Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XIII - Seeds
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Subchapter C - Labels; Records; Standards; Noxious Weed Seed
Section XIII-131 - Analysis Test; Labeling of Seed

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XIII-131

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Every person whose name appears on the label of seed, except persons exempt pursuant to the authority of R.S. 3:1445, and who sells, transports, distributes, or offers or handles for sale agricultural or vegetable, shall have a complete analysis test performed on the seed by a registered seed technologist or an official state seed analyst prior to the seed being sold, distributed or offered or handled for sale in Louisiana.

B. Information required to be shown on the label by R.S. 3:1436 or this Part shall be in the English language and in type that is no smaller than eight point.

C. Seed treated with a mercurial or similarly toxic substance that is harmful to humans or other vertebrate animals, if any residue remains in or on the seed, shall be labeled in type no smaller than eight points and shall be in red letters on a distinctly contrasting background. In addition, the label shall show a representation of a skull and crossbones using at least 16 point type.

D. Seed treated with a substance harmful to humans or other vertebrate animals, other than a mercurial or similarly toxic substance, and which is in containers of four ounces or less does not need to contain a cautionary statement on the label.

E. The following substances shall not be deemed harmful if present at a rate less than the number of parts per million (ppm) indicated:

1. allethrin, 2ppm;

2. malathion, 8ppm;

3. methoxychlor, 2ppm: piperonyl butoxide, 8ppm on oat and sorghum and 20ppm on all other seeds; and

4. pyrethrins, 1ppm on oat and sorghum and 3ppm on all other seeds.

F. Seeds labeled "foundation seed," "registered seed" or "certified seed," shall not be sold, distributed, or offered or handled for sale in this state unless the seed has been produced and labeled in compliance with this Part and the procedures and protocols of a seed certifying agency approved by the commissioner.

G. When more than one component is required to be named on the label, the word "mixture" or the word "mixed" shall be shown conspicuously on the label.

H. The label on hybrid corn shall show the state where grown.

I. The name and kind of variety of seed shall not be abbreviated on the label, but shall be written out in full, except in the case of annual and perennial ryegrass where "ann." or "per." may be used for the terms "annual" and "perennial".

J. Germination Test Date Period

1. No seed shall be sold or offered for sale more than nine months, exclusive of the month of testing, after the date on any germination label applicable to the seed or seed lot.

2. For all vegetable seed packaged in hermetically sealed containers, this period shall be extended to 24 months, exclusive of the month of testing.

3. For all vegetable seed containers of one pound or less that are labeled with "packed for year", the period shall not exceed the calendar year stated on the package for which the seed was packed for sale. Seed packages labeled in this manner shall not be sold or offered for sale prior to the year for which they were packaged.

K. Relabeling of Seed Lots with Expired Test Dates

1. The owner or distributor of the seed shall be responsible for relabeling the seed after expiration of the germination test date period to state the new germination percentage, if applicable and germination test date after the seed has been retested.

2. A new tag, label, relabeling sticker, or supplemental label shall be used to state the new germination test date.

3. If relabeling stickers or supplemental labels are used to update the germination information, the month and year of the new germination test date must be stated, as well as the lot number that matches the existing original lot number.

4. Supplemental labels shall be attached to, or in the immediate vicinity of the original label.

5. If the seed lot fails to meet label guarantees, the new germination percentage shall also be stated on the new tag, label, relabeling sticker, or supplemental label.

L. Coated Seed. Each package of coated seed shall have the following additional information stated on the front of each package using a minimum of eight point type. The following required information shall be set forth in a clear and conspicuous manner:

1. the words "coated seed;"

2. a statement giving the maximum amount of coating material contained within the package;

3. a statement referring purchaser to the product label for additional information.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433 and 3:1436.

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