3 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 71 - Seed

• Chapter Notes
• Section 7101 - Short Title Of Chapter
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Seed Act.
• Section 7102 - Definitions
  The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly...
• Section 7103 - Licensing
  (a) General rule.--Every person functioning as a distributor of seed in this Commonwealth shall, on or before January 1 of each year or prior...
• Section 7104 - Labels And Labeling
  (a) General rule.--It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, expose for sale or transport any seed subject to the provisions of this...
• Section 7105 - Unlawful Seed Sales
  It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale or expose for sale in this Commonwealth any seed subject to the...
• Section 7106 - Other Unlawful Acts
  It shall be unlawful for any person selling, offering or exposing seed for sale within this Commonwealth to: (1) Detach, alter, deface or destroy...
• Section 7107 - Nonseeding And Conditioning Seed
  The provisions of section 7104 (relating to labels and labeling) shall not apply to potatoes or grain not intended for seeding purposes or to...
• Section 7108 - Certification And Inspection Of Crops
  Any grower of potatoes, agricultural, vegetable, tree and shrub seeds or plants vegetatively propagated and located in this Commonwealth may make application to the...
• Section 7109 - Fees
  (a) Inspections and tests.--The department shall have authority to fix, adjust, assess and collect, or cause to be collected, fees for the certification inspection...
• Section 7110 - Prohibited Use Of The Term "Certified."
  It shall be a violation of this chapter to use the term "certified," or any form or modification of this term which tends to...
• Section 7111 - Powers And Duties Of Secretary And Department
  (a) General rule.--The department is hereby authorized and empowered to enforce all the provisions of this chapter and shall have power to prescribe, modify...
• Section 7112 - Refusal, Suspension Or Revocation Of License
  The department may refuse, suspend or revoke the license of any person where the licensee has not complied with the provisions of this chapter...
• Section 7113 - Stop-sale Orders
  (a) General rule.--The department may issue and enforce a written or printed stop-sale, use or removal order to the owner or custodian of any...
• Section 7114 - Seizure And Condemnation
  A lot of seed not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to seizure and condemnation by the department, provided...
• Section 7115 - Appeal Process
  All appeals shall be taken and hearings conducted in accordance with the provisions of 2 Pa.C.S. Chs. 5 Subch. A (relating to practice and...
• Section 7116 - Cooperation With Other Entities
  The department may cooperate with and enter into agreement with governmental agencies of this Commonwealth, agencies of the Federal Government and any other state...
• Section 7117 - Rules And Regulations
  The department shall promulgate and enforce rules and regulations necessary for administration and implementation of this chapter.
• Section 7118 - Unlawful Conduct
  It shall be unlawful to fail to comply with or to cause or assist in the violation of any order or any of the...
• Section 7119 - Interference With Officer Or Employee Of Department
  A person who willfully or intentionally interferes with an employee or officer of the department in the performance of that employee's or officer's duties...
• Section 7120 - Delegation Of Duties; Exclusion Of Local Laws And Regulations
  (a) Designation.--All authority vested in the secretary by virtue of the provisions of this chapter may with like force and effect be executed by...
• Section 7121 - Enforcement And Penalties
  (a) Criminal penalties.--Unless otherwise specified, any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or a rule or regulation adopted thereunder or...
• Section 7122 - Disposition Of Funds
  Moneys received from license fees, seed testing fees, certification fees, fines and penalties shall be paid into the Agronomic Regulatory Account established in section...

Last modified: October 8, 2016