The Federal Seed Act, P.L. 76-354 (August 9, 1939), requires accurate labeling and purity standards for seeds in commerce, and prohibits the importation and movement of adulterated or misbranded seeds. The law works in conjunction with the Plant Protection Act of 2000 to authorize the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to regulate the importation of field crop, pasture and forage, or vegetable seed that may contain noxious weed seeds. USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service is responsible for enforcing the labeling and purity standard provisions.
Federal Seed Act
Long title
An Act to regulate interstate and foreign commerce in seeds; to require labeling and to prevent misrepresentation of seeds in interstate commerce; to require certain standards with respect to certain imported seeds; and for other purposes.
"Federal Seed Act". Agricultural Marketing Service. U.S. Department of Agriculture.
"Bureau of Plant Industry Bulletin - 1901-1913". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture: 285 no.
"Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture: 43 v.
Plant Disease Survey. "The Plant Disease Bulletin". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture: 6 v.
Plant Disease Survey. "The Plant Disease Bulletin - Supplement". HathiTrust Digital Library. Beltsville, MD: United States Department of Agriculture.
January 01, 1970
federal, seed, august, 1939, requires, accurate, labeling, purity, standards, seeds, commerce, prohibits, importation, movement, adulterated, misbranded, seeds, works, conjunction, with, plant, protection, 2000, authorize, animal, plant, health, inspection, se. The Federal Seed Act P L 76 354 August 9 1939 requires accurate labeling and purity standards for seeds in commerce and prohibits the importation and movement of adulterated or misbranded seeds The law works in conjunction with the Plant Protection Act of 2000 to authorize the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS to regulate the importation of field crop pasture and forage or vegetable seed that may contain noxious weed seeds USDA s Agricultural Marketing Service is responsible for enforcing the labeling and purity standard provisions Federal Seed ActLong titleAn Act to regulate interstate and foreign commerce in seeds to require labeling and to prevent misrepresentation of seeds in interstate commerce to require certain standards with respect to certain imported seeds and for other purposes Acronyms colloquial FSANicknamesFederal Seed Act of 1939Enacted bythe 76th United States CongressEffectiveFebruary 4 1940CitationsPublic lawPub L Tooltip Public Law United States 76 354Statutes at Large53 Stat 1275CodificationTitles amended7 U S C AgricultureU S C sections created7 U S C ch 37 1551 et seq Legislative historyIntroduced in the House as H R 5625 by Harry B Coffee D NE on May 3 1939Committee consideration by House Agriculture Senate Agriculture amp ForestryPassed the House on June 7 1939 Passed Passed the Senate on August 1 1939 Passed with amendmentHouse agreed to Senate amendment on August 3 1939 Agreed Signed into law by President Franklin D Roosevelt on August 9 1939 Contents 1 Titles of the Act 2 Amendments to 1939 Act 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksTitles of the Act editTitle 7 Chapter 37 was authored as four titles establishing agricultural policy for the specifications of forage and vegetable seeds Title I Definitions 7 U S C 1561 1562Construction with respect to labeling for variety and origin Agricultural seeds Vegetable seeds Weed seeds Noxious weed seeds Origin kind variety and type of seeds Germination Hard seeds Pure live seed Label and labeling of seeds Advertisement Subject to prescribed tolerances False labeling and false advertisement Screenings In bulk dd Title II Interstate Commerce 7 U S C 1571 1575Prohibitions Relating to Interstate Commerce in Certain Seeds Records Exemptions Disclaimers and Nonwarranties False Advertising dd Title III Foreign Commerce 7 U S C 1581 1586Prohibitions and Procedures Relating to Importations Adulterated Seed Seed Unfit for Seeding Purposes Certain Seeds Required to be Stained Certain Acts Prohibited dd Title IV General Provisions 7 U S C 1591 1610Delegation of Duties Rules and Regulations Standards Tests and Tolerances Prohibition Against Alterations Seizure Penalties Cease and Desist Proceedings Separability of Proceedings Publication Authorization for Appropriations Authorization for Expenditures Cooperation Separability of Provisions Repeals Effective Date dd Amendments to 1939 Act editU S Statutes related to Amendments and Federal Seed Act of 1939 Date of Enactment Public Law No U S Statute U S Bill No U S Presidential Administration July 9 1956 P L 84 662 70 Stat 508 S 1688 Dwight D Eisenhower August 1 1958 P L 85 581 72 Stat 476 S 1939 Dwight D Eisenhower October 15 1966 P L 89 686 80 Stat 975 H R 15662 Lyndon B Johnson October 17 1969 P L 91 89 83 Stat 134 S 1836 Richard M Nixon January 8 1983 P L 97 439 96 Stat 2287 H R 7005 Ronald W ReaganSee also editPlant Disease Bulletin Seed bankReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from Jasper Womach Report for Congress Agriculture A Glossary of Terms Programs and Laws 2005 Edition PDF Congressional Research Service External links edit nbsp Media related to Seedbanks at Wikimedia Commons Federal Seed Act Agricultural Marketing Service U S Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry Bulletin 1901 1913 HathiTrust Digital Library Washington D C United States Department of Agriculture 285 no Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported HathiTrust Digital Library Washington D C United States Department of Agriculture 43 v Plant Disease Survey The Plant Disease Bulletin HathiTrust Digital Library Washington D C United States Department of Agriculture 6 v Plant Disease Survey The Plant Disease Bulletin Supplement HathiTrust Digital Library Beltsville MD United States Department of Agriculture Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Federal Seed Act amp oldid 1223922897, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
