La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XIII-507

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section XIII-507 - Application for Field Certification (Formerly Section 129)
A. The grower must apply for certification on or before the application deadline shown in §509 for seed stock to be certified by LDAF. The grower must submit a completed application on the form provided by LDAF.
B. Applications for certification of seed stock for a crop or variety listed in §509 which are submitted after the deadline specified in §509 will not be approved unless field inspection(s) can be completed prior to harvest.
C. Information to accompany application:
1. name of variety;
2. GPS coordinates at or about the center point of each field presented for certification;
3. copy of the purchase invoice, or statement showing class of seed purchased;
4. one sample tag from each lot number (If the grower plants seed of his own production, the class of seed and lot number shall be identified by documentation acceptable to LDAF); and
5. a map of each field presented for certification.
D. It is the duty of the grower to notify LDAF at least two weeks prior to harvest of the anticipated harvest date for each field presented for certification.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XIII-507

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Seed Commission, LR 8:565 (November 1982), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Seed Commission, LR 12:825 (December 1986), LR 34:863 (May 2008), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 39:2711 (October 2013), amended LR 40:749 (April 2014).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433 and R.S. 3:1434.