misleading representation is the name of a variety indistinguishable in appearance from the seed being imported or offered for import and the records and other pertinent facts reveal that such person relied in good faith upon representations with respect to the name of the indistinguishable variety made by the shipper of the seed.