Code of Virginia - Title 3.1 Agriculture, Horticulture And Food - Chapter 16 Seeds

3.1-262 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Title
This article may be known and cited as the "Virginia Seed Law." (Code 1950, § 3-219.1; 1958, c. 483; 1966, c. 702.) ...
3.1-263 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Definitions
As used in this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: "Advertisement" means all representations, other than those required on the label, disseminated in any ...
3.1-264 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Labeling and advertising requirements
All seed defined under § 3.1-263 of this article which are sold, exposed for sale, transported, or advertised within this Commonwealth for sowing purposes, or ...
3.1-265 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Prohibitions
It shall be unlawful for any person: I. To transport, to offer for transportation, to sell, offer for sale or expose for sale, within this ...
3.1-266 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Records
Any person who sells, exposes for sale, transports or delivers for transportation intrastate agricultural or vegetable seed shall keep for a period of three years ...
3.1-267 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Exemptions
(A) The provisions of §§ 3.1-264, 3.1-265 and 3.1-271 (6) do not apply: (1) to seed or grain sold or represented to be sold for ...
3.1-268 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Disclaimers, nonwarranties and limited warranties
A disclaimer, nonwarranty, or limited warranty used in any invoice, advertising, labeling, or written, printed or graphic matter pertaining to any seed may not directly ...
3.1-269 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Tolerances to be established and used in enforcement
Due to recognized variations which occur between two analyses or tests and likewise between label statements and the results of subsequent analyses and tests, tolerances ...
3.1-270 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Duties and authority of Commissioner; review of "stop-sale" ...
(A) The duty of enforcing this article and carrying out its provisions and requirements is vested in the Commissioner. The Commissioner may appoint agents to ...
3.1-271 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Authority of Board
The Board may adopt regulations for the administration and enforcement of this article including, but not limited to: (1) prescribing and adopting regulations governing (a) ...
3.1-271.1 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Rules for testing; noxious-weed seed regulations; Commissione...
A. In order to accomplish the objective stated in § 3.1-271 (1) (c), the Commissioner may adopt as a regulation the Rules for Testing Seeds ...
3.1-272 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Seizure; disposition of seeds
Any lot of agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree and shrub, lawn and turf seeds, mixtures of such seeds, or "screenings" being sold, exposed for sale, offered ...
3.1-273 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Penalty; assessment for variance from guarantee
A. Every violation of the provisions of this article shall be deemed a Class 3 misdemeanor. B. Any person who sells any seed subject to ...
3.1-274 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Notice of violations; review; warning
It shall be the duty of the Commissioner or his agent to give notice of every violation of the provisions of this article with respect ...
3.1-275 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Guaranty of farm or garden seed; seller bound by written or pr...
Any person who sells farm or garden seeds to be used in producing crops for sale or where such crops are used other than for ...
3.1-275.1 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Registration of lawn and turf seed mixture; change in labelin...
(A) Each and every lawn and turf seed mixture bearing a distinguishing name or trademark in prepackaged containers of one hundred pounds or less shall ...
3.1-275.2 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) License required to market seed
A. Any person whose name appears on the label of seed shall, before distributing, selling, or offering or exposing for sale, seed in the Commonwealth, ...
3.1-275.3 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Inspection fee
A. Any person who first introduces lawn and turf seed for sale in the Commonwealth shall pay annually to the Commissioner by January 31 following ...
3.1-275.4 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Sale of transgenetic seed
In addition to the requirements of § 3.1-264, the guarantor shall label all seed produced from transgenetic plant material according to the regulations promulgated by ...
3.1-275.5 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Sale of second generation as a hybrid
The Board shall name in the regulations each kind of seed that is a second generation hybrid recognized as having agronomic value which may be ...
3.1-275.6 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Duty of attorney for Commonwealth
It shall be the duty of every attorney for the Commonwealth to whom the Commissioner shall report any violation of this article to cause proceedings ...
3.1-275.7 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Disposition of fees and assessments
All fees and assessments under this article, received by the Commissioner shall be paid into a dedicated special fund, which is hereby created and shall ...
3.1-276 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Commission continued as Board; composition; quorum; chairma...
The State Certified Seed Commission is continued and shall hereafter be known as the State Certified Seed Board. The State Certified Seed Board is a ...
3.1-277 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Powers enumerated
The Board shall: (1) Set up and define the standards for the certification of agricultural seed and of vegetable seed as defined in § 3.1-263, ...
3.1-278 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Compensation and expenses
The members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual traveling and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance ...
3.1-279 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Office; meetings
The Board shall maintain an office in Blacksburg from which place its duties shall be performed and it is authorized to procure the necessary quarters ...
3.1-280 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Rules and regulations
The Board shall have authority to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations, after a public hearing and investigation, and upon due publication of notice of the ...
3.1-281 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Fees for use of brands, labels and tags
The Board shall have authority to fix and prescribe fees for use of brands, labels, and tags which it adopts, and the proceeds from which ...
3.1-282 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Board to encourage production and use of certified seed; coope...
The Board shall encourage the production and use of certified seed as an economic measure when consistent with a fair profit for the certified seed ...
3.1-283 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Illegal use of word "certified"; who may make certification...
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to use, orally or in writing, relative to any agricultural or vegetable seeds, or ...
3.1-284 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Certification by Department, Commissioner or Board not affecte...
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to regulate, restrict or affect in any way whatsoever the certification of seeds, plants and other materials, ...

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