2002 Minnesota Statutes

     21.89 Seed fee permits. 

    Subdivision 1.    Seed fee.  In order to pay for 
 administering and enforcing sections 21.80 to 21.92, the 
 commissioner shall establish the fees charged for various seeds 
 and shall collect the fees on all seeds covered by sections 
 21.82 to 21.92.  

    Subd. 2.    Permits; issuance and revocation.  The 
 commissioner shall issue a permit to the initial labeler of 
 agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds which are sold for use 
 in Minnesota and which conform to and are labeled under sections 
 21.80 to 21.92.  The person shall furnish to the commissioner an 
 itemized statement of all seeds sold in Minnesota for the 
 periods established by the commissioner.  This statement shall 
 be delivered, along with the payment of the fee, to the 
 commissioner no later than 30 days after the end of each 
 reporting period.  Any person holding a permit shall show as 
 part of the analysis labels or invoices on all agricultural, 
 vegetable, flower, tree or shrub seeds all information the 
 commissioner requires.  The commissioner may revoke any permit 
 in the event of failure to comply with applicable laws and rules.

    Subd. 3.    Penalty.  A penalty fee established by the 
 commissioner shall be assessed any permit holder who fails to 
 submit a statement and pay the fee due within the 30 days 
 following the end of each reporting period.  

    Subd. 4.    Exemptions.  An initial labeler who sells 
 for use in Minnesota agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds 
 must have a seed fee permit unless:  

    (a) The person labels and sells less than 50,000 pounds of 
 agricultural seed in Minnesota each calendar year.  If more than 
 50,000 pounds are labeled and sold in Minnesota by any person, 
 the person must have a seed fee permit and pay fees on all seed 
 sold.  A person who labels and sells grass seeds and mixtures of 
 grass seeds intended for lawn or turf purposes is not exempted 
 from having a permit and paying seed fees on all seeds in this 
 category sold in Minnesota; or 

    (b) the agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds are of the 
 breeder or foundation seed classes of varieties developed by 
 publicly financed research agencies intended for the purpose of 
 increasing the quantity of seed available.  

    HIST: 1983 c 293 s 48; 1989 c 312 s 1,2