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which contain not more than two kinds of such seeds which are present 

 in excess of five per cent by weight of each kind, shall have affixed thereto, 

 in a conspicuous place on the exterior of the container of such mixture 

 of seeds, a plainly written or printed tag or label, in the English language, 

 stating : 



(a) That such seed is a mixture. 



(b) The name and approximate percentage by weight of each kind of 

 agricultural seed present in such mixture in excess of five per cent by 

 weight of the total mixture. 



(c) Approximate total percentage by weight of weed seeds. 



(d) The name and approximate number per ounce of noxious weed 

 seeds which are present singly or collectively in excess of one seed in 

 each fifteen grams of such mixture. 



(e) Approximate percentage of germination of each kind of agricul- 

 tural seed present in such mixture in excess of five per cent by weight, 

 together with the month and year said seed was tested. 



(f) Name and address of the vendor of such mixture. 



Section 261C. Mixtures of agricultural seeds, except as specified in 

 section two hundred and sixty-one B, shall have affixed thereto in a con- 

 spicuous place on the exterior of the container of such mixture a plainly 

 written or printed tag or label in the English language stating: 



(a) That such seed is a mixture. 



(b) The name of each kind of agricultural seed which is present in 

 excess of five per cent or more by weight of the total mixture. 



(c) The approximate total percentage by weight of weed seeds. 



(d) The approximate percentage by weight of inert matter. 



(e) The name and approximate number per ounce of each kind of 

 noxious weed seeds which are present singly or collectively in excess of 

 one seed in each fifteen grams of such mixture. 



(f) Name and address of the vendor of such mixture. 



Section 261D. Every lot of vegetable seeds shall have affixed thereto 

 in a conspicuous place on the exterior of the container a plainly written 

 or printed tag or label in the English language stating : 



(a) The kind of seed and variety. 



(b) Name and address of the vendor of such vegetable seeds. 

 Section 261E. Agricultural seeds or mixtures thereof may be marked 



"not tested" and seeds so marked or labelled shall have affixed thereto in 

 a conspicuous place on the exterior of the container of each lot of such 

 "not tested" seeds, a plainly written or printed tag or label in the English 

 language stating: 



(a) That such seed is "not tested". 



(b) The name and address of the vendor of such "not tested" seeds. 

 Section 261F. Agricultural seeds or mixtures thereof shall be exempt 



from the provisions of sections two hundred and sixty-one A to two hun- 

 dred and sixty-one L, inclusive: 



(a) When sold to merchants to be recleaned before being sold or ex- 

 posed for sale for use for seeding purposes. 



(b) When in storage for the purpose of recleaning or not possessed, 

 sold or offered for sale for use for seeding purposes within the common- 

 wealth. 



Section 26 IG. The commissioner of agriculture and his duly author- 

 ized assistants shall have authority to enforce sections two hundred and 

 sixty-one A to two hundred and sixty-one L, inclusive, and to prosecute 

 all violations thereof. Before any prosecution is begun by said commis- 

 sioner or any of his duly authorized assistants, the parties concerned 

 shall be given an opportunity to be heard before said commissioner or a 

 person designated by him for such purpose. The parties concerned shall 

 be given reasonable notice of the hearing, specifying the day, hour and 

 place thereof, and accompanied by a description of the alleged violation. 



Section 261H. The commissioner of agriculture, either in person or 



