Vermont Statutes Title 6. Agriculture, § 646. Exemptions

(a) The provisions of sections 644, 645, and 647 of this title shall not apply:

(b) No person shall be subject to the penalties of this subchapter for having sold or offered for sale seeds subject to provisions of this subchapter which were incorrectly labeled or represented as to kind, species and subspecies, variety, type, or origin, unless the person has failed to obtain an invoice, genuine grower's declaration, or other labeling information, or to take such other reasonable precautions to ensure that the identity of the seed is set forth. “Genuine grower's declaration” means a statement signed by the grower which gives for each lot of seed the lot number, kind, variety (if known), origin, weight, year of production, date of shipment, and to whom the shipment was made.