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42. What is the penalty for one guilty of a misdemeanor? Upon con¬ 
viction, one found guilty of a misdemeanor shall he fined not more than $100. 
43. How are prosecutions instituted? When the Colorado Agricultural 
Experiment Station, through its regularly appointed agent, The Colorado 
Seed Laboratory, “believes or has reason to believe that any person has vio¬ 
lated any of the provisions of this Act, it shall cause notice of such fact, 
together with full specifications of the Act or omission constituting the vio¬ 
lation, to be given to such person, who, either in person or by agent or at¬ 
torney, shall have the right under reasonable rules and regulations as may 
be prescribed by The Colorado Seed Laboratory to appear before the 
Laboratory and introduce evidence. If, after such said hearing or without 
hearing, in case said person fails or refuses to appear, said Colorado Seed 
Laboratory shall decide or decree that any or all of said specifications have 
been proven to its satisfaction it may, in its discretion, so certify to the 
proper prosecuting attorney and request him to prosecute said person ac¬ 
cording to law for the violation of this Act, transmitting with said certifi¬ 
cate a copy of the specifications and such other evidence as it shall deem 
necessary and proper. Whereupon said prosecuting attorney shall prosecute 
such person according to law.” 
44. Who may submit samples for tests and analyses? The Act pro¬ 
vides that any citizens of Colorado or any persons shipping seed into Colo¬ 
rado for seeding purposes in the State may send samples to the Seed 
Laboratory of the Agricultural Experiment Station for test and analysis, 
subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Seed Labora¬ 
tory. 
45. What publications will be issued by The Colorado Seed Laboratory? 
It “shall make an annual report to the State Board of Agriculture, a copy of 
which shall be transmitted to the Governor of the State of Colorado, upon 
the work done under this Act, which report shall show the results of inspec¬ 
tion, examination, analyses or tests of field seeds, together with dates of 
said inspection, examination, analyses or tests, and may include names of 
persons, firms or corporations having had seed under such inspection, ex¬ 
amination, analysis or test.” 
46. What other publications may be issued at the discretion of the Seed 
Laboratory? It may “publish bulletins or press reports setting forth results 
of inspections, examinations, analyses and tests, which bulletins or reports 
may include the names of the persons, firms or corporations having had 
seeds under inspection, examination, analyses or tests. It may also at its 
discretion publish bulletins or press reports setting forth information on 
field seeds, which bulletins may be distributed free to the citizens of this 
State.” 
47. What appropriations have been provided for equipment? The 
General Assembly appropriated from the State Treasury $1,500 for the 
equipment of a seed testing laboratory at the Colorado Agricultural Experi¬ 
ment Station. 
48. What appropriations are made for carrying out the provisions of 
this Act? There is an annual appropriation of $4,000, beginning with the 
fiscal year 1917, for carrying out the provisions of this Act. 
