Section 52455 Of Article 8. Labeling Of Seeds From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 18. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 8.
52455
. In addition to the labeling requirements of this article,
all seed at the time of sale by a retail merchant for nonfarm usage,
shall conspicuously bear upon the labeling of the seed a viability
assurance statement.
(a) The statement shall be "SELL BY (month) (year)," or "USE
BEFORE (month) (year)". The month and year in the statement shall not
exceed the 15-month retail time period allowed by subdivision (b) of
Section 52481.
(b) The statement shall be conspicuous and in capital letters of
the same size of type as other printed material on the labeling and
contiguous to the germination date.
(c) The statement shall be affixed at the time of labeling for
those containers destined for retail sales.
(d) For vegetable seed sold in containers of one-half pound (227
grams) or less, the viability assurance statement may read "Packed
for (year) season" as an alternative to the "SELL BY (month) (year)"
statements referenced in subdivision (a).