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1994 SESSION
HB 1139 Virginia seed law.
Introduced by: John Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Virginia seed law. Updates the Virginia seed law. Labeling and advertising requirements are expanded. Germination tests are to be completed every nine months rather than every year. The Commissioner is empowered to collect fees, adopt rules for the testing of seed, amend standards for seed and amend both the prohibited and restricted noxious-weed seed lists. The Board is authorized to (i) list seed kinds to be sold by variety name only, (ii) require labeling of seed produced from transgenetic plant material, and (iii) adopt a list of those kinds having a second hybrid that have agronomic value. An "assessment" provision is added as a method to penalize those who sell seed that is not within the labeled testing tolerance. Persons aggrieved by actions of the Commissioner may seek review under the APA. If the Commissioner considers a violation of the seed law to be minor he is empowered to issue a written notice in lieu of reporting the violation for prosecution. Registration fees and provisions for lawn and turf seed are increased. A license to market seed is required. Growers who market their own seed and have less than $1,000 in sales during the previous year are exempted from purchasing a license. Inspection fees are established, 50 percent of which is to go to the Virginia Agricultural Foundation Fund for use in funding lawn and turf research. All fees, penalties and assessments shall be paid into a dedicated, newly created, special fund in the state treasury to be known as the "seed fund" to the credit of the Department.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 02/13/94 House: Printed as engrossed LD5921484 (HB1139E) pdf
- 03/03/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1139ER) pdf
- 04/12/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0577) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/25/94 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 02/02/94 House: Assigned to Agriculture sub-committee: 3
- 02/11/94 House: Reported from Agriculture w/amendments (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/94 House: Read first time
- 02/13/94 House: Read second time
- 02/13/94 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/13/94 House: Title replaced
- 02/13/94 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/13/94 House: Printed as engrossed LD5921484 (HB1139E)
- 02/14/94 House: Read third time and passed House (82-Y 16-N)
- 02/14/94 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (82-Y 16-N)
- 02/14/94 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/16/94 Senate: Read first time
- 02/16/94 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/21/94 Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/94 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/94 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1139ER)
- 03/12/94 House: Enrolled
- 03/12/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/14/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 577 (effective 7/1/94)
- 04/12/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0577)