Mont. Admin. R. 4.12.3112 - FLOWER SEEDS
(1) All flower
seeds shall be labeled with the:
(a) name and
mailing address of the seed labeler;
(b) lot number or other lot identification
mark;
(c) name of the kind and
variety or a statement of type and performance characteristics if prescribed in
a specific rule; and
(d) year for
which the seed was packed for sale, the sell by date or the percentage
germination and the calendar month and year the test was completed to determine
such percentage.
(2) The
genus and species of each flower in a mix shall be furnished to the department
upon request.
(3) Flower seeds in
packets of generally one pound or less prepared for use in home gardens or
household plantings or flower seeds in pre-planted containers, mats, tapes, or
other planting devices for which standard testing procedures are established by
the association of official seed analysts and which germinate less than the
germination standard last established under the provisions of the Act shall
also be labeled with the:
(a) percentage of
germination exclusive of hard seeds; and
(b) the words "Below Standard Germination" in
not less than 8-point type.
(4) For seeds placed in a germination medium,
mat, tape, or other device in such a way as to make it difficult to determine
the quantity of seed without removing the seeds from the medium, mat, tape, or
device, the label shall contain a statement to indicate the minimum number of
seeds in the container.
(5) Flower
seeds in containers, other than packets of generally one pound or less prepared
for use in home flower gardens or household plantings and other than
pre-planted containers, mats, tapes, or other planting devices and for which
standard testing procedures are established by the association of official seed
analysts, shall also be labeled with the:
(a)
percentage of germination, exclusive of hard or dormant seed;
(b) percentage of hard seeds may be stated,
if present;
(c) percentage of
dormant seed may be stated, if present, and the test used to determine
dormancy; and
(d) following (5)
(a), (b) and (c), the terms "total germination and hard and/or dormant seed" or
"total viable" may be used in accordance with this subsection.
Notes
Sec. 80-5-139, MCA; IMP, Sec. 80-5-123, MCA;
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