N.D. Admin. Code 74-03-07.1-04

Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
Section 74-03-07.1-04 - Seed standards

Standards for Each Class
Factor Foundation Registered Certified
Pure seed (minimum) 99.0 percent 99.0 percent 99.0 percent
Total weed seeds (maximum) 2 per pound 5 per pound 10 per pound
Other varieties * 1 per 2 pounds 1 per pound 3 per pound
Other crop seeds (maximum) 1 per 2 pounds 1 per pound 3 per pound
Inert matter (maximum)** 1.0 percent 1.0 percent 1.0 percent
Prohibited weed seeds *** none none none
Objectionable weed seeds (maximum) **** 1 per 2 pounds 1 per 2 pounds 2 per pound
Germination 85.0 percent 85.0 percent 85.0 percent

* Other varieties shall not include variants characteristic of the variety.

** Foreign matter other than broken seed may not exceed 0.2 percent.

*** Including the seeds of quackgrass.

**** Objectionable weed seeds shall include the following: dodder, wild oats, hedge bindweed (wild morning glory), giant ragweed (kinghead), falseflax, and dragonhead.

N.D. Admin Code 74-03-07.1-04

Effective May 1, 1986; amended effective September 1, 2002; January 2, 2006; July 1, 2010; October 1, 2012.

General Authority: NDCC 4.1-53-11

Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-53-11, 4.1-53-42