Revision: March 5, 2026, 1:58 p.m.
HB 1780 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
5Mar2026... 0750h
2026 SESSION
26-2742
08/09
HOUSE BILL 1780
AN ACT prohibiting the sale of seed more than 36 months after the production date.
SPONSORS: Rep. Comtois, Belk. 7; Rep. J. Aron, Sull. 4; Rep. Bixby, Straf. 13; Rep. N. Germana, Ches. 15; Rep. Kenny, Hills. 13; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Environment and Agriculture
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits the sale of seed more than 36 months from the production date.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
5Mar2026... 0750h 26-2742
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT prohibiting the sale of seed more than 36 months after the production date.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Resale of Seed. Amend RSA 433:4, II(g) to read as follows:
(g) To use relabeling stickers without having both the calendar month and year the germination test was completed, the sell by date, as stated in RSA 433:2, III(g), RSA 433:2, V(c), and RSA 433:2, VII(a), and the lot number that matches the existing, original lot number. [Relabeling shall not occur more than once.] Seed shall not be sold more than 36 months from the production date.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.