Circular 313	January, 1946
The Indiana
SEED
LAW
and how to comply with it

F. W. Quackenbush, State Seed Commissioner
A. S. Carter, Assistant State Seed Commissioner
HOW TO COMPLY WITH THE INDIANA SEED LAW
The Indiana Seed Law is primarily a labeling law. It requires that the seed be labeled correctly with official labels to inform prospective buyers whether the seed is good or poor. The law is designed to protect the purchaser of seed by telling him the quality of the seed, and also to protect the honest and reliable seed dealer against the practices of dishonest, careless, and irresponsible ones. This circular describes the provisions of the Law and also includes a copy of the rulings of the State Seed Commissioner and the full text of the State Law. For further information regarding the law, write to the State Seed Commissioner, Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station, Lafayette, Indiana.
The Important Features of the Law
The law requires the labeling with official seed labels of all agricultural seeds which are sold, offered or exposed for sale for seeding purposes within the State of Indiana, either in bulk, packages, bags or other containers of one pound or more. Certain eiemptions from the requirements of the seed law will be considered later.
All Agricultural Seeds Under the Law
The term “agricultural seeds”, as defined in the law, includes every kind of field and vegetable seed planted upon Indiana farms. No exemptions are made. Alfalfas, clovers, grasses, and mixtures of them; grains, cereals, truck crop seeds, garden seeds and “any other kinds of seeds commonly recognized within the State of Indiana as agricultural or field seeds and mixtures of such seeds” are included in the law.
The Official Seed Labels
Funds are obtained to carry on the State seed inspection work by the sale of official seed labels. Three different styles of uniform labels are provided to simplify the work of inspection and to make it easy for purchasers of seed to get the necessary information from the label. (See facsimile reproduction of labels, pages 3 and 4.)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY Agricultural Experiment Station Lafayette, Indiana