VII. Percentage by weight of inert matter. 



VIII. For each named agricultural seed, percentage of germination, 

 exclusive of hard seed, percentage of hard seed, if present, and the calendar 

 month and year the test was completed to determine such percentages. 



IX. Name and address of the person who labeled said seed, or who 

 sells, offers, or exposes said seed for sale within this state. 



4. Vegetable Seeds. For vegetable seeds, the following is required: 



I. Name of kind and variety of seeds, and the calendar month and 

 year when last tested for germination. 



II. For seeds which germinate less than the standard last established 

 by the commissioner of agriculture hereunder, and in type not smaller than 

 ten point size : percentage of germination exclusive of hard seed ; percent- 

 age of hard seed, if present; and the words, ''below standard." 



III. Name and address of the person who labeled said seed, or who 

 sells, offers or exposes said seed for sale within this state. 



5. Illegal Sales. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for 

 sale or expose for sale any a,gricultural or vegetable seed within this state : 



I. Unless the test to determine the percentage of germination required 

 by sections 3 and 4 shall have been completed within a nine-month period, 

 exclusive of the calendar month in which the test was completed, im- 

 mediately prior to sale, exposure for sale, or offering for sale or trans- 

 portation. 



II. Not labeled in accordance with the provisions hereof, or having 

 a false or misleading labeling. 



III. Pertaining to which there has been a false or misleading 

 advertisement. 



IV. Any agricultural seeds containing any primary noxious weed 

 seeds except as may be allowed under tolerances prescribed in the rules and 

 regulations hereunder. 



6. Prohibitions. It shall be unlawful for any person within this 

 state : 



I. To detach, alter, deface, or destroy any label provided for herein or 

 the rules and regulations made and promulgated hereunder, or to alter or 

 substitute seed, in a manner that may defeat the purposes hereof. 



II. To disseminate any false or misleading advertisement concerning 

 agricultural or vegetable seed in any manner or by any means. 



III. To hinder or obstruct in any way any authorized person in the 

 performance of his duties hereunder. 



IV. To fail to comply with a ''stop sale" order. 



7. Exemptions. The provisions of sections 2 to 6, inclusive, do not 

 apply to seed or grain not intended for sowing purposes, nor to seed in 

 storage in, or consigned to, a seed cleaning or processing establishment for 

 cleaning or processing, provided, that any labeling or other representation 

 which may be made with respect to the unclean seed shall be subject to the 

 provisions hereof. 



