§ 106-277.25 – Seizure and disposition of seeds violating Article.
106-277.25. Seizure and disposition of seeds violating Article. Any lot of agricultural or vegetable seeds, mixtures of such seeds being sold, exposed for sale, offered for sale or held with intent to sell in this State contrary to the provisions of this Article shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the Commissioner to the […]
§ 106-277.26 – Publication of test results and other information.
106-277.26. Publication of test results and other information. The Commissioner is authorized to publish the results of analyses, tests, examinations, studies and investigations made as authorized by this Article, together with any other information he may deem advisable. (1941, c. 114, s. 6; 1943, c. 203, s. 4; 1945, c. 828; 1949, c. 725; 1953, […]
§ 106-277.27 – Cooperation with United States Department of Agriculture.
106-277.27. Cooperation with United States Department of Agriculture. The Commissioner is authorized to cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture in seed law enforcement and testing seed for trueness as to kind and variety. (1941, c. 114, s. 6; 1943, c. 203, s. 4; 1945, c. 828; 1949, c. 725; 1953, c. 856, s. […]
§ 106-277.28 – License and inspection fees.
106-277.28. License and inspection fees. For the purpose of providing a fund to defray the expense of inspection, examination, and analysis of seeds and the enforcement of this Article: (1) Repealed by Session Laws 1991, c. 588, s. 1. (2) Each seed dealer who offers for sale any agricultural, vegetable, or lawn or turf seeds […]
§ 106-277.30 – Filing complaint; investigation; referral to Seed Board.
106-277.30. Filing complaint; investigation; referral to Seed Board. (a) Complaint by Buyer. – When a buyer believes that he or she has suffered damages due to the failure of agricultural or vegetable seed to produce or perform as labeled or as warranted, or as the result of negligence, the buyer may make a sworn complaint […]
§ 106-277.31 – Notice required.
106-277.31. Notice required. Dealers shall legibly print or type on each seed container or affix a label on each seed container a notice in the following form or using reasonably equivalent language: "Notice of Claims Procedure for Defective Seed North Carolina provides an opportunity for persons who believe that they have suffered damage from the […]
§ 106-277.32 – Seed Board created; membership; duties.
106-277.32. Seed Board created; membership; duties. (a) The Commissioner shall appoint a Seed Board composed of five members, three of whom shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the following: Director of the Agricultural Research Service, North Carolina State University; Director of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, North Carolina State University; and President of […]
§ 106-277.33 – Duties of Seed Board.
106-277.33. Duties of Seed Board. (a) In conducting its investigation of claims referred by the Commissioner, the Seed Board may engage in the following activities: (1) Examine the buyer regarding the buyer’s use of the seed of which the buyer complains and examine the dealer on the dealer’s packaging, labeling, and selling of the seed […]
§ 106-277.34 – Actions regarding defective seed claims; evidence.
106-277.34. Actions regarding defective seed claims; evidence. (a) In any court action involving a complaint that has been the subject of an investigation under G.S. 106-277.32, any party may introduce evidence of seed quality, cultivation practices and procedures, and scientific opinion contained in the report of the Seed Board. Statements of the parties and recommendations […]
§ 106-277.21 – Sampling, inspecting and testing; notice of violations.
106-277.21. Sampling, inspecting and testing; notice of violations. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner, who may act through his authorized agents, to sample, inspect, make analysis of and test agricultural and vegetable seeds transported, held in storage, sold, offered or exposed for sale within this State for sowing purposes at such time and […]