§ 46-21-215 Agricultural, vegetable, and flower seed containers to have label or tag; contents of labels or tags
§ 46-21-217 Compliance required

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 46 > Chapter 21 > Article 3 - Labels and Tags

  • Advertisement: means all representations, other than those on the label, relating to seed within the scope of this chapter. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Agricultural seed: means grass, forage, cereal, oil, fiber, and other kinds of crop seeds commonly recognized within this State as agriculture seeds, lawn seeds, and combinations of these seeds and may include noxious weed seeds when the Commissioner determines that the seed is being used as agricultural seed. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Certifying agency: means :

    (a) an agency authorized under the laws of a state, territory or possession to officially certify seed and which has standards and procedures approved by the U. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Date of test: means the month and year the percentage of germination appearing on the label was obtained by laboratory test. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Dormant: means viable seed, excluding hard seed, which fail to germinate when provided the specified germination conditions for the kind of seed in question. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Flower seeds: includes seeds of herbaceous plants grown for their blooms, ornamental foliage, or other ornamental parts, and commonly known and sold under the name of flower or wildflower seeds in this State. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Germination: means the emergence and development from the seed embryo of those essential structures which, for the kind of seed in question, or indicative of the ability to produce a normal plant under favorable conditions. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Hard seeds: means seeds which remain hard at the end of the prescribed test period because they have not absorbed water due to an impermeable seed coat. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Hybrid: means the first generation seed of a cross produced by controlling the pollination and by combining:

    (a) two or more inbred lines;

    (b) one inbred or a single cross with an open pollinated variety; or

    (c) two varieties or species, except open-pollinated varieties of corn (Zea mays). See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Inert matter: means all matter not seed, which includes broken seed, sterile florets, chaff, fungus bodies, and stones as determined by methods defined by regulation. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Kind: means one or more related species or subspecies which singly or collectively is known by one common name, for example, corn, oats, alfalfa, and timothy. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Labeling: means a tag or other device attached to or written, stamped, or printed on a container or accompanying a lot of bulk seed purporting to set forth the information required on the seed label by this act, and it may include other information relating to the labeled seed. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Lawn and turf: means seeds of the grass family (Poaceae) that are used within the industry for lawn and turf applications. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Lot: means a definite quantity of seed identified by a unique lot number or other mark, every portion or bag of which is uniform within recognized tolerances for the factors which appear in the labeling. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • mixture: means seed consisting of more than one kind, each in excess of five percent by weight of the whole. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Origin: means the state, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, possession of the United States or the foreign country where the seed was grown. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Other crop seed: means seeds of plants grown as crops, other than the kind or variety included in the pure seed, as determined by methods defined by regulation. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, receiver, trustee, or agent. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Prohibited noxious weed seeds: means those seeds that are prohibited from being present in agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed and are the seeds of weeds that are highly destructive and difficult to control by good cultural practices and the use of herbicides. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Pure seed: means seed exclusive of inert matter and all other seeds not of the seed being considered as determined by methods defined by regulation. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Restricted noxious weed seeds: means those weed seeds that are objectionable in agricultural crops, lawns, and gardens of this State and may be controlled by good cultural practices or the use of herbicides. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Treated: means that the seed has received an application of a substance or that it has been subjected to a process for which a claim is made. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Type: means a group of varieties so nearly similar that the individual varieties cannot be clearly differentiated except under special conditions. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Variety: means a subdivision of a kind which is distinct, uniform, and stable. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Vegetable seeds: means the seeds of those crops which are grown in gardens and on truck farms and are generally known and sold under the name of vegetable or herb seeds in this State. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15
  • Weed seed: means the seeds of all plants generally recognized as weeds within this State, as determined by methods defined by regulation, and includes the prohibited and restricted noxious weed seeds. See South Carolina Code 46-21-15