Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 15 > Article 15 > Chapter 1 - Indiana Seed Law

• agricultural seed: means the seeds of legume, grass, forage, cereal, fiber, or oil crops. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-2
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• brand: means a word, name, number, or design used to identify seed of one (1) person to distinguish it from seed of another person. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-3
• cool season lawn and turf grasses: includes :

  Indiana Code 15-15-1-5.5

• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• distribute: means to sell, offer to sell, barter, or supply or transport for sale agricultural or vegetable seed for sowing and seeding purposes in Indiana. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-6
• Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. ^{Source: Federal Reserve}
• hybrid: means the first generation of a cross made under controlled conditions between strains of different parentage and of satisfactory purity. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-8
• in bulk: refers to seed in an unpackaged form. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-4
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• kind: means one (1) or more related species or subspecies of plant that singly or collectively are known by one (1) common name, including corn, oats, alfalfa, and timothy. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-9
• label: means the display or displays of written, printed, or graphic matter on or attached to a seed container or accompanying seed sold in bulk quantities. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-10
• labeling: refers to the use of labels or other written, printed, or graphic representations in any form accompanying or associated with a lot of seed whether in bulk or in containers. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-11
• legume inoculant: means a pure or mixed culture of bacteria of the genus Rhizobium capable of effectively inoculating a specific kind or specific kinds of legume plants. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-12
• lot: means a definite quantity of seed identified by a lot number or other mark, every portion or bag of which is uniform within recognized tolerances for the factors that appear in the labeling. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-13
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• noxious weed seed: means either of the following:

  Indiana Code 15-15-1-14

• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• percentage: refers to the percentage by weight. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-15
• permit: means a written authorization granted by the seed commissioner and required under this chapter before a person may distribute agricultural or vegetable seed in Indiana subject to this chapter. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-15.5
• person: means an individual, a partnership, a company, or a corporation. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-16
• pre-inoculated seed: means seed to which has been applied before sale an application of a legume inoculant to effectively nodulate the resultant plant until the expiration date of the inoculant. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-17
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• restricted noxious weed seed: means :

  Indiana Code 15-15-1-20

• special use permit: means authorization issued by the seed commissioner to a person subject to section 27(c) of this chapter for the use of seeds of plant species for the purpose of research, development, production, or education. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-20.5
• treated: refers to seed that has been subjected to an application of a substance or a process to:

  Indiana Code 15-15-1-21

• type: means the general physiological and morphological characters common to a number of varieties, which varieties cannot be differentiated except under special conditions. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-22
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• variety: means a subdivision of a kind characterized by growth, yield, plant, fruit, seed, or other characteristics, by which a plant can be differentiated from other plants of the same kind. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-23
• vegetable seed: means the seeds:

  Indiana Code 15-15-1-24

• weed seed: means the seeds of all plants commonly recognized as weeds in Indiana. See Indiana Code 15-15-1-25
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5