La. Admin. Code tit. 7 § XIII-519

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

Section XIII-519 - Processing of Certified Seed

A. Bagging

1. All seed approved for certification must be packaged in new 100 pound containers or less, except as provided by this Subsection.

2. Registered class of rice and small grains (wheat and oats):

a. new super-bags or Q-bit bulk containers (or its equivalent as determined by LDAF.

3. Certified class of rice and small grains (wheat and oats):

a. new or reusable super-bags or Q-bit bulk containers (or its equivalent as determined by LDAF). Reusable containers shall be cleaned in a manner approved by LDAF.

B. General Labeling Requirements

1. Each container, regardless of size, of all classes of certified seed offered for sale must bear an official certification label issued by the LDAF.

2. Labeling requirements may vary with the crop and methods of handling, but, in all instances, labels shall be attached to the containers in a secure manner.

3. The lot number of the label attached to each container must be the same as the lot number marked on the container.

4. The label shall contain the following information:

a. kind and variety;

b. where grown;

c. percentage of pure seed, crop seed, weed seed and inert matter;

d. name and number of noxious weed seeds per pound;

e. grower's name and address or code number;

f. germination percentage;

g. hard seed;

h. total germination and hard seed percentage;

i. net weight;

j. lot number; and

k. date of test.

5. Certified seed lots carried over from a previous crop year that fail to meet the minimum required germination percentage for the specific commodity shall have a new certified label affixed to the container. The label shall state the new germination percentage, month and year of test, the wording "Substandard Germination" and all other required label information. These seed lots shall meet the standards set forth in §143 Standards for Agricultural Seed.

6. Labels will be issued only for seed proven by laboratory analysis to meet required germination and purity standards.

7. The number of labels issued will be determined by the inspector's estimate of the quantity of seed at the time of sampling. All unused labels must be returned to LDAF.

8. Prelabeling

a. In order to permit owners or certifiers of seed to bag and label seed in advance of final laboratory reports, certification labels may be issued in advance. Such labels can be pre-issued upon receipt of completed field inspection reports showing that field production standards have been met. The state may grant a waiver on the movement of seed if an acceptable preliminary test is made on the seed lot. If prelabeled lots fail laboratory analysis standards, all labels shall be destroyed or returned to the LDAF. Failure to comply with this regulation will result in suspension of future prelabeling privileges.

9. The official certification label may be printed directly on the container with prior approval of LDAF.

10. When separate seed analysis labels containing warranties, treatment information, etc., are attached to containers they shall be positioned so as not to obscure certification labels.

La. Admin. Code tit. 7, § XIII-519

Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Seed Commission, LR 8:566 (November l982), amended LR 9:196 (April l983), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Seed Commission, LR 12:825 (December l986), LR 20:643 (June 1994), LR 31:35 (January 2005), LR 31:1510 (July 2005), LR 39:1758 (July 2013), 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), Amended LR 42211 (2/1/2016), Amended LR 441853 (10/1/2018).

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