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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XI - Fertilizers › Chapter 1 - Sale of Fertilizers › Section XI-107 - Required Guarantees

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Guarantees of the plant nutrients shall be expressed as percent by
				weight.
B. Guarantees on the basis
				of weight per unit of area (i.e., units/acres) will not be permitted.
C. Every mixed fertilizer shall contain a
				minimum of 20 percent by weight of the primary nutrients, nitrogen (N),
				available phosphoric acid (P2O5),
				and soluble potash (K2O), except those products whose
				primary purpose is to supply minor nutrients.
D. All plant nutrients other than nitrogen
				(N), available phosphoric acid
				(P2O5), and soluble potash
				(K2O), if listed on the label or invoice, shall be
				guaranteed on an elemental basis.
E. Other plant nutrients when mentioned in
				any form or manner shall be registered and shall be guaranteed. Guarantees
				shall be made on the elemental basis. Sources of the elements guaranteed and
				proof of availability shall be provided the commissioner upon request. The
				minimum percentages which will be accepted for registration are as follows.
Element
Percentage
Calcium (Ca)
1.00
Magnesium (Mg)
0.50
Sulphur (S)
1.00
Boron (B)
0.02
Chlorine (Cl)
0.10
Cobalt (Co)
0.0005
Copper (Cu)
0.05
Iron (Fe)
0.10
Manganese (Mn)
0.05
Molybdenum (Mo)
0.0005
Sodium (Na)
0.10
Zinc (Zn)
0.05
F.
				Guarantees will be based on primary plant nutrients and will be calculated on
				the basis of primary plant nutrients before the addition, if any, of any minor
				elements, pesticides, and/or seeds.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:1382.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XI - Fertilizers › Chapter 1 - Sale of Fertilizers › Section XI-109 - Custom Mixed Fertilizers and Fertilizer Blends

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A. The guarantor may add minor elements,
				pesticides, and/or seeds at the request of the purchaser. When such additions
				are made, the guarantor shall provide information to the Department of
				Agriculture and Forestry on the types and amounts of materials added. This
				information is to appear on the purchase invoice and the inspection report
				which accompanies the sample to the laboratory.
B. Whenever two or more fertilizer materials
				are blended, the composition of the final product shall be expressed as the
				percentage by weight of nitrogen (N), available phosphoric acid
				(P2O5), soluble potash
				(K2O), and micronutrients, when guaranteed. This
				information shall appear on the purchase invoice to identify the fertilizer,
				the guarantor, and the consumer.
C.
				When fertilizer blends contain pesticides, the final product shall be treated
				as two separate products. Fertilizer shall be registered in accordance with
				these regulations and pesticides shall be registered in accordance with the
				Louisiana Pesticide Law.
D. When
				fertilizer blends contain seeds, the final product shall be treated as two
				separate products. Fertilizer shall be registered in accordance with these
				regulations and seeds shall be subject to the regulations of the Louisiana Seed
				Law.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:1382.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XI - Fertilizers › Chapter 1 - Sale of Fertilizers › Section XI-111 - Sampling Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Sampling
				of fertilizer is the responsibility of the director of Agricultural Chemistry
				Programs of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
B. All samples of fertilizer that are shipped
				or stored in bulk shall be composite samples.
C. When taking a composite sample, the
				inspector will follow the procedures accepted by the Association of Official
				Analytical Chemists (A.O.A.C.) and/or American Association of Plant Food
				Control Officials (A.A.P.F.C.O.). No less than 10 probe samples shall
				constitute a composite sample from any killebrew, truck or pull type trailer.
				No less than 10 probe samples shall be taken to secure a composite sample in
				bulk warehouse storage area. When a composite sample is taken directly from a
				blender, prior to loading or storage, then the inspector shall cut the stream
				of flow according to A.O.A.C./A.A.P.F.C.O. standards and guidelines. If no
				sample splitter is provided by the guarantor, the inspector shall take a sample
				of approximately five pounds. This entire sample will be transported to the
				laboratory for analysis. A fertilizer blender may request a sample of not less
				than 20 pounds, nor more than 50 pounds provided the fertilizer company
				furnishes the inspector with a sample splitter and containers. The inspector
				will then split the sample to approximately five pounds. This portion will be
				properly labeled and transported to the laboratory for analysis. The remainder
				of the sample will be returned to the original lot from which the sample was
				taken.
D. When prepackaged
				fertilizer is sampled, the composite sample shall be taken in the following
				amounts:
1. lots containing 10 packages or
				less, every package shall be sampled;
2. lots containing less than 1,000 packages,
				5 percent of the packages shall be sampled, but not less than 10 packages will
				be sampled from the lot; and
3.
				lots containing 1,000 or more packages, 50 different packages shall be
				sampled.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XI - Fertilizers › Chapter 1 - Sale of Fertilizers › Section XI-113 - Chemical Analysis of Fertilizer

