Food and Agricultural Code § 52921

ARTICLE 7. Seed Distribution

Current as of September 28, 2026 · not in forceFood & Agr. Code, § 52921Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 136, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1996. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Section 52991.

No version of this section is in force on September 28, 2026; the latest listed version is shown.

All breeders seed for varieties developed by the United States Department of Agriculture or the University of California, and approved for release and planting by the board shall be allocated to the Foundation Seed and Seed Certification Service (FSSC) for expansion to foundation seed in cooperation with the board.

FSSC shall distribute foundation seed to all qualified recipients. If there is not enough foundation seed available to satisfy all requests for foundation seed, FSSC may allocate the seed based upon any reasonable criteria, such as prior years acreage or allocation.