Authority: IC 15-15-1-27

Affected: IC 15-15-1

Sec. 8. (a) Brand names and terms taken from trademarks may be associated with the kind and variety or mixtures of kinds or varieties or blends of varieties of seed as an indication of source; however, the terms shall be clearly indicated as being other than part of the name of the kind and variety, mixture or blend. Brands may not be used in place of variety names or in any manner in which they may be interpreted as being a variety name.

(b) When both brand and variety names are stated, the terms must be shown in the following order from left to right or top to bottom:

1. (1) the brand name;
2. (2) the word "brand";
3. (3) the variety name;
4. (4) the kind name.

(c) When a brand name is stated but no variety name, the terms must be shown on the seed label in the following order from left to right or top to bottom:

1. (1) the brand name;
2. (2) the word "brand";
3. (3) the kind name;
4. (4) the words "variety not stated".

(State Seed Commissioner; 360 IAC 1-3-8; filed Dec 6, 1983, 2:18 pm: 7 IR 344; filed Nov 20, 1986, 3:47 pm: 10 IR 866; readopted filed Dec 2, 2001, 1:15 p.m.: 25 IR 1269; readopted filed Oct 31, 2008, 10:42 a.m.: 20081119-IR-360080676RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2014, 8:21 a.m.: 20141210-IR-360140379RFA; readopted filed Jun 17, 2020, 2:45 p.m.: 20200715-IR- 360200082RFA)