MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                       1749

(2) FOR CONTAINERS LESS THAN ONE POUND -

(I)   THE NAME OF KIND AND VARIETY OF SEED;

(II)   THE YEAR FOR WHICH THE SEED IS PACKAGED
OR THE GERMINATION PERCENTAGE AND DATE;

(III)   FOR SEED WHICH GERMINATES LESS THAN
THE STANDARD LAST ESTABLISHED BY THE SECRETARY UNDER
THIS SUBTITLE:

(A)       PERCENTAGE OF GERMINATION,
EXCLUSIVE OF HARD SEED,

(B)     PERCENTAGE OF HARD SEED, IF
PRESENT,

(C)   THE MONTH AND YEAS THE TEST WAS
COMPLETED TO DETERMINE SUCH PERCENTAGES, AND

(D)    THE WORDS "BELOW STANDARD" IN NOT
LESS THAN 8-POINT TYPE; AND

(IV)   THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PERSON WHO
LABELED THE SEED OR WHO SELLS, OFFERS OR EXPOSES THE
SEED FOR SALE IN THE STATE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently
appears as Art. 48, §151 of the Code. The
reference to "herb" is added because this
section should apply to vegetable or herb
seeds. The only other changes made are in
style.

SEC. 9-209. INFORMATION ON LABELS OR TAGS - FLOWER,
TREE AND SHRUB SEEDS.

EACH CONTAINER OF FLOWER, TREE, AND SHRUB SEEDS
WHICH IS SOLD OR OFFERED OR EXPOSED FOR SALE IN THE
STATE FOR PLANTING PURPOSES SHALL BEAR OR HAVE
ATTACHED IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE A PLAINLY WRITTEN
LABEL OR TAG IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, EXCEPT WHEN THE
SCIENTIFIC NAME IS THE COMMONLY ACCEPTED NAME, GIVING
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

(1)   NAME OF KIND AND VARIETY OF SEED; AND

(2)   THE YEAR FOR WHICH THE SEED IS PACKAGED
OR THE GERMINATION PERCENTAGE AND DATE.