Perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis). 
Poverty weed, silver leaf (Franseria discolor). 
Whiteweed (Lepidium draba, L. repens, Hy- 
menophysa pubescens). 
Secondary noxious weed seeds. 
Austrian peaweed (Swainsona salsula). 
Blue lettuce (Lactuca pulchella). 
Buckhorn (Plantago lanceolata). 
Dock, curled (Rumex crispus). 
Dodders (Cuscuta spp.). 
Fanweed (Thlaspi arvense). 
Mustards (Brassica spp.). 
Mouse-ear poverty weed (Iva axillaris). 
Puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris). 
Purple-flowered ground-cherry (Quincula lobata). 
Quack grass (Agropyron repens). 
Wild oats (Avena fatua). 
PROHIBITS THE SALE, OFFERING OR 
EXPOSING FOR SALE OF: 
Agricultural or Vegetable Seed. 
(A) Unless the test for germination shall have 
been completed within a 12-month period. 
(B) Unless seed which has been treated with a 
material poisonous to man or live stock 
is plainly marked. 
(C) Containing primary noxious weed seeds. 
Vegetable seeds not subject to this pro- 
Vision. 
(D) Containing more than 3 percent weed 
seeds. 
(E) Screenings, unless it is stated on the label 
and invoice “Not Intended For Seeding 
Purposes.” 
SEED LABORATORY. 
At Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station, 
Fort Collins, Colorado. ; . 
Bruce J. Thornton, Assoc. Bot. in Charge. 
Helen Kroeger, Analyst. 
ENFORCEMENT. 
Colorado Experiment Station. 
Fort Collins, Colorado. 
“STOP SALE” orders may be issued to the owner 
or custodian of any lot of Agricultural seed 
found in violation of the act, shall prohibit the 
further sale or movement of such seed until 
evidence has been submitted that the law has 
been complied with, provided that the owner or 
custodian of the seed shall have 15 days to 
bring the seed into compliance with the law or 
otherwise dispose of it to the satisfaction of the 
Experiment Station or agent, provided further, 
that in respect to seed which has been denied 
sale the owner or custodian of such seed shall 
have the right to appeal from such order to a 

Mes eric, ire ee 
court of competent jurisdiction where the seeds 
are found, praying for a judgment as to the 
justification of said order and for the discharge — 
of such seed from the order prohibiting its sale, 
SEIZURE. Any lot of seed sold, offered or ex- 
posed for sale, bartered or distributed in viola- 
tion of the provisions of this act shall be sub- 
ject to seizure on complaint of the Colorado 
Agricultural Experiment Station, or its agents, 
to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area 
in which the seed is located. If the court finds 
the seed to be in violation of the act and orders 
the condemation of said seed, it shall be de- 
natured, processed, destroyed, relabeled or other- 
wise disposed of in a manner consistent with the 
quality of the seed, as ordered by the court; 
provided that such disposition of said seed can- 
not be ordered by the court. without first hay- 
ing given the claimant an cpportunity to apply 
to the court for the release of said seed, or 
permission to process or relabel it to bring it 
into compliance with the law. 
SPECIAL FEATURES. 
Sugar beet seed is exempt from the requirements 
of paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of section 
(A), however this does not exempt the seed 
from the other requirements and provisions of 
the act. 

INFORMATION REQUIRED ON 
ANALYSIS TAGS OR CONTAINER 
(A) Agricultural Seeds—Each lot. 
1. Name of seed. 5 
2. Percentage of purity. 
3. Percentage of weed seeds. 
4. Name and number per ounce of noxious 
weeds present singly or collectively in ex- 
cess of: 
(a) 1 seed in each _ ‘5 grams. 
(See page 106, group A.) 
(b) 1 seed in each 25 grams. 
(c) 1 seed in each 100 grams. 
5. Percentage of germination together with 
month and year of test. 
6. Full name and address of vendor. 
(B) Mixtures of Agricultural seeds of 
not more than 2 kinds of seeds. 
1. That such seed is a mixture. 
2. Name and approximate percentage by 
weight of each kind of Agricultural seed 
present in excess of 5% of the total mix- 
ture. 
3. Percentage of weed seeds. 
4. Name and number per ounce of each nox- 
CONNECTICUT 
Act of 1937 
ious weed present singly or collectively in 
excess of one seed in each 15 grams. : 
5. Percentage of germination of each Agri- 
cultural seed present in excess of 5% of 
the total mixture, together with month and 
year tested. 
6. Full name and address of vendor. 
(C) Special Mixtures. 
That such seed is a mixture. _ 
Name and percentage by weight of each 
kind of seed present in the mixture. 
Percentage by weight of weed seeds. 
. Percentage by weight of inert matter. 
. Name and number per ounce of each nox- 
ious weed, singly or collectively in excess of 
one seed in 15 grams. 
6. Full name and address of vendor. 
APw Ne 
(D) Vegetable seeds. Each separate con- 
tainer. 
1. The kind and variety of seed. ’ 
2. Percentage of germination together with 
year tested. 
