Us Code § 1611 - Illegal sales of uncertified seed
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§ 1611. Illegal sales of uncertified seed
It shall be unlawful in the United States or in interstate or foreign commerce to sell or offer for sale or advertise, by variety name, seed not certified by an official seed certifying agency, when it is a variety for which a certificate of plant variety protection under the Plant Variety Protection Act [7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.] specifies sale only as a class of certified seed: Provided, That seed from a certified lot may be labeled as to variety name when used in a mixture by, or with the approval of, the owners of the variety.
(Aug. 9, 1939, ch. 615, title V, §501, as added Pub. L. 91–577, title III, §142(a), Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1558; amended Pub. L. 97–98, title XI, §1118, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1272.)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Plant Variety Protection Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 91–577, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1542, which is classified principally to chapter 57 (§2321 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2321 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1981—Pub. L. 97–98 substituted "sell or offer for sale or advertise, by variety name, seed" for "sell by variety name seed", "certifying agency, when" for "certifying agency when", and "owners of the variety" for "owner of the variety".
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective Dec. 24, 1970, see section 141 of Pub. L. 91–577, set out as a note under section 2321 of this title.
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SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SUBCHAPTER II—LIVESTOCK MANDATORY REPORTING
Part A—Purpose; Definitions
Part B—Cattle Reporting
Part C—Swine Reporting
Part D—Lamb Reporting
Part E—Administration
SUBCHAPTER III—DAIRY PRODUCT MANDATORY REPORTING
SUBCHAPTER IV—COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING
SUBCHAPTER V—NATIONAL BIOENGINEERED FOOD DISCLOSURE STANDARD
SUBCHAPTER VI—LABELING OF CERTAIN FOOD
SUBCHAPTER VII—HEMP PRODUCTION
SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
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