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Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142)SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATIONChapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certificationPart 5 - SPECIFIC SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDSSEED CROPS CERTIFIED BY THE WASHINGTON STATE CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
Standards for Hemp Certification
Section 16-302-850 - Land requirements for hemp certification standards

Wash. Admin. Code § 16-302-850

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Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024
Section 16-302-850 - Land requirements for hemp certification standards

Land requirements for the production of a hemp seed crop are as follows:

(1) Hemp crops for foundation and registered classes must not be grown on land which in any of the preceding three years produced a crop of hemp.
(2) Hemp crops for certified classes must not be grown on land which:
(a) In the preceding year produced a certified crop of the same variety.
(b) In either of the preceding two years produced a non-certified crop of hemp or a different variety of hemp.
(3) Weeds: The presence of broomrape (Orobanche spp.) in hemp crops is cause for declining certified status.

Wash. Admin. Code § 16-302-850

Adopted by WSR 17-08-090, Filed 4/5/2017, effective 5/6/2017
Amended by WSR 21-20-101, Filed 10/4/2021, effective 11/4/2021