2024 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE (§§ 2-1-1 — 2-23-12)
Chapter 11 - SEEDS AND PLANTS (§§ 2-11-1 — 2-11-77)
Article 3 - CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND PLANTS (§§ 2-11-50 — 2-11-53)
Section 2-11-51 - Definitions

Universal Citation:
GA Code § 2-11-51 (2024)
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For the purposes of this article, the term:

  • (1) "Certified seed" means the progeny of foundation, registered, or in special cases certified seed which meets the standards of the official seed certifying agency.
  • (2) "Foundation seed" means the progeny of breeder's seed or in special cases the progeny of foundation seed which meets the standards of the official seed certifying agency.
  • (3) "Plant" means seedlings, nursery stock, roots, tubers, bulbs, cuttings, and other parts used in the propagation of field crops, vegetables, fruits, flowers, trees, or other plants.
  • (4) "Registered seed" means the progeny of foundation seed and meets the standards of the official seed certifying agency.
  • (5) "Seed" means the true seeds of all field crops, vegetables, flowers, trees, or other plants.
  • (6) "Variety" carries its original meaning and includes "strains" of varieties which are sufficiently different from the parent variety to justify special designation.

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