California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions

• Section 52251.
  This chapter shall be known as the “California Seed Law.”(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 52252.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 52253.
  “Advertisement” means representations, except those on the label, which are disseminated in any manner or by any means that relate to seed which is subject...
• Section 52254.
  “Agricultural seed” means the seed of any domesticated grass or cereal, and of any legume or other plant that is grown as turf, cover crop,...
• Section 52254.3.
  “Board” means the Seed Advisory Board.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1051.)
• Section 52254.4.
  “Certification” means to certify as to the variety, purity, quality, type, strain, or other genetic character of agricultural or vegetable seed.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch....
• Section 52254.5.
  “Labeler” means any person whose name and address appears on the label pertaining to or attached to a lot or container of agricultural or vegetable...
• Section 52255.
  “Labeling” means all labels, and other written, printed, or graphic representations, in any form whatsoever, which accompany and pertain to any seed whether the seed...
• Section 52255.5.
  “Noncommercial seed sharing activity” means the receiving or giving away of seed by a noncommercial entity without the creation of a contractual obligation or an...
• Section 52256.
  “Noxious weed seed” means the seed or propagule of any species of noxious weed, as defined in Section 5004. As used in this chapter, noxious...
• Section 52256.5.
  “Person” also means any individual, partnership, corporation, trust association, cooperative association, or any other business unit or organization.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 294, Sec. 1....
• Section 52257.
  “Prohibited noxious weed seed” means the seed or propagule of any species of noxious weed which the director, as provided in Section 52332, finds and...
• Section 52257.5.
  “Conditioner” means any person who cleans, scarifies, or blends to obtain uniform quality, or who conducts other operations which would change the purity, germination, or...
• Section 52257.6.
  “Process” means any modification of the form or nature of agricultural or vegetable seed, or any treatment of the seed, which renders it inviable.(Added by...
• Section 52257.8.
  “Research” means any research related to the variety, purity, quality, type, strain, or other genetic and physiological characteristics of agricultural or vegetable seed or the...
• Section 52258.
  “Restricted noxious weed seed” means the seed or propagule of any species of noxious weed, the seed of which is not otherwise designated as prohibited...
• Section 52259.
  “Vegetable seed” means the seed of any crop which is or may be grown in gardens or on truck farms and which is generally known...
• Section 52260.
  “Weed seed” means any noxious weed seed or vegetable seeds, and any seed that is not included in the definitions of agricultural seed, if it...
• Section 52261.
  “Viability” means a description of living seeds which are capable of germinating.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 381, Sec. 1.)
• Section 52262.
  “Farm” means a place of agricultural production which has annual sales of agricultural products of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch....

Last modified: October 22, 2018