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 enforcement 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 pro- 

 hibit further sale of any lot of agricultural or vegetable seed which the 

 commissioner has reason to believe is in violation of any of the provi- 

 sions hereof until the law has been complied with or said violation other- 

 wise 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 with- 

 draw 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 with 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 regu- 

 lations governing such testing; and to fix and collect charges for the 

 tests made. All fees collected hereunder shall be paid over by the com- 

 missioner 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 Agricul- 

 ture in seed law enforcement. 



10. Seizure. Upon the recommendation of the commissioner of 

 agriculture or his duly authorized agents, the court of competent juris- 

 diction in the area in which the seed is located shall cause the seizure 

 and subsequent denaturing, processing, or destruction to prevent the 

 use for sowing purposes of any lot of agricultural or vegetable seed 

 found to be unfit for sowing purposes: Provided, that in no instances 

 shall the denaturing, processing, or destruction be ordered without first 

 having given the claimant of said seed an opportunity to apply to said 

 court for the release of said seed. 



11. Penalties. Whoever violates any of the provisions of this 

 chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder shall be fined 

 not exceeding one hundred dollars for the first offense and not exceed- 

 ing two hundred and fifty dollars for each subsequent offense. Fines 

 collected hereunder shall be paid, by the court collecting the same, to 

 the commissioner of agriculture and by him forwarded to the state treas- 

 urer for the use of the state. 



8 



