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DIVISION 18. FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS 52001-53564›CHAPTER 2. California Seed Law 52251-52515›ARTICLE 1. Short Title and Definitions 52251-52262

§ 52255.5

California Food and Agricultural Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

“Noncommercial seed sharing activity” means the receiving or giving away of seed by a noncommercial entity without the creation of a contractual obligation or an expectation to receive anything of value in return. This definition does not prohibit a noncommercial entity engaging in noncommercial seed sharing activity from receiving the progeny of the seeds it distributes to the extent that the activity does not violate the federal Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 2321 et seq.). Noncommercial seed sharing activity does not include receiving, storing, or distributing patented seed.

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 64. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)

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