Seed dealer or labeler may request investigation - Requirements

(a) Any seed dealer or labeler against whom suit is brought in any state or federal court by a buyer who alleges that he or she has been damaged by the failure of seeds purchased from a seed dealer to perform as labeled, may request an investigation by the Department of Agriculture. (b) A filing fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) plus one dollar ($1.00) per acre filed on, not to exceed a total of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750), shall be paid by the party. Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 36, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 1991, No. 1024, § 2; 1999, No. 921, § 3. (a) Any seed dealer or labeler against whom suit is brought in any state or federal court by a buyer who alleges that he or she has been damaged by the failure of seeds purchased from a seed dealer to perform as labeled, may request an investigation by the Department of Agriculture. (b) A filing fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) plus one dollar ($1.00) per acre filed on, not to exceed a total of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750), shall be paid by the party. Amended by Act 2023, No. 691,§ 36, eff. 7/1/2023. Acts 1991, No. 1024, § 2; 1999, No. 921, § 3.