{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-201.22","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 201.22","heading":"Date of test.","body":"(a) The label shall show the month and year in which the germination test was completed. No more than 5 calendar months shall have elapsed between the last day of the month in which the germination test was completed and the date of transportation or delivery for transportation in interstate commerce, except for seed in hermetically sealed containers as provided in § 201.36c in which case no more than 24 calendar months shall have elapsed between the last day of the month in which the germination test was completed prior to packaging and the date of transportation or delivery for transportation in interstate commerce.\n(b) In the case of a seed mixture, it is only necessary to state the calendar month and year of such test for the kind or variety or type of agricultural seed contained in such mixture which has the oldest calendar month and year test date among the test conducted on all the kinds or varieties or types of agricultural seed contained in such mixture.\n(c) The following kinds shall be tested within the indicated time before interstate shipment:\nAgricultural seeds and mixtures thereof Months from test date to shipment\nBentgrass, Colonial 15\nBentgrass, Creeping 15\nBluegrass, Kentucky 15\nFescue, Chewings 15\nFescue, Hard 15\nFescue, Red 15\nFescue, Tall 15\nRyegrass, Annual 15\nRyegrass, Perennial 15","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"4fbf5c1769c5a0af31be2987fce33d3bb816478ee576f91913c26be5a37fc2ff","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-201.21","next":"us/7-cfr-201.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}