199.9 - EXEMPTIONS. - Iowa Statutes

199.9 EXEMPTIONS. 1. Sections 199.3 and 199.8 do not apply to: a. Seed or grain not intended for sowing purposes. b. Seed in storage in, or consigned to, or for sale to, a seed cleaning or conditioning establishment for cleaning or conditioning; provided that any labeling or other representation which is made with respect to the unclean or unconditioned seed is subject to this chapter. c. A carrier in respect to seed transported or delivered for transportation in the ordinary course of its business as a carrier provided that the carrier is not engaged in producing, conditioning, or marketing seed, and subject to this chapter. 2. A person is not subject to the penalties of this chapter for having sold, offered or exposed for sale in this state any agricultural seeds which were incorrectly labeled or represented as to kind, species, variety, or origin when those seeds cannot be identified by examination, unless the person has failed to obtain an invoice or genuine grower's declaration or other labeling information and to take other precautions as reasonable to ensure the identity. A genuine grower's declaration of variety shall affirm that the grower holds records of proof concerning parent seed such as invoices and labels.          Section History: Early Form [S13, § 5077-a20; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3136; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 199.9; 82 Acts, ch 1191, § 8]