(a) Seed that has been treated with an irritating or poisonous substance that is harmful to humans or other vertebrate animals shall be colored or dyed a color that clearly identifies that the seed has been treated and shall be labeled with the following information:
- (1) A warning statement that the seed has been treated;
- (2) the common, coined, chemical or abbreviated chemical name of the substance applied to the seed; and
- (3) a caution statement that reads "treated seed—do not use for food, feed or oil purposes" and for mercurial and similarly toxic substances also includes the word "poison" and a skull-and-crossbones.
- (b) If seed has been treated with a substance that is not irritating, poisonous or harmful to humans or other vertebrate animals, the seed shall be labeled with a statement describing the applied substance.
- (c) If seed has been treated with an inoculant, the date beyond which the inoculant is not considered effective or the date of the inoculant's expiration shall be included on the label.
- (d) A separate label may be used for the information required by this section, or such information may be a component of the main label.
- (e) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas seed law.
L. 2022, ch. 69, § 10; July 1.