199.7 - CERTIFIED SEED.
199.7 CERTIFIED SEED.
1. The classes of certified seed are breeder, foundation,
registered, and certified and shall be recognized by the certifying
agency.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale,
or expose for sale in the state:
a. Any agricultural seed, including seed potatoes, as a
recognized class of certified seed unless:
(1) Such seed has been certified by a duly constituted state
authority or state association recognized by the Iowa secretary of
agriculture.
(2) Each container bears an official label approved by the
certifying agency stating that the seed has met the certification
requirements established by the certifying agency.
(3) Each container of the certified class of certified seed bears
a label blue in color with the word "certified" thereon.
(4) Each container of the foundation and registered classes of
certified seed bears a label with a color or colors approved by the
certifying agency.
b. Any agricultural seed, including seed potatoes, with a
blue label unless such seed is a class of certified seed. Section History: Early Form
[C35, § 3137-g1, -g2; C39, § 3137.3, 3137.4; C46, 50, 54, 58,
62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 199.7; 82 Acts, ch 1191, § 6] Section History: Recent Form
2009 Acts, ch 41, §263