SECTIONS 52251-52262 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 52251-52262

52251. This chapter shall be known as the "California Seed Law."

52252. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in
this article govern the construction of this chapter.

52253. "Advertisement" means representations, except those on the
label, which are disseminated in any manner or by any means that
relate to seed which is subject to this chapter.

52254. "Agricultural seed" means the seed of any domesticated grass
or cereal, and of any legume or other plant that is grown as turf,
cover crop, forage crop, fiber crop, or field crop, and mixtures of
such seeds. It does not, however, include any variety that is
generally known and sold as flower seed or vegetable seed.

52254.3. "Board" means the Seed Advisory Board.

52254.4. "Certification" means to certify as to the variety,
purity, quality, type, strain, or other genetic character of
agricultural or vegetable seed.

52254.5. "Labeler" means any person whose name and address appears
on the label pertaining to or attached to a lot or container of
agricultural or vegetable seed, or both agricultural and vegetable
seed, for sale and distribution within the state.

52255. "Labeling" means all labels, and other written, printed, or
graphic representations, in any form whatsoever, which accompany and
pertain to any seed whether the seed is in bulk or in containers, and
it includes invoices.

52256. "Noxious weed seed" means the seed or propagule of any
species of noxious weed, as defined in Section 5004. As used in this
chapter, noxious weed seed are of two classes, prohibited noxious
weed seed and restricted noxious weed seed, which are defined in
Sections 52257 and 52258, respectively.

52256.5. "Person" also means any individual, partnership, trust
association, cooperative association, or any other business unit or
organization.

52257. "Prohibited noxious weed seed" means the seed or propagule
of any species of noxious weed which the director, as provided in
Section 52332, finds and declares to be a prohibited noxious weed
seed and which either: (1) is not known to occur, or is of limited
distribution, in this state; (2) is not widely distributed throughout
the state and which not only reproduce by seed, but also by
underground roots or stems; or (3) is under eradication measures in
this state.

52257.5. "Conditioner" means any person who cleans, scarifies, or
blends to obtain uniform quality, or who conducts other operations
which would change the purity, germination, or identity of any lot of
seed, including, but not limited to, packaging, labeling, blending
together of uniform lots of the same kind or variety, or the
preparation of a mixture.

52257.6. "Process" means any modification of the form or nature of
agricultural or vegetable seed, or any treatment of the seed, which
renders it inviable.

52257.8. "Research" means any research related to the variety,
purity, quality, type, strain, or other genetic and physiological
characteristics of agricultural or vegetable seed or the production
thereof.

52258. "Restricted noxious weed seed" means the seed or propagule
of any species of noxious weed, the seed of which is not otherwise
designated as prohibited noxious weed seed, and which the director,
as provided in Section 52332, finds and declares to be a restricted
noxious weed seed.

52259. "Vegetable seed" means the seed of any crop which is or may
be grown in gardens or on truck farms and which is generally known
and sold under the name of vegetable seed.

52260. "Weed seed" means any noxious weed seed or vegetable seeds,
and any seed that is not included in the definitions of agricultural
seed, if it occurs incidentally in agricultural seed or vegetable
seeds.

52261. "Viability" means a description of living seeds which are
capable of germinating.

52262. "Farm" means a place of agricultural production which has
annual sales of agricultural products of one thousand dollars
($1,000) or more.