The following responses are provided by the Utah Department of Agriculture in regard to general questions about the Utah State Seed Law.

RELATIONSHIP TO RUSSL:
- Does your state seed law model RUSSL?
Answer = YES, as much as possible

PERMIT/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS:
- Does your state law have a permit/license requirement for seedsmen to distribute seeds in your state?
Answer = NO

ARBITRATION:
- Does your state offer "Seed Arbitration" as a part of your seed law, or as a separate law?
Answer = NO

- Do you allow the use of the arbitration label notice as referenced in RUSSL?
Answer = NO

PRE-EMPTION LEGISLATION:
- Does your state have "pre-emption" legislation to restrict local political subdivisions from regulating seed?
Answer = NO

BRAND LABELING:
- Does your law allow for "brand name" labeling?
Answer = NO

VARIETY LABELING:
- Does your state seed law require "mandatory" variety labeling for agricultural crop kinds?
Answer = YES, for Barley, Triticale, Common wheat, and Durum wheat

- Does your law allow for "variety not stated" labeling?
Answer = YES

- Does your law allow for "variety unknown" labeling?
Answer = NO

- Do you allow the use of the abbreviated term "VNS" to be used in place of the phrase "variety not stated"?
Answer = YES

- Does your state seed law allow labeling by "crop kind" only?
Answer = NO

TEST DATE:
- What are your germination test date requirements for agricultural seed?
Answer = 18 months

- What are your germination test date requirements for vegetable seed?
Answer = 12 months (as of July 1, 2019)

- What are your germination test date requirements for lawn & turf seeds?
Answer = 18 months

SELL BY/PACKED FOR:
- Does your state law include requirements for "Sell By"/"Packed For" labeling vegetables, flowers and turf grass? If yes, briefly explain.
Answer = YES, vegetable and flower packets in one pound and less are labeled packed for the current calendar year.

OTHER SEED KINDS REGULATED:
Does your state regulate flower seeds?
Answer = YES

- Does your state regulate Native/Conservation/reclamation species?
Answer = YES

GMO REGULATIONS:
- Does your state law have any specific language regulating "GMOs"?
Answer = NO

- Does your state test for specific GMO varietal traits on official samples?
Answer = NO

UNIQUE (MISCELLANEOUS) REQUIREMENTS:
- Does your state seed law have any "unique" or special requirements and/or prohibitions?
Answer = NO