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Dr. Fawad Shah | State Seed Laboratory Victor L. Shaul Operations Manager, WSDA Seed Program Phone: 509-249-6955 Fax: 509-454-4395 E-mail: vshaul@agr.wa.gov |
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REFERENCE LINKS for Washington State:
Washington Department of Agriculture Home Page
Washington Seed Law and Rules
The following responses are provided by the Washington State Department of Agriculture in regard to general questions about the Washington State Seed Law.
VARIETY LABELING
Does your state allow for "Variety Not Stated" labeling?
Answer = YES, only if the variety is not listed with the certifying agency, the name of the kind and the words, "variety not stated" are allowed to be used. The name of the kind and variety of each agricultural seed present in excess of five percent of the whole and the percentage by weight of each must be shown on the label for all varieties recognized by the seed certifying agency. Hybrids must be labeled as hybrids.
ARBITRATION
Does your state have "arbitration" legislation in place to arbitrate disputes between buyer and seller?
Answer = YES
PRE-EMPTION LEGISLATION
Does your state have "pre-emption" legislation to restrict local political subdivisions from regulating seed?
Answer = NO
Dr. Richard Payne
The USDA Federal Seed Regulatory Testing Division has announced that Dr. Richard Payne will be retiring at the end of 2011. He has served the Federal Government for more than 36 years and has been a tremendously valuable resource for virtually every state seed control official.
USDA Director
Fed.l Seed Reg. Testing Division
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