CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER (§ 3.2-4003)

The Commissioner may:

   1.  Establish and maintain seed-testing facilities;

   2.  Fix and collect fees for testing seeds for farmers and dealers that have
   requested the tests;

   3.  Establish and maintain facilities for the verification of kind and
   variety;

   4.  Publish the results of analyses, tests, examinations, studies, and
   investigations authorized by this article together with any other information
   he may deem advisable;

   5.  Cooperate with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in seed law enforcement;

   6.  Require the registrant of any variety or hybrid offered for sale to
   furnish: (i) the recognized variety name or recognized hybrid designation of
   such variety or hybrid; (ii) a 1,000 viable seed sample of such seed; and
   (iii) the history of its development and the name of the person who developed
   such variety or hybrid and first introduced it for production and sale;

   7.  Require the registration annually of all fields planted for the production
   of hybrid seed on or before June 20 and provide for inspection of such fields;
   and

   8.  Appoint a seed advisory committee.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 3-219.9; 1958, c. 483; 1966, cc. 9, 702, § 3.1-270;
1986, c. 615; 1994, c. 577; 2008, c. 860.