---
kind: "unit"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
key: "subtB/chI/subchK/part201"
level: "part"
label: "Part 201"
heading: "Federal Seed Act Requirements"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/subtB-chI-subchK-part201"
sections_count: 113
---

# Part 201 — Federal Seed Act Requirements

Title 7 C.F.R. — Agriculture › Subtitle B — Regulations of the Department of Agriculture › Chapter I — Agricultural Marketing Service (standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of Agriculture › Subchapter K — Federal Seed Act

## Sections

- [§201.1. Meaning of words.](/cfr/7/201.1.md)
- [§201.2. Terms defined.](/cfr/7/201.2.md)
- [§201.3. Administrator.](/cfr/7/201.3.md)
- [§201.4. Maintenance and accessibility.](/cfr/7/201.4.md)
- [§201.5. Origin.](/cfr/7/201.5.md)
- [§201.6. Germination.](/cfr/7/201.6.md)
- [§201.7. Purity (including variety).](/cfr/7/201.7.md)
- [§201.7a. Treated seed.](/cfr/7/201.7a.md)
- [§201.8. Contents of the label.](/cfr/7/201.8.md)
- [§201.9. Kind.](/cfr/7/201.9.md)
- [§201.10. Variety.](/cfr/7/201.10.md)
- [§201.11. Type.](/cfr/7/201.11.md)
- [§201.11a. Hybrid.](/cfr/7/201.11a.md)
- [§201.12. Name of kind and variety.](/cfr/7/201.12.md)
- [§201.12a. Seed mixtures.](/cfr/7/201.12a.md)
- [§201.13. Lot number or other identification.](/cfr/7/201.13.md)
- [§201.14. Origin.](/cfr/7/201.14.md)
- [§201.15. Weed seeds.](/cfr/7/201.15.md)
- [§201.16. Noxious-weed seeds.](/cfr/7/201.16.md)
- [§201.17. Noxious-weed seeds in the District of Columbia.](/cfr/7/201.17.md)
- [§201.18. Other agricultural seeds.](/cfr/7/201.18.md)
- [§201.19. Inert matter.](/cfr/7/201.19.md)
- [§201.20. Germination](/cfr/7/201.20.md)
- [§201.21. Hard seed or dormant seed.](/cfr/7/201.21.md)
- [§201.22. Date of test.](/cfr/7/201.22.md)
- [§201.23. Seller and buyer information.](/cfr/7/201.23.md)
- [§201.24. Code designation.](/cfr/7/201.24.md)
- [§201.24a. Inoculated seed.](/cfr/7/201.24a.md)
- [§201.25. Contents of the label.](/cfr/7/201.25.md)
- [§201.26. Kind, variety, and hybrid.](/cfr/7/201.26.md)
- [§201.26a. Vegetable seed mixtures.](/cfr/7/201.26a.md)
- [§201.27. Seller and buyer information.](/cfr/7/201.27.md)
- [§201.28. Code designation.](/cfr/7/201.28.md)
- [§201.29. Germination of vegetable seed in containers of 1 pound or less.](/cfr/7/201.29.md)
- [§201.29a. Germination of vegetable seed in containers of more than 1 pound.](/cfr/7/201.29a.md)
- [§201.30. Hard seed.](/cfr/7/201.30.md)
- [§201.30a. Date of test.](/cfr/7/201.30a.md)
- [§201.30b. Lot number or other lot identification of vegetable seed in containers of more than 1 pound.](/cfr/7/201.30b.md)
- [§201.30c. Noxious-weed seeds of vegetable seed in containers of more than 1 pound.](/cfr/7/201.30c.md)
- [§201.31. Minimum germination standards for vegetable seeds in interstate commerce.](/cfr/7/201.31.md)
- [§201.31a. Labeling treated seed.](/cfr/7/201.31a.md)
- [§201.32. Screenings.](/cfr/7/201.32.md)
- [§201.33. Seed in bulk or large quantities; seed for cleaning or processing.](/cfr/7/201.33.md)
- [§201.34. Kind, variety, and type; treatment substances; designation as hybrid.](/cfr/7/201.34.md)
- [§201.35. Blank spaces.](/cfr/7/201.35.md)
- [§201.36. The words “free” and “none.”](/cfr/7/201.36.md)
- [§201.36a. Disclaimers and nonwarranties.](/cfr/7/201.36a.md)
- [§201.36b. Name of kind and variety; designation as hybrid.](/cfr/7/201.36b.md)
- [§201.36c. Hermetically-sealed containers.](/cfr/7/201.36c.md)
- [§201.37. Authorization.](/cfr/7/201.37.md)
- [§201.38. Reserved](/cfr/7/201.38.md)
- [§201.39. General procedure.](/cfr/7/201.39.md)
- [§201.40. Bulk.](/cfr/7/201.40.md)
- [§201.41. Bags.](/cfr/7/201.41.md)
- [§201.42. Small containers.](/cfr/7/201.42.md)
- [§201.43. Size of sample.](/cfr/7/201.43.md)
