Alabama Administrative Code
Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
MARKETING
Chapter 80-11-1 - SEED STANDARDS, TOLERANCES AND TREATMENT
Section 80-11-1-.05 - Mixed Seed Prohibitions
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) The following adulterations or mixtures of seed shall not be sold, offered for sale, or distributed in Alabama:
(2) The following adulterations or mixtures of seed shall not be sold under the name of the dominant seed:
A false wild oat will be considered as any unstable or variant form of a cultivated and wild oat possessing one or more of the distinct characteristics of the wild oats (Avena fatua).
The sale of mixed oats shall not be prohibited when they are used as a component part in seed for wildlife mixtures. In order to be used in such a mixture the following criteria must be met: The mixture must include (3) kinds or more and the oat component must be labeled according to the predominate variety that comprises at least sixty (60) percent of the mixture.
(3) All whole grain rye sold, offered or exposed for sale in Alabama during the period of time beginning September 1 and ending December 31 of each year shall be labeled as seed rye and must meet all requirements of the Alabama seed law and rules and regulations, except, however, whole grain rye may be mixed with other grain and may be sold during the above prohibitive period, provided such mixture is labeled as commercial feed and shows the percentage of each kind of grain present and shall also comply with all provisions of the Alabama Commercial Feed Law of 1978, Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 2-21-17 through 2-21-34.
Authors: Charles H. Barnes, Patrick B. Moody
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §2-2 6-3.