La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XIII-517

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XIII-517 - Listing of Certified Seed Conditioning Plants (Formerly Section 139)

A. Seed conditioning plants desiring to be listed in LDAF roster of seed conditioning plants must make a written application for inclusion on the list.

B. LDAF will issue certificates to all seed conditioning plants making application for inclusion on the listing, on an annual basis, each such certificate to expire on June 30 following date of issue.

C. The following requirements must be met by processors of all classes of certified seed.

1. Facilities shall be available to perform processing without introducing admixtures.

2. Identity of the seed must be maintained at all times.

3. Records of all operations relating to certification shall be completed and adequate to account for all incoming seed and final disposition of seed.

4. Processors shall permit inspection by the certifying agency of all records, equipment, storage and processing facilities pertaining to all classes of certified seed.

5. Processors shall designate an individual who shall be responsible to the certifying agency for performing such duties as may be required by the certifying agency.

6. Seed lots of the same variety and class may be blended and the class retained. If lots of different classes are blended, the lowest class shall be applied to the resultant blend. Such blending can only be done when authorized by the certifying agency.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XIII-517

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Seed Commission, LR 8:566 (November 1982), amended LR 9:196 (April 1983), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Seed Commission, LR 12:825 (December 1986), LR 20:642 (June 1994), LR 31:35 (January 2005), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 39:2713 (October 2013), amended LR 40:750 (April 2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433 and R.S. 3:1434.