- [§201.44. Forwarding samples.](/cfr/7/201.44.md)
- [§201.45. Obtaining the working sample.](/cfr/7/201.45.md)
- [§201.46. Weight of working sample.](/cfr/7/201.46.md)
- [§201.47. Separation.](/cfr/7/201.47.md)
- [§201.47a. Seed unit.](/cfr/7/201.47a.md)
- [§201.47b. Working samples.](/cfr/7/201.47b.md)
- [§201.48. Kind or variety considered pure seed.](/cfr/7/201.48.md)
- [§201.49. Other crop seed.](/cfr/7/201.49.md)
- [§201.50. Weed seed.](/cfr/7/201.50.md)
- [§201.51. Inert matter.](/cfr/7/201.51.md)
- [§201.51a. Special procedures for purity analysis.](/cfr/7/201.51a.md)
- [§201.51b. Purity procedures for coated seed.](/cfr/7/201.51b.md)
- [§201.52. Noxious-weed seeds.](/cfr/7/201.52.md)
- [§201.53. Source of seeds for germination.](/cfr/7/201.53.md)
- [§201.54. Number of seeds for germination.](/cfr/7/201.54.md)
- [§201.55. Retests.](/cfr/7/201.55.md)
- [§201.55a. Moisture and aeration of substratum.](/cfr/7/201.55a.md)
- [§201.56. Interpretation.](/cfr/7/201.56.md)
- [§201.56-1. Goosefoot family, Chenopodiaceae, and Carpetweed family, Aizoaceae.](/cfr/7/201.56-1.md)
- [§201.56-2. Sunflower family, Asteraceae (Compositae).](/cfr/7/201.56-2.md)
- [§201.56-3. Mustard family, Brassicaceae (Cruciferae).](/cfr/7/201.56-3.md)
- [§201.56-4. Cucurbit family, (Cucurbitaceae).](/cfr/7/201.56-4.md)
- [§201.56-5. Grass family, Poaceae (Gramineae).](/cfr/7/201.56-5.md)
- [§201.56-6. Legume or pea family, Fabaceae (Leguminosae).](/cfr/7/201.56-6.md)
- [§201.56-7. Lily family, Liliaceae.](/cfr/7/201.56-7.md)
- [§201.56-8. Flax family, Linaceae.](/cfr/7/201.56-8.md)
- [§201.56-9. Mallow family, Malvaceae.](/cfr/7/201.56-9.md)
- [§201.56-10. Spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.](/cfr/7/201.56-10.md)
- [§201.56-11. Knotweed family, Polygonaceae.](/cfr/7/201.56-11.md)
- [§201.56-12. Miscellaneous plant families.](/cfr/7/201.56-12.md)
- [§201.57. Hard seeds.](/cfr/7/201.57.md)
- [§201.57a. Dormant seeds.](/cfr/7/201.57a.md)
- [§201.58. Substrata, temperature, duration of test, and certain other specific directions for testing for germination and hard seed.](/cfr/7/201.58.md)
- [§201.58a. Indistinguishable seeds.](/cfr/7/201.58a.md)
- [§201.58b. Origin.](/cfr/7/201.58b.md)
- [§201.58c. Detection of captan, mercury, or thiram on seed.](/cfr/7/201.58c.md)
- [§201.58d. Fungal endophyte test.](/cfr/7/201.58d.md)
- [§201.59. Application.](/cfr/7/201.59.md)
- [§201.60. Purity percentages.](/cfr/7/201.60.md)
- [§201.61. Fluorescence percentages in ryegrasses.](/cfr/7/201.61.md)
- [§201.62. Tests for determination of percentages of kind, variety, type, hybrid, or offtype.](/cfr/7/201.62.md)
- [§201.63. Germination.](/cfr/7/201.63.md)
- [§201.64. Pure live seed.](/cfr/7/201.64.md)
- [§201.65. Noxious-weed seeds in interstate commerce.](/cfr/7/201.65.md)
- [§201.66. Reserved](/cfr/7/201.66.md)
- [§201.67. Seed certifying agency standards and procedures.](/cfr/7/201.67.md)
- [§201.68. Eligibility requirements for certification of varieties.](/cfr/7/201.68.md)
- [§201.69. Classes of certified seed.](/cfr/7/201.69.md)
- [§201.70. Limitations of generations for certified seed.](/cfr/7/201.70.md)
- [§201.71. Establishing the source of all classes of certified seed.](/cfr/7/201.71.md)
- [§201.72. Production of all classes of certified seed.](/cfr/7/201.72.md)
- [§201.73. Processors and processing of all classes of certified seed.](/cfr/7/201.73.md)
- [§201.74. Labeling of all classes of certified seed.](/cfr/7/201.74.md)
- [§201.75. Interagency certification.](/cfr/7/201.75.md)
- [§201.76. Minimum Land, Isolation, Field, and Seed Standards.](/cfr/7/201.76.md)
- [§201.77. Length of stand requirements.](/cfr/7/201.77.md)
- [§201.78. Pollen control for hybrids.](/cfr/7/201.78.md)