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PUBLIC LAW 89-686-0CT. 15, 1966

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Public Law 89-686 AN ACT To amend the Federal Seed Act (53 Stat. 1275), as amended.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 101(a)(1), 101(a)(8)(A) (ii), 101(a)(9)(A) (ii) and 101(a) (10) of the Federal Seed Act (53 Stat. 1275, 1277, 1278; 70 Stat. 908, 7 U.S.C. 1561(a)(1), 1561(a)(8)(A) (ii), 1561(a)(9)(A) (ii), and 1561(a) (10)) are hereby amended by deleting therefrom the words "Alaska"' and "Hawaii" and the commas appearing after such words. SEC. 2. Section 101(a)(7)(A) of said Act (53 Stat. 1276; 72 Stat. 476,7 U.S.C. 1561 (a)(7)(A)) is amended to read as follows: " (A) 'Agricultural seeds' shall mean grass, forage, and field crop seeds which the Secretary of Agriculture finds are used for seeding purposes in the United States and which he lists in the rules and regulations prescribed under section 402 of this Act." SEC. 3. Section 101(a) (11) of said Act (53 Stat. 1278; 7 U.S.C. 1561(a) (11)) is amended by substituting for the words "wheat", "oats", "vetch", and "sweetclover" the words "soybean", "flax", "carT'oi^

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Federal Seed Act, amendment.

"Agricultural seeds." 7 USC 1592.

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SEC. 4. Section 201(a) of said Act (53 Stat. 1279; 7 U.S.C. 1571(a)) is amended by changing the introductory portion thereof to read as follows: Labeling " (a) Any agricultural seeds or any mixture of agricultural seeds quirements. refor seeding purposes, unless each container bears a label giving the following information, except as provided in paragraph (j) of this Post, p. 977. section for seed mixtures intended for lawn and turf purposes, in accordance w4th rules and regulations prescribed under section 402 of this Act:" SEC. 5! Section 201(a)(1) of said Act (53 Stat. 1279; 7 U.S.C. 1571 (a)(1)) is amended to read as follows: Name of kind, " (1) The name of the kind or kind and variety for each agricultural e t c. seed component present in excess of 5 per centum of the whole and the percentage by weight of each: Provided, That if any such component is one which the Secretary of Agriculture has determined, in rules and regulations prescribed under section 402 of this Act, is generally labeled as to variety, the label shall bear, in addition to the name of the kind, either the name of such variety or the statement 'Variety Not Stated': And provided further, That in the case of any such component which is a hybrid seed it shall, in addition to the above requirements, be designated as hybrid on the label;". SEC. 6. Section 201(a) of said Act (53 Stat. 1279; 7 U.S.C. 1571 (a)) is amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph (10), to read as follows: "(10) The year and month beyond which an inoculant, if shown in the labeling, is no longer claimed to be effective." SEC. 7. Section 201(b) of said Act (53 Stat. 1280, 72 Stat. 476; 7 U.S.C. 1571 (b)) is amended to read as follows: " (b) Any vegetable seeds, for seeding purposes, in containers, unless Vegetable s e e d s. each container bears a label giving the following information in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed under section 402 of this Act: "(1) For containers of one pound or less of seed that germinates equal to or above the standard last established by the Secretary of 7 USC 1593. Agriculture, as provided under section 403(c) of this Act— " (A) The name of each kind and variety of seed, and if two or more kinds or varieties are present, the percentage of each, and

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