ARTICLE 1. Short Title and Definitions [52251. - 52262.]
Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.
§§ 52251–52262 · 20 sections
- § 52251 This chapter shall be known as the “California Seed Law.”
- § 52252 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 52253 “Advertisement” means representations, except those on the label, which are disseminated in any manner or by any means that relate to seed which is subject to…
- § 52254 “Agricultural seed” means the seed of any domesticated grass or cereal, and of any legume or other plant that is grown as turf, cover crop, forage crop, fiber…
- § 52254.3 “Board” means the Seed Advisory Board.
- § 52254.4 “Certification” means to certify as to the variety, purity, quality, type, strain, or other genetic character of agricultural or vegetable seed.
- § 52254.5 “Labeler” means any person whose name and address appears on the label pertaining to or attached to a lot or container of agricultural or vegetable seed, or…
- § 52255 “Labeling” means all labels, and other written, printed, or graphic representations, in any form whatsoever, which accompany and pertain to any seed whether…
- § 52255.5 “Noncommercial seed sharing activity” means the receiving or giving away of seed by a noncommercial entity without the creation of a contractual obligation or…
- § 52256 “Noxious weed seed” means the seed or propagule of any species of noxious weed, as defined in Section 5004. As used in this chapter, noxious weed seed are of…
- § 52256.5 “Person” also means any individual, partnership, corporation, trust association, cooperative association, or any other business unit or organization.
- § 52257 “Prohibited noxious weed seed” means the seed or propagule of any species of noxious weed which the director, as provided in Section 52332, finds and declares…
- § 52257.5 “Conditioner” means any person who cleans, scarifies, or blends to obtain uniform quality, or who conducts other operations which would change the purity,…
- § 52257.6 “Process” means any modification of the form or nature of agricultural or vegetable seed, or any treatment of the seed, which renders it inviable.
- § 52257.8 “Research” means any research related to the variety, purity, quality, type, strain, or other genetic and physiological characteristics of agricultural or…
- § 52258 “Restricted noxious weed seed” means the seed or propagule of any species of noxious weed, the seed of which is not otherwise designated as prohibited noxious…
- § 52259 “Vegetable seed” means the seed of any crop which is or may be grown in gardens or on truck farms and which is generally known and sold under the name of…
- § 52260 “Weed seed” means any noxious weed seed or vegetable seeds, and any seed that is not included in the definitions of agricultural seed, if it occurs…
- § 52261 “Viability” means a description of living seeds which are capable of germinating.
- § 52262 “Farm” means a place of agricultural production which has annual sales of agricultural products of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more.