RCW 15.49.021
Standards and label requirements—Rules.
(1) The department shall establish by rule standards and label requirements for the following seed types: Agricultural seed (including grass, lawn, and turf seed), flower seed, and vegetable seed.
(2) The standards and label requirements shall be divided into the following categories:
(a) Percentage of kind and variety of each seed component present; and
(b) Percentage of weed seed (restricted and common).
(3) The standards and label requirements developed by the department shall at a minimum include:
(a) Amount of inert material;
(b) Specifics and warning for treated seed;
(c) Specifics for coated seed;
(d) Specifics and duration for inoculated seed;
(e) Specifics for seed which is below standard;
(f) Specifics for seed contained in containers, mats, tapes, or other planting devices;
(g) Specifics for seed sold in bulk;
(h) Specifics for hybrid seed; and
(i) Specifics for seed mixtures.
[ 1989 c 354 § 71.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1989 c 354 §§ 70-81 and 84-86: See note following RCW 15.49.005.
Severability—1989 c 354: See note following RCW 15.36.012.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 15 - Agriculture and Marketing
15.49.021 - Standards and label requirements—Rules.
15.49.031 - Labels—Required information.
15.49.041 - Violations—Civil penalty.
15.49.051 - Unlawful practices.
15.49.071 - Damages—Mediation prerequisite to legal action.
15.49.091 - Mediation—Procedure.
15.49.310 - Department to administer chapter—Rules and regulations—Guidance of federal seed act.
15.49.330 - Screenings—Removal required—Disposition.
15.49.350 - Permit to condition certified seed.
15.49.360 - Records—Maintenance—Availability of records and samples for inspection.
15.49.370 - Department's enforcement authority.
15.49.380 - Dealer's license to distribute seeds.
15.49.390 - Renewal of dealer's license.
15.49.400 - Seed labeling permit.
15.49.410 - "Stop sale, use or removal orders"—Seizure—Condemnation.
15.49.420 - Damages precluded.
15.49.480 - Cooperation and agreements with other agencies.