7 CFR § 201.21 - Hard seed or dormant seed.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s201.21"
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title: "7 CFR § 201.21 - Hard seed or dormant seed."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "201.21"
section_name: "Hard seed or dormant seed."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL SEED ACT"
part_number: "201"
part_name: "FEDERAL SEED ACT REQUIREMENTS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 1592."
cfr_part: "201"
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# 201.21 Hard seed or dormant seed.
The label shall show the percentage of hard seed or dormant seed, as defined in § 201.57 or § 201.57a, if any is present. The percentages of hard seed and dormant seed shall not be included as part of the germination percentage.
[85 FR 40579, July 7, 2020]