Texas Agriculture Code

§ 61.005 — LABELING OF VEGETABLE SEED

AG § 61.005Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part A. SEED AND FERTILIZER · Ch. 61. INSPECTION, LABELING, AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL AND VEGETABLE SEED

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(a)Each container of vegetable seed that is sold or offered or exposed for sale in this state shall bear or have attached in a conspicuous place a plainly written or printed label in English that provides the information relating to the contents of the container required by this section.

(b)If the container weighs one pound or more, the label shall show:

(1)the name of each kind and variety of vegetable seed component present in excess of five percent of the whole and the percentage by weight of each in order of predominance;

(2)the kind and variety of seed;

(3)the lot number or other lot identification;

(4)the germination and the date of the test to determine germination;

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Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1128, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 151, Sec. 2, eff. May 24, 1985.