80-5-144. Unlawful use of certification -- penalty. A person, firm, association, or corporation may not issue, make, use, or circulate any document purporting to be or represented as a seed or plant part certification certificate, represent seeds or plant parts as certified, or use the term "Montana state certified", "state certified", "Montana certified", or "one year off certified" or similar words or phrases, without the authority and approval of the university. A person, firm, association, or corporation who violates 80-5-140 through 80-5-144 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $100 or more than $500 for each offense.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 11, L. 1951; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 390, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 218, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 3-814; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 345, L. 1999; Sec. 80-5-305, MCA 1997; redes 80-5-144 by Code Commissioner, 1999.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 5. Agricultural Seed and Patented Plant Material
Part 1. Seed Labeling -- Licensing -- Certification
80-5-114. through 80-5-119 reserved
80-5-123. Label requirements for agricultural, vegetable, flower, and indigenous seeds
80-5-125. Exchange of seed between labelers
80-5-126. Analysis by seed laboratory -- reports
80-5-127. Testing of submitted samples
80-5-128. Laboratory testing of samples -- fees
80-5-129. Certificate of test presumptive evidence
80-5-130. Licensing -- application -- fee
80-5-131. Assessment on sales into Montana -- reporting -- rulemaking
80-5-132. Deposit of funds -- seed account
80-5-135. Screenings -- restrictions on movements
80-5-136. Administration -- stop sale order -- violation -- cancellation of license -- enforcement
80-5-137. Cooperation and agreements
80-5-138. Publication of reports
80-5-139. Rules -- promulgated by department
80-5-140. Application of sections
80-5-141. Rules by Montana state university-Bozeman -- certification agencies
80-5-142. Certification work on self-supporting basis