N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-53-53
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4.1-53-53. Prohibited activities
Official statutory text
4.1-53-53. Prohibited activities
A person may not:
1. Detach, alter, deface, or destroy any label provided for in this chapter;
2. Alter or substitute seed with the intent to defeat the purpose of this chapter;
3. Engage in false or misleading advertising regarding seeds;
4. Use the name of the seed department or the name of the official laboratory for
advertising purposes in connection with seed analyzed or tested by the seed
department or the official laboratory, except in the case of certified seed;
5. Fail to comply with a stop-sale order issued by the seed commissioner;
6. Use the words "type" or "trace" on a label in connection with the name and description
of any seed;
7. Disclaim in any manner or form a vendor's responsibility for any label content required
by law; or
8. Sell or transfer a protected variety to another producer for the purpose of planting
without obtaining the approval of the variety owner or developer.
A person may not:
1. Detach, alter, deface, or destroy any label provided for in this chapter;
2. Alter or substitute seed with the intent to defeat the purpose of this chapter;
3. Engage in false or misleading advertising regarding seeds;
4. Use the name of the seed department or the name of the official laboratory for
advertising purposes in connection with seed analyzed or tested by the seed
department or the official laboratory, except in the case of certified seed;
5. Fail to comply with a stop-sale order issued by the seed commissioner;
6. Use the words "type" or "trace" on a label in connection with the name and description
of any seed;
7. Disclaim in any manner or form a vendor's responsibility for any label content required
by law; or
8. Sell or transfer a protected variety to another producer for the purpose of planting
without obtaining the approval of the variety owner or developer.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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