SECTION 9.6. Agricultural Seed

(a) All seed must be labeled according to these provisions unless clearly labeled "not for sale for sowing purposes" or some similar statement of same meaning.

(b) Kinds of agricultural seed generally labeled as to variety.

(1) When any of the following kinds of agricultural seed is present in excess of 5.0% of the whole, it must be labeled to show the variety name or the words "variety not stated": alfalfa; bahiagrass; barley; bean, field; beet, field; brome, smooth; broomcorn; clover, crimson; clover, red; clover, white; corn, field; corn, pop; cotton; cowpea; crambe; fescue, tall; flax; lespedeza, striate; millet, foxtail; millet, pearl; oats; pea, field; peanut; rice; rye; safflower; sorghum; sorghum-sudangrass; soybean; sudangrass; sunflower; tobacco; trefoil, birdsfoot; triticale; wheat.

(2) If the name of a variety is given, the name may be associated with the name of the kind with or without the words "kind and variety."

(3) The percentage of pure seed shown in such a case shall apply only to the variety except for labeling of hybrids as provided for in §9.8 of this title (relating to Hybrid Agricultural Seed).

(4) If separate percentages for the kind(s), variety(s), or hybrid(s) are shown, the name of the kind and the name of the variety or the term "hybrid," or the term "variety not stated" shall be clearly associated with the respective percentages.

(c) Kinds of agricultural seed generally sold on a pure live seed basis. The following kinds of agricultural seed may be labeled as to the percentage of pure live seed in lieu of the percentages of pure seed, inert matter, and germination: bermudagrass; bermudagrass, giant; bluestem: Angleton, big, caucasian, Kleberg, little, old world, sand, silky, silver, yellow; bristlegrass, plains; buffalograss; buffelgrass; dallisgrass; dropseed: giant, mesa, sand; galetta grass; grama: black, blue, hairy, side-oats; guineagrass; hardinggrass; indiangrass, yellow; Johnsongrass; kleingrass; laurisagrass; lovegrass: basuto, Lehmann, sand, sandhill, weeping, Wilman; mesquite: curly, vine; muhly, spike; needlegrass, green; panicgrass: blue, green; rhodesgrass; ricegrass, Indian; sacaton, alkali; saltbush, fourwing; sprangletop, green; switchgrass; wheatgrass: beardless, crested, intermediate, pubescent, Siberian, western, winterfat.

(d) Agricultural seed may be labeled as to an expiration date in lieu of the actual date of test. If this procedure for labeling is used, the words "Texas expiration date," "expiration date," "exp. date," or "TX exp. date" must precede the month and year. Unless otherwise specified, the expiration date will be the last day of month designated.

Source Note: The provisions of this §9.6 adopted to be effective September 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 7800.