House Journal: Page 797: Wednesday, March 21, 2001
17 The department, in consultation with the attorney
18 general, shall provide an exception from a requirement
19 in this subchapter as applied to any type of
20 genetically modified agricultural seed or genetically
21 modified vegetable seed that is sold or offered for
22 sale or transported in this state, if the department
23 determines that the requirement as applied to that
24 type of agricultural seed or vegetable seed has been
25 preempted by federal statute or regulation. The
26 department shall establish the exceptions by rule
27 adopted pursuant to chapter 17A. If an exception is
28 not provided for by rule, the department shall
29 establish the exception by declaratory order as
30 provided in section 17A.9, upon receipt of a petition
31 as provided for in that section.
32 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 199.22 NOTICE
33 REQUIREMENTS.
34 1. A seed labeler shall provide notice of an
35 agricultural seed or vegetable seed that is
36 genetically modified on the label of a container
37 holding the agricultural seed or vegetable seed as
38 provided in section 199.3 or on a placard as provided
39 in section 199.4. A seed dealer shall provide the
40 same notice in a disclosure statement to a person
41 purchasing the agricultural seed or vegetable seed on
42 a retail basis prior to or at the time of the
43 purchase. The disclosure statement may be contained
44 on a separate form or part of an invoice or bill of
45 sale evidencing a transaction. The seed dealer shall
46 not sell agricultural seed or vegetable seed that has
47 been genetically modified, unless the purchaser signs
48 the disclosure statement acknowledging that the
49 purchaser has read the statement. The seed dealer
50 shall maintain a copy of the acknowledged disclosure
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1 statement as part of the seed dealer's business
2 records.
3 2. The form of the disclosure statement shall be
4 prescribed by rules adopted by the department. The
5 notice shall appear in a printed bold-faced font in at
6 least ten point type. The notice shall appear in the
7 following form:
8 NOTICE
9 GENETICALLY MODIFIED AGRICULTURAL OR
10 VEGETABLE SEED
11 This agricultural or vegetable seed is genetically
12 modified. Please consult the label appearing on this
13 package or the pamphlet required to be attached to the
14 container or accompanying the bulk sale of
15 agricultural or vegetable seed, regarding important
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