Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-8-21

As used in this subarticle:

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1. "Advertisement" means all representations, other than those

on the label, disseminated in any manner or by any means relating to

seed;

2. "Agricultural seeds" means the seeds of grass, forage,

cereal and fiber crops, and any other kinds of seeds commonly

recognized within this state as agricultural seeds, lawn seeds, and

mixtures of seeds;

3. "Certified seed", “registered seed", and “foundation seed”

means seed that has been produced and labeled in accordance with the

procedures and rules of an officially recognized seed-certifying

agency or association;

4. "Coated seed" means a seed unit covered with any substance

which changes the size, shape, or weight of the original seed.

Seeds coated with ingredients including, but not limited to,

rhizobia, dyes, and pesticides are excluded;

5. "Germination" means the percent of seeds capable of

producing normal seedlings under ordinarily favorable conditions;

6. "Kind" means one or more related species or subspecies which

singly or collectively is known by one common name, for example,

corn, wheat, lespedeza, alfalfa, and fescue;

7. "Labeling" means all written, printed, or graphic

representations accompanying and pertaining to any seed in bulk or

in containers and includes, but is not limited to representations on

invoices;

8. "Lot" means a definite quantity of seed identified by a lot

number or other mark, every portion or bag of which is uniform

within recognized tolerances for the factors which appear in the

labeling;

9. "Noxious weed seeds" shall be divided into two classes,

"prohibited noxious weed seeds" and "restricted noxious weed seeds"

as defined in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this paragraph. The

State Board of Agriculture may promulgate rules that add to or

subtract from the list of seeds included under either definition:

(a) prohibited noxious weed seeds are the seeds of weeds

which reproduce by seeds and spread by underground

roots, stems, or other reproductive parts. When

established, noxious weed seeds are highly destructive

and difficult to control in this state by ordinary

good cultural practice, and are prohibited by this

subarticle subject to recognized tolerances, and

(b) restricted noxious weed seeds are the seeds of weeds

which are very objectionable in fields, lawns, and

gardens of this state, but can be controlled by good

cultural practice;

10. “Pure seed” means agricultural and vegetable seeds,

exclusive of inert matter, and all other seeds not of the kinds, or

kinds and varieties, being considered;

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11. "Record" means all information relating to lot,

identification, source, origin, variety, amount, processing,

testing, labeling, distribution, and a file sample of the seed;

12. "Seizure" means a legal process carried out by court order

or Board order against a specific quantity of seed;

13. "Stop sale" means an administrative order provided by law

restraining the sale, use, disposition, and movement of a specific

quantity of seed;

14. "Treated seed" means seed that has been treated with an

approved substance or subjected to a process designed to control or

repel plant disease organisms, insects, or other pests attacking the

seed or plants or will improve the planting value of the seed;

15. "Variety" means a subdivision of a kind characterized by

growth, yield, plant, fruit, seed, or other characteristics by which

it can be differentiated from other plants of the same kind;

16. “Vegetable seeds" means seeds of those crops which are

grown in gardens and on truck farms and are generally known and sold

under the name of vegetable seeds in this state; and

17. "Weed seeds" means the seeds of all plants generally

recognized as undesireable within this state and includes noxious

weed seeds.