Misuse of certification privileges

Any seed grower, conditioner, or retailer found guilty of misusing certification tags, misrepresenting seed, or violating any of the rules governing the growing, conditioning, and marketing of foundation, registered, or certified seed, or guilty of violations of the North Dakota seed laws and rules with respect to any seed which the grower, conditioner, or retailer sells, may at the discretion of the state seed commissioner be denied the right to produce, condition, or market seed for certification. Violators may be subject to fines by administrative action of the state seed department.