All breeders seed for varieties developed by the United States Department of Agriculture or the University of California, and approved for release and planting by the board shall be allocated to the Foundation Seed and Seed Certification Service (FSSC) for expansion to foundation seed in cooperation with the board.
FSSC shall distribute foundation seed to all qualified recipients. If there is not enough foundation seed available to satisfy all requests for foundation seed, FSSC may allocate the seed based upon any reasonable criteria, such as prior years acreage or allocation.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 136, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1996. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Section 52991.)