Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Division 70 - Plant Industries
Chapter 17 - Industrial Hemp
Section 2 CSR 70-17.130 - Agricultural Hemp Seed Requirements

Universal Citation: 2 MO Code of State Regs 70-17.130

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024

PURPOSE: This rule designates the labeling requirements for agricultural hemp seed and also designates restricted weed seeds. Both agricultural hemp seed and restricted weed seeds content must be declared on the label to comply with the rule.

(1) The following requirements are for permit holders, if they only sell agricultural hemp seeds or propagules.

(2) Definitions.

(A) Restricted Weed Seeds.
1. Prohibited Weed Seeds. The seeds of the following plants: balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacubum), Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense), field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense), musk thistle (Carduus nutans), serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma), and sorghum almum (Sorghum almum).

2. Noxious Weed Seeds. The seeds of the following plants: plants commonly known as docks of the Rumex species (red sorrel, curly dock, etc.), dodders (Cuscuta species), buckhorn (Plantago lanceola-ta), eastern black night-shade (Solanum ptycanthum), giant foxtail (Setarai faberi), hedge bindweed (Convolvulus sepium), leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula), hoary cress (Cardaria draba), purple moonflower (Ipomoea muricata), quackgrass (Elymus repens), Russian thistle (Salsola pestifer), slender oats (Avena barbata), wild garlic (Allium vineale), wild oats (Avena fatua), wild onion (Allium canadense) and yellow star thistle (Centaurea solstitialis) are designated as noxious and are subject to listing on seed labels.

(B) Percentage of Germination. The label claim for percent of germination shall be the result of a test of any lot of seed which has been sampled according to and analyzed by the AOSA Rules for Testing Seed, (Vol. 1, 2018), Association of Official Seed Analysts.

(3) Agricultural Hemp Seed Labeling Requirements.

(A) Labeling Seed as to Noxious Weed Seed Content. Noxious weed seed content must be labeled in one (1) of the three (3) following ways:
1. Nonemeaning no noxious weed seed is present;

2. Not in excess of eighty (80) noxious weed seeds per pound or eighteen (18) per one hundred (100) grams;

3. Name and number of each kind of noxious weed seed present, when in excess of that stated in paragraph (3)(A)2.

(B) The seed label shall show the name, complete address, and zip code of the seed labeler.

(C) The purity percentages of pure seed, inert matter, other crop and weeds' seed shall total one hundred percent (100%) on the seed tag.

(D) The information required on an agricultural seed label should appear in the following format:

Kind or Kind and Variety of Seed

Pure seed %

Germination %

Net weight

Inert matter %

Hard seed %

Lot#

Other crop %

Total germination and hard seed %

Origin

Weed seed %

Month and year of germination test

Noxious weed seeds per pound or per one hundred (100) grams

The name and address of person or company held responsible for seed labeling should follow other information or should be printed on opposite side of label.
(E) No advertising matter of any kind shall be printed on the label.

(F) No printed or written matter of any kind shall be attached to the original label.

(G) Seed in Storage. Any agricultural hemp seed, whether in bags, bins or other containers exposed to customers in a retail sales outlet, shall be considered offered or exposed for sale for seeding purposes in Missouri and will be subject to the provisions of this rule, unless the seed is labeled in one (1) of the following ways: "For Feeding Purposes Only" (with no reference being made to germination, variety, or other factors indicating that the seed is suitable for seeding purposes) or "For Processing Only-Not For Sale."

(H) Any treatment of seed regulated by this law must be labeled to show the treatment.
1. The labeling of a treatment for seed must be done either on a separate tag or on the bag.

2. If a treatment adds more than one percent (1%) to the weight of the seed, that weight must also be included in the inert matter weight of the seed.

3. If the amount of treatment on the seed is harmful to man or animal, the label shall name the additive and give a precautionary use statement. In addition, a contrasting colored dye showing evidence of treatment must be used.

4. If the treatment of the seed is an inoculant, a date of expiration must be stated.

(I) The owner or possessor shall be responsible for properly labeled bulk or opened bags of agricultural seed.

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