§ 1611. — Illegal sales of uncertified seed.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC1611]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 37--SEEDS
SUBCHAPTER V--SALE OF UNCERTIFIED SEED OF PROTECTED VARIETY
Sec. 1611. Illegal sales of uncertified seed
It shall be unlawful in the United States or in interstate or
foreign commerce to sell or offer for sale or advertise, by variety
name, seed not certified by an official seed certifying agency, when it
is a variety for which a certificate of plant variety protection under
the Plant Variety Protection Act [7 U.S.C. 2321 et seq.] specifies sale
only as a class of certified seed: Provided, That seed from a certified
lot may be labeled as to variety name when used in a mixture by, or with
the approval of, the owners of the variety.
(Aug. 9, 1939, ch. 615, title V, Sec. 501, as added Pub. L. 91-577,
title III, Sec. 142(a), Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1558; amended Pub. L.
97-98, title XI, Sec. 1118, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1272.)
References in Text
The Plant Variety Protection Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L.
91-577, Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1542, as amended, which is classified
principally to chapter 57 (Sec. 2321 et seq.) of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 2321 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1981--Pub. L. 97-98 substituted ``sell or offer for sale or
advertise, by variety name, seed'' for ``sell by variety name seed'',
``certifying agency, when'' for ``certifying agency when'', and ``owners
of the variety'' for ``owner of the variety''.
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801
of Pub. L. 97-98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301
of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective Dec. 24, 1970, see section 141 of Pub. L. 91-577,
set out as a note under section 2321 of this title.
