# N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.20: Precautions to insure correct identity

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T4_C8_S8-17.20

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.20
- **Heading:** Precautions to insure correct identity
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 4 / Chapter 8 / Section 8-17.20

## Text

It shall not constitute a violation of this act for any person to have sold or offered or exposed for sale agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree or shrub seed, which was incorrectly labeled or represented as to kind, variety, type or origin (if required), which seed cannot be identified by examination thereof, unless he has failed to obtain an invoice, genuine grower's or tree seed collector's declaration or other labeling information and to take such other precautions as may be reasonable to insure the identity to be that stated. A genuine grower's declaration of variety shall affirm that the grower holds records of proof concerning parent seed, such as invoice and labels. L.1963, c. 29, s. 8. Amended by L.1984, c. 201, s. 9, eff. Nov. 28, 1984, operative Jan. 1, 1985.

## Nearby sections

- [N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.13 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T4_C8_S8-17.13.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.14 Seed treated with harmful substance; label or tag](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T4_C8_S8-17.14.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.15 Seed container labels](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T4_C8_S8-17.15.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.16 Unlawful sale or transportation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T4_C8_S8-17.16.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.17 Other unlawful acts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T4_C8_S8-17.17.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.17a Wholesale seedsmen or seed conditioner; registration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T4_C8_S8-17.17a.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.18 Records and samples](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T4_C8_S8-17.18.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.19 Applicability of sections 4:8-17.15 to 4:8-17.17](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T4_C8_S8-17.19.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.19a Inapplicability of act to seeds sold directly by grower](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T4_C8_S8-17.19a.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.20 Precautions to insure correct identity](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T4_C8_S8-17.20.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.21 State seed analyst; agents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T4_C8_S8-17.21.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.22 Enforcement of act; sample, inspection and analysis of seeds](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T4_C8_S8-17.22.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.23 Rules and regulations; formulation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T4_C8_S8-17.23.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 4:8-17.24 Subject matter of rules and regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T4_C8_S8-17.24.md)

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