§ 43-10-103. Part Definitions
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Advertisement” means all representations, other than those on the label, disseminated in any manner or by any means, relating to seed within the scope of this part; “Agricultural seeds” includes the seeds of grass, forage, cereal, and fiber crops and other kinds of seeds commonly […]
§ 43-10-104. Label Requirements
Each container of agricultural and vegetable seeds that is sold, offered or exposed for sale, distributed or transported within or into this state for seeding purposes shall bear thereon or have attached thereto in a conspicuous place a plainly written or printed label or tag in the English language, giving the information required under §§ […]
§ 43-10-105. Label Requirements — Treated Seeds
All seed named and treated as defined in this part (for which a separate label may be used) shall be labeled to show the following information: A word or statement indicating that the seed has been treated; The commonly accepted coined, chemical or abbreviated chemical (generic) name of the applied substance or description of the […]
§ 43-10-106. Label Requirements — Agricultural Seeds
Agricultural seeds sold, distributed, offered or exposed for sale, or transported for sale within or into this state shall be labeled to show the following information: The commonly accepted name of the kind and the variety, or kind and the phrase “variety not stated” for each agricultural seed present in excess of five percent (5%) […]
§ 43-10-107. Label Requirements — Vegetable Seeds in Containers of One Pound or Less
Labels for vegetable seeds in containers of one (1) pound or less, including vegetable seeds in preplanted containers, mats, tapes, or other planting devices, shall show the following information: Name of kind and variety of seed. Hybrids shall be labeled as hybrids; Lot number or other lot identification; Percentage germination and calendar month and year […]
§ 43-8-306. Violations — Penalties
Operating as a commercial aerial applicator without a license, using or applying a pesticide in a manner that is not consistent with the label or label restrictions, or otherwise violating this part, including any rules or regulations, is a Class A misdemeanor.
§ 43-8-307. Enjoining Violations
The commissioner, on determining that any person, firm, partnership, or corporation may have violated any provision of this part, may petition for injunctive relief from further violation. The petition shall be addressed to the chancery court in the county in which the offense occurred or in which the offender’s principal place of business is located, […]
§ 43-8-308. Exemption From Law
This part does not apply to local, state, or federal government aerial operations nor where legitimate agricultural experiments are being conducted as recognized by the commissioner, nor shall this part apply where a landowner wishes to make an application of pesticides with the landowner’s personally owned aircraft on the landowner’s personally owned land. The exemptions […]
§ 43-8-309. State of Emergency — Temporary Permits — Fee — Bond of Nonresidents
The commissioner is authorized to declare a state of emergency if there is an epidemic or plague of such proportions to endanger public health and safety, or to threaten loss or severe damage to a crop. Under such conditions, the commissioner is authorized or empowered to permit additional commercial aerial applicators to operate within the […]
§ 43-8-310. Denial of Licensing — Contesting Denial
The commissioner of agriculture may deny licensing to applicants not meeting the requirements for certification or licensing or for violations of the rules or statutes concerning the use, purchase or sale of pesticides; provided, however, that any person denied certification or licensure may contest the decision by requesting a hearing under the Uniform Administrative Procedures […]