Michigan Laws 286.707 – Seed treated with substance harmful to vertebrate animals; color; label information; description of treated seed not harmful to vertebrate animals
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 286.707
- Treated: means that the seed has received an effective application of substance or method designed to reduce, control, or repel certain disease organisms, fungi, insects, or other pests attacking the seed or seedlings or has received some other treatment to improve its planting value. See Michigan Laws 286.702
- Type: means a group of varieties so nearly similar that individual varieties cannot be clearly differentiated except under special conditions. See Michigan Laws 286.702
(1) Seed that has been treated with an irritating or poisonous substance, harmful to human or other vertebrate animals, shall be colored or dyed a color contrasting with the natural color of the seed, and shall be labeled with the following information:
(a) A warning statement in 8-point or larger type that the seed has been treated.
(b) The common, coined, chemical, or abbreviated chemical name of the substance applied to the seed.
(c) A caution statement in 8-point or larger type as follows: “treated seed—do not use for food, feed, or oil purposes”.
(2) If the seed is treated, and the treatment is not irritating, poisonous, or harmful to humans or other vertebrate animals, the seed shall be labeled with a statement, in 8-point or larger type, describing the applied substance.