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Tit. VII, Ch. 7-A. AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. §§ 1532-all-1532-al3.
5 2. When sold or in store for the purpose of recleaning or not
6 possessed, offered or exposed for sale, or sold for seeding purposes
7 within this state.
8 3. When sold by one farmer to another and delivered upon the
9 vendor's premises ; but if such seed is advertised for sale or is delivered
10 through a common carrier, then the seed shall be subject to all the re-
11 quirements of this chapter, provided, however, that this exemption
12 shall in no event be construed as permitting the sale of agricultural
13 seed containing the seed of Canada thistle, quack grass, dodders
14 (clover, alfalfa or field) buckhorn and wild carrot in violation of the
15 next succeeding'section.
[S., '13, § 5077-a20 ; 39 G. A., ch. 236, § 10.]
SEC. 1533-all. Certain sales prohibited.
1 No person shall sell, offer or expose for sale or distribution for
2 the purpose of seeding, any agricultural seed unless such seed is free
3 from the seed of Canada thistle, quack grass and dodders (clover,
4 alfalfa or field) buckhorn and wild carrot.
[S., '13, § 5077-al5; 39 G. A., ch. 236, § 11.]
SEC. 153S-al2. Duty and power of commissioner to enforce.
1 It shall be the duty of the commissioner to administer this law
2 and enforce its provisions, and he shall assign such of his agents, offi-
3 cers and employees as may be necessary without additional compensa-
4 tion. He shall maintain a laboratory and shall publish the results of
5 any examination, analysis, or test of any seed as provided in the next
6 succeeding section together with such other information as he may
7 deem of public interest. He may make and promulgate such rules and
8 regulations as may be necessary effectively to carry out the purposes
9 of this chapter.
[S., '13, § 5077-a22 ; 39 G. A., ch. 236, § 12.]
SEC. 1532-al3. Duty of commissioner to examine, analyze and
test.
1 It shall be the duty of the commissioner to examine, analyze and
2 test agricultural seed sold, offered, or exposed for sale within this
3 state. For the purpose of such examination, analysis or test he shall
4 have free access at all reasonable times to any and all premises and to
5 any railroad car, automobile or other means of transportation where-
6 upon such seed is kept or stored or being transported. He may take
7 from such seed two composite samples, thoroughly mixed, which shall
8 be securely sealed. One sample shall be given to the owner or his
9 agent in person if present, and if not present shall be promptly for-
10 warded thereunto, and the other shall be retained by the commissioner
11 for analysis. If it is found that such sample does not conform to the
12 standards upon the label attached to the lot from which it was obtained,
13 the vendor or consignee, if known, shall be immediately notified, and
14 a copy of said notice shall be mailed to the.person, firm or corporation
15 whose label was affixed thereto. The commissioner may make such
16 further investigation as he may deem proper.
[S., '13, § 5077-a22; 39 G. A., ch. 236, § 13.]