SPONSOR:

Rep. Walls & Sen. Bunting

 

Reps. Carey, Carson, Hocker, Q. Johnson, Lee, Thornburg, Wilson; Sens. Booth, Ennis, Hall-Long

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

145th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 402

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1.Amend §1504(a)(1), Chapter 15, Title 3 of the Delaware Code by deleting the phrase "within a 9-month period exclusive of the calendar month in which the test was completed" and inserting, in lieu thereof "within a 14-month period exclusive of the calendar month in which the test was completed".

SYNOPSIS

This Bill extends the period that a label can be used following a seed test from 10 months to 15 months.The change is to make the law consistent with the current trends in the Seed Industry.