3. Name and address of packetor or vendor. 
NOXIOUS WEEDS 
wack grass—Agropyron repens; dodder—Cus- 
oe aon Canada _ thistle—Cirsium arvense; 
plantain—Plantago spp. (includes buckhorn); 
hawkweed—Hieracium spp.; curled dock— 
Rumex crispus; wild mustard—Brassica arvensis 
and other Brassica species. 
SEED LABORATORY 
Conn. Agricultural Experiment Station, New 
Haven. : < 
E. M. Stoddard, Analyst in Charge 
Tests—Any citizen of Conn. may send for test 
a maximum of 5 germination tests or 1 purity 
test within a given calendar month. Samples for 
labeling purposes not accepted. : 
ENFORCEMENT 
is under the Commissioner of Agriculture, 
Olcott F. King, State Office Building, Hartford. 
Francis H. Adams—Chief Inspector. 
Conn. Dept. of Agriculture has established 3 
voluntary grades for lawn grass. The use of 
these grades is limited to Connecticut dealers, 
but is not obligatory on them. 
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INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR: 
(A) Agricultural Seeds. Each container. 
1. Commonly accepted name of: 
a. Kind, or 
a. Kind and variety, or 
c. Kind and type. 
Lot number or other lot identification, 
Percentage of purity. 
Percentage of inert matter. 
Percentage of weed seed. Prohibited if in 
excess of 3%. 
Percentage of other agricultural seed. 
Percentage of: 
a. Germination, exclusive of hard seed. 
b. Hard seed. 
Following a. and b. Total Germination 
and hard seed may be given if desired. 
8. Month and year of test. Test for germina- 
tion shall have been completed within a 9- 
month period exclusive of the month in 
which test was completed. 
9. Origin of alfalfa, red clover and corn (ex- 
cept hybrid). If unknown, must be stated. 
10. Name and address of person who Jabeled 
ae, or who sells, offers or exposes seed for 
sale. 
11. Name and number of secondary noxious weed 
seeds per ounce in groups Ba and b and 
per pound in Be and d when present singly 
or collectively in excess of: 
ae ay each 5 grams. (See page 106 group 
SIN On Wh 
b. 1 in each 10 grams. 
c. 1 in each 25 grams, 
d. 1 in each 100 grams. 
(B) Mixtures of Agricultural Seeds. Each 
Container. 
1, Same. as for unmixed agricultural. seed ex- 
cept it must be called ‘‘Mixed” or a “Mix- 
DELAWARE 
Law as Amended 1943 
ture,” and the information required under 
items (A)1, 3 and 7, shall be given for each 
component present in excess of 5% in the 
order of its predominance. 
(C) Vegetable Seeds. Each Container. 
1. Name of kind and variety. 
2. For seed which germinates less than the 
standard last established by the State Board 
of Agriculture (see page 102 for standards) 
give: 
a. Percentage of germination, exclusive of 
hard seed. 
b. Percentagee of hard seed. 
c. Month and year of test. Test for germi- 
nation shall have been completed within 
a 9-month period exclusive of the month 
in which the test was completed. 
d. The words “BELOW STANDARD” in 
not iess than 8 point type. 
3. Name and address of person who labeled 
eee or who sells, offers or exposes seed for 
sale. 
NOXIOUS WEEDS. 
Primary. Prohibited if in excess of 1 
in 100 grams. 
Quackgrass—Agropyron repens. 
Thistle, Canada—Circium arvense. 
Secondary. 
Buckhorn—Plantago lanceolata. 
Corncockle—Agrostemma githago. 
Dodder—Cuscuta Spp. 
Mustard, wild—Brassica spp. 
Onion, wild—Allium spp. 
PROHIBITS THE SALE, OFFERING OR 
EXPOSING FOR SALE OF: 
(A) Agricultural or vegetable seed unless the 
test for germination shall have been com- 
pleted within a 9-month period exclusive of 
the month in which the test was com- 
pleted. be! 
(B) Agricultural and vegetable seed containing 
more than 3% weed seeds. 3 
(C) Agricultural seed containing Primary Nox- 
ious weed seeds singly or collectively in 
excess of 1 seed in 100 grams. 
(D) Agricultural seed containing more than 
500 dodder per pound. unless labeled with 
a red tag bearing fhe statement ‘Low 
Grade Seed.” 
SEED LABORATORY. 
State Board of Agriculture, Dover. 
John L. Clough, Analyst. , 
Tests. Seed tested free of charge for residents 
of Delaware. 
ENFORCEMENT. 
State Board of Agriculture, Dover. : 
“STOP SALE.” ‘Stop Sale” order may be issued 
and enforced by the State Board of Agriculture 
or its agents on any lot of agricultural or vege- 
table seed found in violation of the seed act pro- 
hibiting further sale of such seed until said board 
has evidence that the law has been complied 
with: Provided, that no “Stop Sale’ order shall . 
be issued or attached to a lot of seed without 
first having given the owner or custodian an 
opportunity to comply with the law or remove 
said seed from sale: Provided further that the 
owner or custodian of such seed shall have the 
right to appeal from such order to a court or 
competent jurisdiction, praying for a judgment 
as to the justification of said order and the dis- 
charge of the seed from the order. eee 
“SEIZURE.” Any lot of agricultural or vegetable — 
seed not in compliance with the law shall be — 

