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Kansas Statutes Chapter 2. Agriculture § 2-1417a. Identification and labeling requirements for treated seed

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Seed that has been treated with an irritating or poisonous substance that is harmful to humans or other vertebrate animals shall be colored or dyed a color that clearly identifies that the seed has been treated and shall be labeled with the following information:

(1) A warning statement that the seed has been treated;

(2) the common, coined, chemical or abbreviated chemical name of the substance applied to the seed; and

(3) a caution statement that reads “treated seed--do not use for food, feed or oil purposes” and for mercurial and similarly toxic substances also includes the word “poison” and a skull-and-crossbones.

(b) If seed has been treated with a substance that is not irritating, poisonous or harmful to humans or other vertebrate animals, the seed shall be labeled with a statement describing the applied substance.

(c) If seed has been treated with an inoculant, the date beyond which the inoculant is not considered effective or the date of the inoculant's expiration shall be included on the label.

(d) A separate label may be used for the information required by this section, or such information may be a component of the main label.

(e) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas seed law.

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