Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-8-23
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Unlawful acts
Official statutory text
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale,
or expose for sale any agricultural seed or vegetable seed within
this state:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 388
1. Unless a license has been obtained in accordance with the
provisions of Sections 8-21 through 8-29 of this title;
2. Unless the date of test to determine the percentage of
germination is not more than nine (9) months prior to the sale,
except the date of test for hermetically sealed containers may be
thirty-six (36) months prior to sale;
3. Not labeled in accordance with the provisions of this
subarticle and rules, or having a false or misleading label;
4. When there has been a false or misleading advertisement; or
5. Treated with any substance designed to control or repel
plant disease organisms or insects or other pests unless each
container bears a label giving information in the form prescribed by
rules of the State Board of Agriculture, to show the name of the
substance and if the substance may be harmful to humans or animals,
a warning or caution statement adequate to protect the public.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person within this state:
1. To sell agricultural or vegetable seed that does not meet
the minimum standards of germination and purity, and the maximum for
inert matter and weed seed, prescribed in rules promulgated under
the provisions of this subarticle;
2. To sell agricultural or vegetable seed containing prohibited
noxious weed seeds or restricted noxious weed seeds, subject to
recognized tolerances, in excess of the amount allowed as prescribed
in rules promulgated under the provisions of this subarticle;
3. To detach, alter, deface, or destroy any label required or
provided for in this subarticle or the rules;
4. To alter or substitute seed in a manner that may defeat the
purposes of this subarticle;
5. To disseminate any false or misleading advertisement
concerning agricultural seed or vegetable seed in any manner or by
any means;
6. To fail to comply with a "stop-sale" order made by the Board
on agricultural seed or vegetable seed sold, offered for sale, or
exposed for sale; or to move, handle, or dispose of any lot of seed
held under a "stop-sale" order except with the permission of the
Board and for the purposes specified;
7. To fail to keep complete records of each lot of seed or make
available for inspection the records of origin, testing, variety,
distribution, seed samples, invoices, and other pertinent records or
information, to the Board; or
8. To sell, offer, or expose for sale any seed labeled
"certified seed", "registered seed", or "foundation seed", unless it
has been produced and labeled in compliance with the rules of an
officially recognized seed-certifying agency or association.
or expose for sale any agricultural seed or vegetable seed within
this state:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 2. Agriculture Page 388
1. Unless a license has been obtained in accordance with the
provisions of Sections 8-21 through 8-29 of this title;
2. Unless the date of test to determine the percentage of
germination is not more than nine (9) months prior to the sale,
except the date of test for hermetically sealed containers may be
thirty-six (36) months prior to sale;
3. Not labeled in accordance with the provisions of this
subarticle and rules, or having a false or misleading label;
4. When there has been a false or misleading advertisement; or
5. Treated with any substance designed to control or repel
plant disease organisms or insects or other pests unless each
container bears a label giving information in the form prescribed by
rules of the State Board of Agriculture, to show the name of the
substance and if the substance may be harmful to humans or animals,
a warning or caution statement adequate to protect the public.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person within this state:
1. To sell agricultural or vegetable seed that does not meet
the minimum standards of germination and purity, and the maximum for
inert matter and weed seed, prescribed in rules promulgated under
the provisions of this subarticle;
2. To sell agricultural or vegetable seed containing prohibited
noxious weed seeds or restricted noxious weed seeds, subject to
recognized tolerances, in excess of the amount allowed as prescribed
in rules promulgated under the provisions of this subarticle;
3. To detach, alter, deface, or destroy any label required or
provided for in this subarticle or the rules;
4. To alter or substitute seed in a manner that may defeat the
purposes of this subarticle;
5. To disseminate any false or misleading advertisement
concerning agricultural seed or vegetable seed in any manner or by
any means;
6. To fail to comply with a "stop-sale" order made by the Board
on agricultural seed or vegetable seed sold, offered for sale, or
exposed for sale; or to move, handle, or dispose of any lot of seed
held under a "stop-sale" order except with the permission of the
Board and for the purposes specified;
7. To fail to keep complete records of each lot of seed or make
available for inspection the records of origin, testing, variety,
distribution, seed samples, invoices, and other pertinent records or
information, to the Board; or
8. To sell, offer, or expose for sale any seed labeled
"certified seed", "registered seed", or "foundation seed", unless it
has been produced and labeled in compliance with the rules of an
officially recognized seed-certifying agency or association.
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