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Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALSPart XIII - Seeds
Chapter 5 - General Seed Certification Requirements
Section XIII-503 - Classes of Seed (Formerly Section 123)

La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XIII-503

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Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XIII-503 - Classes of Seed (Formerly Section 123)
A. The following classes of seed are recognized for purposes of this Chapter.
1.Breeder Seed (White Tag)-seed directly controlled by the originating or sponsoring plant breeding institution, firm or individual which is the source for the production of seed of the certified classes.
2.Foundation Seed (White Tag)-progeny of breeder or foundation seed, handled so as to maintain specific genetic purity and identity, production of which must be acceptable to LDAF.
3.Registered Seed (Purple Tag)-progeny of breeder or foundation seed, handled under procedures acceptable to LDAF to maintain satisfactory genetic purity and identity.
4.Certified Seed (Blue Tag)-progeny of breeder, foundation or registered seed, handled under procedures acceptable to LDAF to maintain satisfactory genetic purity and identity.
5.Tree Seed-
a.Certified Tree Seed (Blue Tag)-seed from trees of proven genetic superiority, produced so as to assure genetic identity. Seeds from interspecific hybrids of forest trees may be included.
b.Selected Tree Seed (Green Tag)-progeny of rigidly selected trees or stands of untested parentage that have promise but not proof of genetic superiority and for which geographic source and elevation is stated on the label.
c.Source-Identified Tree Seed (Yellow Tag)-seed from a natural stands with known geographic source and elevation, or plantations of known geographic origin and which is acceptable to LDAF.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XIII-503

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Seed Commission, LR 8:564 (November 1982), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Seed Commission, LR 12:825 (December 1986), LR 31:1510 (July 2005), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 39:2710 (October 2013), amended LR 40:748 (April 2014).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433.