[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR361.9]

[Page 498]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER III--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 361--IMPORTATION OF SEED AND SCREENINGS UNDER THE FEDERAL SEED ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 361.9  Recordkeeping.

    (a) Each person importing agricultural seed or vegetable seed under 
this part must maintain a complete record, including copies of the 
declaration and labeling required under this part and a sample of seed, 
for each lot of seed imported. Except for the seed sample, which may be 
discarded 1 year after the entire lot represented by the sample has been 
disposed of by the person who imported the seed, the records must be 
maintained for 3 years following the importation.
    (b) Each sample of vegetable seed and each sample of agricultural 
seed must be at least equal in weight to the sample size prescribed for 
noxious weed seed examination in table 1 of Sec. 361.5.
    (c) An APHIS inspector shall, during normal business hours, be 
allowed to inspect and copy the records.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
0579-0124)