North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Plant Industrial Division – Seed and Fertilizer Section
Applicationfor:
SeedDealer’sLicense
Makechecksoutto:
NCDA&CS
Sendform&Checkto:
NCDA&CS
PlantIndustry–SEED
1060MailServiceCenter
Raleigh,NC27699‐1060
EffectiveYear:January1–December31:
Fee LicenseType
$125.00 WholesaleorCombinedWholesaleandRetailSeedDealer
$30.00 RetailSeedDealer
NorthCarolinaSeedLawReferences:
§106‐277.28.Licenseandinspectionfees
(2)Eachseeddealerwhooffersforsaleanyagricultural,vegetable,orlawnorturfseedsforseedingpurposesshallregisterwiththeCommissionerandshall
obtainanannuallicense,foreachlocationwhereactivitiesareconducted,byJanuary1ofea
ch
year
§106‐277.2.Definitions.
(9)Theterm"dealer"or"vendor"shallmeananyperson,notclassifiedasagrower,whobuys,sellsoroffersforsaleanyseedforseedingpurposesandshall
includeanypersonwhohasseedgrownundercontractforresaleforseedingpurposes.
(3
9)
Theterm"wholesaler"shallmeanadealerengagedinthebusinessofsellingseedtoretailersorjobbersaswellastoconsumers.
BusinessName
Asitwillbedisplayedonthelicense:
PhysicalAddressofBusiness:
City: State: ZipCode: County:
BusinessPhone: BusinessEmail:
Thisismyfirstandonlyseedlicense
Ihaveotherseedlicenses,pleaselinkthemtogether
SpecialNote:
CorporateOffice/Contact:
Ifsameasabove,leaveblank
ContactAddress:
City: State: ZipCode:
ContactPhone: ContactEmail:
Willyoubesellingcontainersofseedweighing10poundsormore?
No
Yes.ReviewtheexcerptsfromtheNorthCarolinaSeedLawbelow,andseeifaseedreportingpermitisrightforyou
NorthCarolinaSeedLawReferences:
§106‐277.28.Licenseandinspectionfees
(3) Eachseeddealerorgrowerwhohasseed,whetheroriginatedorlabeledbythedealerorgrower,thatisofferedforsaleinthisStateshallreportthequantityof
seedofferedforsaleandpayaninspectionfeeoffourcents(4¢)foreachcontainerofseedsweighing10poundsormore.
Seedshallbesubjecttotheinspection
feeandreportingrequirementsonlyonceinany12‐monthperiod.Thisfeedoesnotapplytoseedgrownbyafarmerandofferedforsalebythefarmeratthe
farmwheretheseedwasgrown.
Eachseeddealerorgrowershallkee
p
accuraterecordsofthequantityofseedsandcontainerweightsofferedforsalefromeachdistributionpointinthe
State.TheserecordsshallbeavailabletotheCommissioneroranauthorizedrepresentativeoftheCommissioneratanyandallreasonablehoursforthepurpose
ofverifyingthequantityofseedoffere
dforsaleandthefeespaid.EachseeddealerorgrowershallreportquarterlyonformsfurnishedbytheCommissionerthe
quantityandcontainerweightofseedsfirstofferedforsalethatquarter.ThereportsshallbemadeonthefirstdayofJanuary,April,July,andOctober,orwithin
10days
thereafter.Inspectionfeesshallbedueandpaidwiththenextquarterlyreportfiledaftertheseedisfirstofferedforsale.Ifthereportisnotfiledandthe
inspectionfeespaidtotheDepartmentofAgricultureandConsumerServicesbythetenthdayfollowingthedatedue,orifthere
po
rtofthequantityorcontainer
weightsisfalse,theCommissionermayissueastop‐saleorderforallseedofferedforsalebythedealerorgrower.Iftheinspectionfeesareunpaidmorethan15
daysaftertheduedate,theamountdueshallbearapenalty
oftenpercent(10%)whichshallbeaddedtotheinspectionfeesdue.
Iftheseedlawexcerptappliestoyou,pleaseapplyforaSeedReportingPermitwiththe2
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pageofthis
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