It shall be unlawful for any person selling, offering or exposing seed for sale within this Commonwealth to:
(1) Detach, alter, deface or destroy any label provided for in this chapter or in the rules and regulations made and promulgated thereunder or to alter or substitute seed in a manner that may defeat the purposes of this chapter or conflict with the label.
(2) Disseminate any false or misleading advertisement or labeling concerning any seed subject to the provisions of this chapter in any manner or by any means.
(3) Hinder or obstruct in any way any authorized person in the performance of his duties under this chapter.
(4) Fail to comply with a stop-sale order.
(5) Offer or expose for sale any seed labeled with a test date (month and year) that does not agree with the actual date the test was performed.
(6) Use relabeling stickers without having both the calendar month and year the germination test was completed, the sell-by date as stated in section 7104 (relating to labels and labeling) and the lot number that matches the existing, original lot number. Relabeling of a seed lot using stickers may not occur more than once.
(7) Fail to comply with or to cause or assist in the violation of any order or any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted under this chapter.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Section 7101 - Short title of chapter
Section 7104 - Labels and labeling
Section 7105 - Unlawful seed sales
Section 7106 - Other unlawful acts
Section 7107 - Nonseeding and conditioning seed
Section 7108 - Certification and inspection of crops
Section 7110 - Prohibited use of the term "certified."
Section 7111 - Powers and duties of secretary and department
Section 7112 - Refusal, suspension or revocation of license
Section 7113 - Stop-sale orders
Section 7114 - Seizure and condemnation
Section 7116 - Cooperation with other entities
Section 7117 - Rules and regulations
Section 7118 - Unlawful conduct
Section 7119 - Interference with officer or employee of department
Section 7120 - Delegation of duties; exclusion of local laws and regulations