Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

7 U.S.C. § 1572

Records

All persons transporting, or delivering for transportation, in interstate commerce, agricultural seeds shall keep for a period of three years a complete record of origin, treatment, germination, and purity of each lot of such agricultural seeds, and all persons transporting, or delivering for transportation, in interstate commerce, vegetable seeds shall keep for a period of three years a complete record of treatment, germination and variety of such vegetable seeds. The Secretary of Agriculture, or his duly authorized agents, shall have the right to inspect such records for the purpose of the effective administration of this chapter.

Aug. 9, 1939, ch. 615 53 Stat. 1281 Pub. L. 85–581, § 972 Stat. 477 Pub. L. 89–686, § 1180 Stat. 978 (, title II, § 202, ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 89–6861966— required record of treatment of agricultural and vegetable seeds.

Pub. L. 85–5811958— required keeping of records of vegetable seeds.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 1610 of this titleSee .