# 7 CFR § 201.4: Maintenance and accessibility

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-201.4

## Section

- **Citation:** 7 CFR § 201.4
- **Heading:** Maintenance and accessibility
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 7—Agriculture > Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE > SUBCHAPTER K—FEDERAL SEED ACT > PART 201—FEDERAL SEED ACT REQUIREMENTS > records for agricultural and vegetable seeds

## Text

(a) Each person transporting or delivering for transportation in interstate commerce agricultural or vegetable seed subject to the Act shall keep for a period of 3 years a complete record of each lot of such seed so transported or delivered, including a sample representing each lot of such seed, except that any seed sample may be discarded 1 year after the entire lot represented by such sample has been disposed of by such person.
(b) Each sample of agricultural seed retained shall be at least the weight required for a noxious-weed seed examination as set forth in § 201.46 and each sample of vegetable seed retained shall consist of at least 400 seeds. The record shall be kept in such manner as to permit comparison with the records required to be kept by other persons for the same lot of seed so that the origin, treatment (including, but not limited to, coating, film coating, encrusting, or pelleting), germination, and purity (including variety) of agricultural seed and the treatment (including, but not limited to, coating, film coating, encrusting, or pelleting), germination and variety of vegetable seed may be traced from the grower to the ultimate consumer and so that the lot of seed may be correctly labeled. The record shall be accessible for inspection by the authorized agents of the Secretary for purposes of the effective administration of the Act at any time during customary business hours.
[24 FR 3951, May 15, 1959, as amended at 32 FR 12778, Sept. 6, 1967; 85 FR 40579, July 7, 2020]

## Nearby sections

- [7 CFR § 201.1 § 201.1 Meaning of words.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-201.1.md)
- [7 CFR § 201.2 § 201.2 Terms defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-201.2.md)
- [7 CFR § 201.3 § 201.3 Administrator.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-201.3.md)
- [7 CFR § 201.4 § 201.4 Maintenance and accessibility.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-201.4.md)
- [7 CFR § 201.5 § 201.5 Origin.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-201.5.md)
- [7 CFR § 201.6 § 201.6 Germination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-201.6.md)
- [7 CFR § 201.7 § 201.7 Purity (including variety).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-201.7.md)
- [7 CFR § 201.7a § 201.7a Treated seed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-201.7a.md)
- [7 CFR § 201.8 § 201.8 Contents of the label.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-201.8.md)
- [7 CFR § 201.9 § 201.9 Kind.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-201.9.md)
- [7 CFR § 201.10 § 201.10 Variety.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-201.10.md)
- [7 CFR § 201.11 § 201.11 Type.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-201.11.md)
- [7 CFR § 201.11a § 201.11a Hybrid.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-201.11a.md)
- [7 CFR § 201.12 § 201.12 Name of kind and variety.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-7-201.12.md)

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