Seeds Regulations

34 (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (5) and sections 35 and 37, every package of seed derived from a crop not grown and conditioned in Canada and graded with a Canada pedigreed grade name shall be fastened and tagged with an inter-agency certification tag.

(2) The inter-agency certification tag shall contain the following information:

• (a) the name of the kind or species of seed;

• (b) the name of the grade of the seed;

• (c) the variety name of the seed;

• (d) the lot number;

• (e) the state or country of the official certifying agency; and

• (f) the pedigreed reference number of the official certifying agency.

(3) An approved conditioner registered pursuant to Part IV is exempt from subsection (1) where

• (a) the seed is of certified status;

• (b) the package of seed has been fastened and labelled by that approved conditioner;

• (c) the information required by subsection (2) and the name of the approved conditioner are marked indelibly on the package and the layout of the information, the area marked and the colour, conform to the inter-agency certification tag; and

• (d) the Agency is notified by the approved conditioner of every request for such packages.

(4) The approved conditioner referred to in subsection (3) shall maintain complete and up-to-date records concerning the requests for and disposal of any package referred to in that subsection for a period of not less than two years following the disposal of the package.

(5) A package of seed of certified status is exempt from subsection (1) and the requirement that every package be labelled with a grade name where

• (a) the package bears a label of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development or the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies; and

• (b) the Canada pedigreed grade name appears on a document that accompanies each sale of the seed and that bears the name of the person selling the seed and the accredited grader number of the person who graded the seed.