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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="9-208" title_number="9" title_name="Regulation and Supervision of Seeds, Turf Grass, Sod, Potatoes, Ginseng and Noxious Weeds" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Regulation of Sale and Transportation of Seed">
  <text>Each container of vegetable or herb seeds which is sold, offered or exposed for sale, or transported in the State for planting purposes shall bear or have attached in a conspicuous place a plainly written or printed label or tag in the English language, except when the scientific name is the commonly accepted name, giving the following information:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>For containers of at least 1 pound --</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>Lot number or other lot identification;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>Name of kind and variety of seed;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>Percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iv">
      <text>Percentage of hard seed, if present;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="v">
      <text>The month and year the test was completed to determine the percentages; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="vi">
      <text>The name and address of the person who labeled the seed or who sells, or offers or exposes the seed for sale in the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>For containers less than 1 pound --</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>The name of kind and variety of seed;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>The year for which the seed is packaged or the germination percentage and date;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>For seed which germinates less than the standard last established by the Secretary under this subtitle:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>Percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed,</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>Percentage of hard seed, if present,</text>
      </level>
      <level label="3">
        <text>The month and year the test was completed to determine such percentages, and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="4">
        <text>The words “below standard” in not less than 8-point type; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="iv">
      <text>The name and address of the person who labeled the seed or who sells, offers or exposes the seed for sale in the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
