Law 1941 Rules and Regulations 1942. 
INFORMATION REQUIRED ON 
ANALYSIS TAG OR CONTAINER. 
(A) Agricultural Seeds. Every lot. 
(1) Commonly accepted name of: 
a. Kind or, 
b. Kind and variety or, 
ce. Kind and type. 
(2) Lot number or other lot identification. 
(3) Percentage of pure seed. 
(4) Percentage of inert matter. 
(5) Percentage of weed seeds. Prohibited if 
in excess of 2%. 
(6) Percentage of other agricultural seeds. 
(7) Percentage of: 
a. Germination, exclusive of hard seed. 
b. Hard seeds. 
c. Month and year test was completed. 
The test for germination shall have 
been completed within a nine month 
period, exclusive of the month in 
which test was completed. — 
Following a. and b. the additional state- 
ment “Total germination and hard seed” 
may be given if desired. 
(8) Origin of alfalfa, red clover and field 
corn (except hybrid), if unknown it 
must be so stated. 
(9) Name and address of the person who 
labeled the seed, or who sells, offers or 
exposes said seed for sale. 
(10) Name and number of each kind of sec- 
ondary noxious weeds, per ounce in 
groups Ba and Bb, and per pound in 
groups Be and Bd when present singly 
or collectively in excess of: 
1 in 5 grams: 
(See page 106, Group B) 
1 in 10 grams. 
lin 25 grams. 
1 in 100 grams. 
The name of any primary noxious weed 
seed present in the proportion of: 
1 in 50 grams in agricultural seeds of 
groups Ba & Bb (page 106). 
1 in 150 grams in agricultural seeds of 
group Bc. 
1 in 1 pound in agricultural seeds of 
group Bd. 
(B) Mixtures of Agricultural Seeds. 
Every lot. 
Same as for unmixed agricultural seed, ex- 
cept that it must be called “Mixed” or a 
“Mixture” and the information required un- 
der 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. Every lot. 
(1) Name of kind and variety. 
(2) For seed which germinates less than the 
standard last established by the Director 
of Agriculture. (See page 102 for stand- 
ards.) 
a. Percentage of germination, exclusive 
of hard seed. 
b. Hard seeds. 
c. Month and year test was completed. 
The test for germination shall have 
been completed within a 9 month 
period exclusive of the month in 
which the test was completed. 
d. The word “BELOW STANDARD” 
in not less than 8-point type. 
e. Name and address of the person who 
labeled the seed, or who sells, offers 
or exposes said seed for sale. 
Prohibits the sale, offering or exposing 
for sale any agricultural or vegetable 
seed— 
(1) Unless the test for germination has been 
completed within a nine month period, 
exclusive of the month in which the test 
was completed. 
Agricultural Seed Only. 
(2) Agricultural seeds containing in excess 
of 2% weeds. 
(3) Agricultural seeds containing primary 
noxious weed seeds, singly or collectively, 
In excess of 1 in 50 grams of the seeds 
in groups Ba and Bb and in excess of 
1 in 150 grams of the seeds in group Bc, 
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and in excess of 1 in a pound of the 
seeds in group Bd (page 106), (Vege- 
table seeds exempt). 
(4) Agricultural seeds containing secondary 
noxious weed seeds, either singly or-col- 
lectively, in greater proportion than 1 
to 1,000 agricultural seeds. 
NOXIOUS WEEDS. 
PRIMARY NOXIOUS WEEDS 
PROHIBITS IF IN EXCESS OF 1 IN 50 
GRAMS, 1 IN 150 GRAMS AND 1 IN 
A POUND. 
Canada thistle—Cirsium arvense 
Perennial sow thistle——Sonchus arvensis 
Field bindweed—Convolvulus arvensis 
Leafy spurge—Euphorbia esula 
Russian knapweed—Centurea picris 
Hoary cress—Lepidium draba. 
SECONDARY NOXIOUS WEEDS 
PROHIBITS IF IN EXCESS OF 1 to 1,000 
AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 
Curled dock—Rumex crispus 
Wild garlic—Allium spp. 
Dodders—Cuscuta spp. 
Bullnettle—Solanum carolinense 
Buckhorn—Plantago lanceolata 
Quack grass—Agropyron repens 
Wild carrot—Daucus carota 
Wild Mustard—Brassica spp. 
Johnson grass—Sorghum halepense 
Ox-eye daisy—Chrysanthemum leucanthe- 
mum 
STOP SALE AND SEIZURE 
The authorized agents of the Department of 

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Agriculture shall seize or prohibit the sale 
of any lot of agricultural or vegetable seed 
being sold, offered or exposed for sale which 
appears to be in violation of this act or to 
fall below the statement on the label or tag. 
Said seed shall not be sold, offered or ex- 
posed for sale for seeding purposes until it 
is released by the Department of Agriculture, 
provided that the right to appeal to a court 
of competent jurisdiction to review any or- 
der, rule or regulation shall exist in all cases. 
Any seed, seized in accordance with the pro- 
visions of this act, found by a court of com- 
petent jurisdiction to be in violation of any 
of the provisions thereof may be disposed of 
by the Department of Agriculture. 
a. By sale for the purpose of recleaning. 
b. By delivery to the owner, provided he 
has appeared as claimant thereof and 
paid the court costs and fees and all 
other necessary expenses in connec- 
tion with the seizure of the seed, and 
has executed and delivered a bond, 
with good and sufficient sureties, con- 
ditioned that the seed will not be 
sold or disposed of contrary to any 
Provisions of this act. 
c. By destruction. 
LABORATORY AND ENFORCEMENT 
State Department of Agriculture. 
Charles H. Keltner, Superintendent of Divi 
sion of Plant Industry, Springfield. 
Tests—Residents permitted 5 free tests for 
both purity and germination. 
Tests of clover, alfalfa, lespedeza, timothy, 
vetch, sudan grass, rape, and millet charges 
shall be 50 cents for purity and 50 cents for 
germination. Chaff grasses $1.00 for purity, 
and $1.00 for germination. Uncleaned red- 
top not permitted on free list purity and 
germination $5.00. 


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