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| Long title | An Act to regulate interstate and foreign commerce in seeds; to require labeling and to prevent misrepresentation of seeds in interstate commerce; to require certain standards with respect to certain imported seeds; and for other purposes. |
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| Acronyms (colloquial) | FSA |
| Nicknames | Federal Seed Act of 1939 |
| Enacted by | the 76th United States Congress |
| Effective | February 4, 1940 |
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| Public law | Pub. L. 76–354 |
| Statutes at Large | 53 Stat. 1275 |
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| Titles amended | 7 U.S.C.: Agriculture |
| U.S.C. sections created | 7 U.S.C. ch. 37 § 1551 et seq. |
| Legislative history | |
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The Federal Seed Act, P.L. 76-354 (August 9, 1939), requires accurate labeling and purity standards for seeds in commerce, and prohibits the importation and movement of adulterated or misbranded seeds. The law works in conjunction with the Plant Protection Act of 2000 to authorize the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to regulate the importation of field crop, pasture and forage, or vegetable seed that may contain noxious weed seeds. USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service is responsible for enforcing the labeling and purity standard provisions.
