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House Journal: Page 800: Wednesday, March 21, 2001

14 b. A person shall not sell, offer for sale, or
15 transport agricultural seed or vegetable seed in this
16 state that is artificially colored solid blaze orange,
17 unless it is designated seed. A person shall not
18 knowingly use management practices, or harvest, store,
19 transport, process, or market crops or goods processed
20 from those crops in violation of the security plan.
21 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 199.25 LIABILITY.
22 1. a. A person who produces a crop produced from
23 agricultural seed or vegetable seed that is
24 genetically modified shall not be found liable for
25 damages caused by contamination, if the crop is
26 produced in accordance with sound management practices
27 as provided in section 199.23.
28 b. A seed dealer who sells agricultural seed or
29 vegetable seed in compliance with sections 199.23 and
30 199.24 shall not be found liable for damages caused by
31 contamination.
32 c. A seed labeler shall be strictly liable for
33 damages caused by contamination, if a person who
34 produces a crop originating from genetically modified
35 agricultural seed or vegetable seed complies with
36 sound management practices provided by the seed
37 labeler as required pursuant to section 199.23.
38 2. A person who is liable for damages caused by
39 the contamination shall be subject to punitive
40 damages."
41 2. Page 7, by inserting after line 17, the
42 following:
43 "Sec. . DIRECTIONS TO CODE EDITOR. The Code
44 editor shall organize chapter 199 in conformance with
45 this Act. The Code editor shall transfer sections
46 199.11 through 199.14 into a new subchapter 3.
47 Sec. . EFFECTIVE DATE. The provisions of this
48 Act amending chapter 199 take effect on September 1,
49 2001."
50 3. Title page, line 3, by striking the words "and

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1 providing" and inserting the following: "providing".
2 4. Title page, line 3, by inserting after the
3 word "liability" the following: ", and providing an
4 effective date".

Roll call was requested by Kuhn of Floyd and Myers of Johnson.

On the question "Shall amendment H-1249 be adopted?" (H.F. 502)

The ayes were, 43:

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