2023 Delaware Code
Title 3 - Agriculture
Chapter 15. SEEDS
§ 1502C. Label requirements; flower seeds.
(a) In addition to the information required under § 1502 of this title, each container of flower seeds must contain all of the following information:
(1) The name of the kind and variety or a statement of type and performance characteristics.
(2) On each container, lot number or other lot identification.
(3) For seeds of those kinds for which standard testing procedures are prescribed and which germinate less than the germination standard established under this chapter, all of the following:
a. Percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed.
b. Percentage of hard seed, if present.
c. The words “below standard”, in not less than 8-point font.
d. The month and calendar year the germination test was completed.
(b) In addition to the information required under § 1502 of this title, flower seeds in packets prepared for use in home flower gardens or household plantings or flower seeds in pre-planted containers, mats, tapes, or other planting devices, must contain all of the following information:
(1) The month and calendar year the germination test was completed.
(2) The statement “Sell by” followed by a date that is no more than 12 months from the date of the germination test, exclusive of the month of the test, or state the percentage of germination and the month and calendar year the test was completed, provided that the test must have been completed within 12 months, exclusive of the month of test.
(3) For seeds placed in a germination medium, mat, tape, or other device in such a way that makes it difficult to determine the quantity of seed without removing the seeds, a statement that indicates the minimum number of seeds in the container.
(c) In addition to the information required under § 1502 of this title, each container of flower seeds for which standard testing procedures are prescribed and that weigh more than 1 ounce in containers other than packets prepared for use in home flower gardens or household plantings and other than pre-planted containers, mats, tapes, or other planting devices, must contain all of the following information:
(1) The percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed.
(2) The percentage of hard seed, if present.
(3) The month and calendar year the test was completed to determine the percentages under paragraphs (c)(1) through (c)(2) of this section.
