unless he has failed to take all proper precautions to insure the identity to 

 be that stated in accordance with rules and resrulations hereunder. 



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9. Duties and Authority of Commissioner of Agriculture. The com- 

 missioner of agriculture, "who may act through his authorized agents, shall 

 have the power: 



I. To sample, inspect, make analyses of, and test, agricultural and 

 vegetable seeds transported, sold, offered or exposed for sale within this 

 state for sowing purposes, at such time and place and to such extent as he 

 may deem necessary to determine whether said agricultural or vegetable 

 seeds are in compliance with the provisions hereof, and to notify promptly 

 the person who transported, sold, offered or exposed the seed for sale, of 

 any violation. 



II. To prescribe, and after public hearing to adopt, rules and regu- 

 lations governing the methods of sampling, inspecting, analysis, tests, and 

 examination of agricultural and vegetable seed, and the tolerances to be 

 followed in the administration hereof, which shall be in general accord 

 with officially prescribed practice in interstate commerce, and such other 

 rules and regulations as may be necessary to secure the efficient enforce- 

 ment hereof. 



III. To enter upon any public or private premises during regular 

 business hours in order to have access to seeds subject to this chapter and 

 the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. 



IV. To issue written or printed "stop sale" orders which shall prohibit 

 further sale of any lot of agricultural or vegetable seed which the commis- 

 sioner has reason to believe is in violation of any of the provisions hereof 

 until the law has been complied with or said violation otherwise legally 

 disposed of: Provided, that no "stop sale" order shall be issued or attached to 

 any lot of seed without first giving the owner or custodian of such seed an 

 opportunity to comply with the law or to withdraw the seed from sale. 



V. To establish and maintain or make provision for seed testing 

 facilities, to employ qualified persons, and to incur such expenses as may 

 be necessary to comply Avith these provisions. 



VI. To make or provide for making purity and germination tests of 

 seeds for farmers and dealers on request; to prescribe rules and regulations 

 governing such testing; and to fix and collect charges for the tests made. All 

 fees collected hereunder shall be paid over by the commissioner to the state 

 treasurer who shall keep the same in a special fund to be used only for the 

 purposes of this chapter. 



VII. To co-operate with the United States Department of Agriculture 

 in seed law enforcement. 



10. Seizure. Upon the recommendation of the commissioner of agri- 

 culture or his duly authorized agents, the court of competent jurisdiction 

 in the area in which the seed is located shall cause the seiztire and subse- 

 quent denaturing, processing, or destruction to prevent the use for sowing 



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