Kansas Statutes 2-1417a. Identification and labeling requirements for treated seed
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 2-1417a
- Kansas seed law: means the statutes contained in article 14 of chapter 2 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. See Kansas Statutes 2-1415
- Label: means the statements written, printed, stenciled or otherwise displayed upon, or attached to, a container of agricultural seed, and includes other written, printed, stenciled or graphic representations, in any form whatsoever, pertaining to any agricultural seed, whether in bulk or in containers, and includes declarations and affidavits. See Kansas Statutes 2-1415
- Seed: means a plant's dormant unit of sexual reproduction intended to be planted for germination. See Kansas Statutes 2-1415
- Treated: means that the seed has had a substance applied to such seed that is designed to reduce, control or repel certain disease organisms, insects or other pests and includes an application of a substance designed to increase seedling vigor. See Kansas Statutes 2-1415
(a) Seed that has been treated with an irritating or poisonous substance that is harmful to humans or other vertebrate animals shall be colored or dyed a color that clearly identifies that the seed has been treated and shall be labeled with the following information:
(1) A warning statement that the seed has been treated;
(2) the common, coined, chemical or abbreviated chemical name of the substance applied to the seed; and
(3) a caution statement that reads “treated seed-do not use for food, feed or oil purposes” and for mercurial and similarly toxic substances also includes the word “poison” and a skull-and-crossbones.
(b) If seed has been treated with a substance that is not irritating, poisonous or harmful to humans or other vertebrate animals, the seed shall be labeled with a statement describing the applied substance.
(c) If seed has been treated with an inoculant, the date beyond which the inoculant is not considered effective or the date of the inoculant’s expiration shall be included on the label.
(d) A separate label may be used for the information required by this section, or such information may be a component of the main label.
(e) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas seed law.