HF4459

Purpose

• The bill designates the pea seed from the Pisum sativum plant as the official state vegetable of Minnesota.
• It also allows a photograph of a pea to be displayed in the Office of the Secretary of State.

Main provisions

• Designation: The pea seed (from Pisum sativum) is named the official state vegetable of Minnesota.
• Photograph allowance: A photograph of a pea may be displayed in the Office of the Secretary of State.

Significant changes to existing law

• Adds an official state vegetable symbol for Minnesota (the pea seed).
• Creates a provision to permit a pea photograph to be displayed in the Secretary of State’s Office.
• No funding, rules, or enforcement provisions are specified; this is primarily a symbolic designation.

Practical implications

• Elevates peapods/peas as a statewide symbol alongside other state symbols.
• Provides a simple justification for possible displays or educational materials in state offices.

Terminology and concepts included

• Official state vegetable
• Pea seed
• Pisum sativum
• Pea
• Office of the Secretary of State
• Minnesota state symbols

Relevant Terms - state vegetable - official state vegetable - Pisum sativum - pea seed - pea - photograph - Office of the Secretary of State - Minnesota