Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of › Rule 02.06.09 - RULES GOVERNING INVASIVE SPECIES AND NOXIOUS WEEDS › Subchapter C - NOXIOUS WEED FREE FORAGE AND STRAW CERTIFICATION › Section 02.06.09.310 - DEFINITIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
In addition to the definitions found in Section
				  22-2402, Idaho Code, the
				  definitions found in section
				  310 apply to the interpretation and
				  enforcement of Subchapter C only: (3-15-22)
01.
Agent
. Any instrumentality
				or entity authorized by the Director of the Department, and acting in an
				official capacity and under the supervision of the Department, to administer
				the provisions of Subchapter C. The principal purpose of the agent is to
				establish, conduct, and maintain a uniform and reasonable system of inspection
				and certification of forage and straw crops to determine if such crops are
				noxious weed free. (3-15-22)
02.
Approved Inspector
. An individual who has been accredited by the
				Department or by the Department's agent in the noxious weed free forage and
				straw certification program. (3-15-22)
03.
Bale
. A mechanically
				compressed package of forage or straw bound by string or wire, or other binding
				material. (3-15-22)
04.
Bale
				Tag
. A tag or label that is attached to the string or wire, or other
				binding material of a bale of certified forage or straw, and identifies the
				bale as being certified noxious weed free. (3-15-22)
05.
Certificate of Inspection
. A
				record of inspection issued by an approved inspector that states the results of
				a field or commodity inspection. The certificate shall document that the
				inspected field or commodity is Idaho State Noxious Weed Free, NAISMA Noxious
				Weed Free, or that the field or commodity contains noxious weeds.
				(3-15-22)
06.
Certification
. The process whereby an approved inspector conducts
				field or commodity inspections to determine that the field or commodity is
				noxious weed free. (3-15-22)
07.
Certification Markings
. Bale tags, special colored twine,
				compressed forage/straw bale binding material, and forage cubes/pellets
				container tags/labels. (3-15-22)
08.
Certified Compressed Forage/Straw
				Bale Binding Material
. An ISDA approved binding material that is
				attached to a compressed forage/straw bale of certified noxious weed free
				forage/straw and identifies the bale as being certified to the NAISMA
				Standards. (3-15-22)
09.
Compressed Forage/Straw Bale
. A bale that has been twice
				compressed, once in the field by a forage/straw baler and then recompressed a
				second time and bound by string, wire or other binding material.
				(3-15-22)
10.
Field
.
				The land on which a forage or straw crop is grown and is not divided by
				streams, public roads, other crops, or other barriers. (3-15-22)
11.
Forage
. Alfalfa, grain, and
				grass hay, and/or combinations of alfalfa, grain, or grass hay; the term
				"forage" includes forage cubes, compressed forage bales, and pellets.
				(3-15-22)
12.
Forage
				Cubes
. Forage that is harvested from a field certified to NAISMA
				Standards and is mechanically compacted into wafers or cubes.
				(3-15-22)
13.
Forage
				Cube/Pellet Tag
. A tag, label, or statement that is attached or printed
				on a container of certified noxious weed free forage cubes or pellets, and
				identifies the container as being certified to the NAISMA Standards.
				(3-15-22)
14.
Idaho State
				Noxious Weed Free
. Forage and straw inspected for weeds designated by
				the Director as noxious as defined in Section
				22-2402(17),
				Idaho Code, and determined to be free of such weeds. (3-15-22)
15.
Idaho State Noxious Weed Free
				Standards
. Forage and straw that meets the requirements Idaho State
				Noxious Weed Free. (3-15-22)
16.
NAISMA Noxious Weed Free
. Forage and straw inspected for, and
				determined to be free of, weeds designated as noxious by the Director as
				defined in Section
				22-2402(17),
				Idaho Code, and noxious weeds listed on the NAISMA Designated Weed List.
				(3-15-22)
17.
NAISMA Weed
				Free Forage Certification Program
. The North American Invasive Species
				Management Association standard for forage certification. (3-15-22)
18.
NAISMA Twine
. Special
				colored twine approved by NAISMA that is used to mark bales as certified to the
				NAISMA Standards. (3-15-22)
19.
NAISMA Standards
. Requirements of the NAISMA Weed Free Forage
				Certification Program. (3-15-22)
20.
Noxious Weed Free
. No
				noxious weeds with viable seed, injurious portions, or propagating parts were
				found during inspection procedures. (3-15-22)
21.
Pellets
. Forage that is
				harvested from a field certified to NAISMA Standards and is manufactured into
				an agglomerated feed, formed by compacting and forcing through die openings by
				a mechanical process. (3-15-22)
23.
Straw
. The dried stalks or stems remaining after grain is
				harvested. (3-15-22)
24.
Transit Certificate
. A document completed by an approved inspector
				to certify products proposed for movement as certified noxious weed free into
				states that require noxious weed free forage and straw certification. The
				transit certificate must be in the possession of the transporter.
				(3-15-22)