It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, or expose for
sale any agricultural or vegetable seed for planting purposes containing
noxious weed seed in excess of the following limitations per pound.
(1) Prohibited noxious weed seeds are:
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(2) Restricted noxious weed seeds and limitations per
pound are:
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(3) If bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) or giant bermudagrass
(Cynodon spp.) occurs in excess of 5.0% of the whole by weight, its
presence therein must be indicated as an agricultural seed on the
labeling of such seed. When either bermudagrass or giant bermudagrass
is considered an agricultural seed, the seed of the other kind, if
present shall also be classified as an agricultural seed and must
meet the requirements for labeling of agricultural seed.
(4) Johnsongrass includes sorghum almum (Sorghum almum)
and all seeds indistinguishable from Johnsongrass. If Johnsongrass
occurs in excess of 5.0% of the whole by weight, its presence therein
must be indicated as an agricultural seed on the label of such seed.
(5) Restricted noxious weed seeds in any combination
in excess of 500 per pound are prohibited from sale, provided, however,
that the rate per pound of annual bluegrass, bermudagrass, giant bermudagrass,
Johnsongrass and morning-glory are exempt from the total count.
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