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Re: Fwd: Illegal Seed Tax

I was shocked speechless when I first saw the post from Underwood Gardens.  Now I'm wondering if this is part of a racket to control the mail order seed industry.  A year or two ago someone claimed to have a patent on marketbasket sales on Internet, and threatened Johnny's seed company with legal action.  IIRC, they paid a fortune for the "right" to use that technology.  I waited for them to try that crap with amazon.com, but never saw anything about it.  Is some "knight in shining armor" going to ride to the rescue (for a hefty fee) to  put out the Minnesota fire? I will not be surprised when some * patents air, and charges each of us for breathing. Margaret L 
>>>> Greetings all,
>>>>       We (Underwood Gardens, an heirloom seed company in IL)
>>>> recently
>>>> received a notice from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture
>>>> regarding the "sale of seeds intended for planting in Minnesota".
>>>> The
>>>> gist of it is that firms who market seeds by mail need to purchase a
>>>> permit from the state of Minnesota to do so.  The annual permit
>>>> ranges
>>>> from $50 to $2000, depending on the annual gross sales of the
>>>> company.
>>>> Green blessings,
>>>> Mayo Underwood
>>>> Underwood Gardens - heirloom seed specialists
>>>> www.underwoodgardens.com
>>>>
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