Iowa Code 199.7 – Certified seed
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1. The classes of certified seed are breeder, foundation, registered, and certified and shall be recognized by the certifying agency.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 199.7
- Agricultural seed: means grass, forage, cereal, oil, fiber, and any other kind of crop seed commonly recognized within this state as agricultural seed, lawn seed, vegetable seed, or seed mixtures. See Iowa Code 199.1
- Certifying agency: means an agency authorized under the laws of a state, territory, or possession to officially certify seed and which has standards and procedures approved by the United States secretary of agriculture to assure genetic purity and identity of the seed certified, or an agency of a foreign country determined by the United States secretary of agriculture to adhere to the procedures and standards for seed certification comparable to those adhered to generally by seed certifying agencies in the United States. See Iowa Code 199.1
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, company, society, or association. See Iowa Code 199.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale in the state:
a. Any agricultural seed, including seed potatoes, as a recognized class of certified seed unless:
(1) Such seed has been certified by a duly constituted state authority or state association recognized by the Iowa secretary of agriculture.
(2) Each container bears an official label approved by the certifying agency stating that the seed has met the certification requirements established by the certifying agency.
(3) Each container of the certified class of certified seed bears a label blue in color with the word “certified” thereon.
(4) Each container of the foundation and registered classes of certified seed bears a label with a color or colors approved by the certifying agency.
b. Any agricultural seed, including seed potatoes, with a blue label unless such seed is a class of certified seed.