RE: [CH] Seed Licenses
Frank J. Hashek (fhashek@comcast.net)
Sat, 28 Jun 2003 22:27:11 -0500
This sounds like an "urban legend". Seed licenses can be required for
persons selling seeds, but it would be unenforceable for seeds saved for
personal use.
It is probable that a community could pass a law limiting the size of a
garden to make sure there are no "farms" within the city limits.
fjh
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From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
[mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of Byron
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 9:20 PM
To: chile-heads@globalgarden.com
Subject: [CH] Seed Licenses
Anyone know if this is true?
Sounds fishy but believable
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SEED LICENSES
The USDA is at it again ... with a plan to make it a
federal law that farmers and gardeners who save seeds
will have to have a license ($100 minimum in
California).
The penalties are from $1,000 for home gardeners to
$250,000 for nurseries. Also, gardeners must be able
to prove that their cultivated plants are
USDA-approved.
This is going to make it more and more difficult
to get non-genetic modified seeds.
The Salem, Oregon City Council passed an ordinance
limiting gardens to no more than a few hundred square
feet.
And to think ... they're doing this "for our own
good"!
Oh, yeah? They're doing this for the good of the five
largest seed companies. Money talks loud and clear.