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A. The state chemist is responsible for
				chemical analysis of all samples of fertilizer.
B. All samples received in the laboratory
				shall be reduced to approximately 0.5 pounds for chemical analysis by splitting
				the sample in accordance with A.O.A.C. procedures.
C. In analysis of fertilizers, the state
				chemist shall follow the procedures set forth in the current edition of
				Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists
				(A.O.A.C.) or the procedures recognized by the American Association of Plant
				Food Control Officials (A.A.P.F.C.O.).
D. In any situation which is not expressly
				covered by the authorities cited in
				§113. B above, the state
				chemist shall select the method of analysis to be followed and shall document
				the rationale for his selection.
E.
				Results of the fertilizer analysis shall be mailed to the guarantor within 30
				days after the sample is taken. If the test results are not mailed to the
				guarantor within 30 days after the sample was taken, the guarantor may request
				in writing, within 10 days of receipt of notice of deficiency, a hearing before
				the commission for a determination of the validity of any penalties
				assessed.
F. When analysis
				indicates a deficiency, then an additional analysis shall be made from the
				unground portion of that sample being held in the laboratory. If the results of
				the two analyses differ, then the official results shall be the analysis that
				indicates the higher percentage of plant nutrients.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:1382.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XI - Fertilizers › Chapter 1 - Sale of Fertilizers › Section XI-117 - Penalties; Deficiencies; Curing of Deficiencies

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A. The commission shall levy penalties as set
				forth in R.S. 3:1419, against the guarantor
				of any lot or package of fertilizer found by chemical analysis to be deficient
				in the primary plant nutrients, as follows.
Element
Percent by Weight Guaranteed
Deficiency
Penalty
Nitrogen
0.0 percent-8.0 percent
0.4 percent
4 x Value of Deficiency
8.1 percent-20.9 percent
0.5 percent
Same
21.0 percent and above
0.8 percent
Same
Phosphorus
0.0 percent-10.0 percent
0.4 percent
Same
10.1 percent-25.9 percent
0.5 percent
Same
26.0 percent and above
0.8 percent
Same
Potassium
0.0 percent-8.0 percent
0.5 percent
Same
8.1 percent-20.9 percent
0.6 percent
Same
21.0 percent and above
1.0 percent
Same
B.
				The value of the deficiency shall be calculated as follows:
(Guaranteed Analysis - Actual Analysis) x Value of
				  Element/Unit x Tons in Shipment x 4
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:1382.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XI - Fertilizers › Chapter 1 - Sale of Fertilizers › Section XI-121 - Payment of Penalties

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A. When the
				penalty is paid by the guarantor to the purchaser, the guarantor shall provide
				proof of such payment to the commission within 30 days of the date on which the
				notice of the penalty is mailed to the guarantor. A copy of the check payable
				to the purchaser shall constitute proof.
B. The face and/or the stub of all checks for
				penalty payments shall contain the laboratory number which appears on the
				report of the analysis.
C.
				Penalties paid to the commission shall be deposited into the Feed and
				Fertilizer Fund as provided for in
				R.S.
				3:1421.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:1382.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XI - Fertilizers › Chapter 1 - Sale of Fertilizers › Section XI-123 - Recall of Deficient Fertilizer; Cancellation of Penalties upon Proof of Recall

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Fertilizers
				which are found to be deficient may be recalled from the stream of commerce by
				the guarantor subject to the following provisions.
1. Prior to action to retrieve the deficient
				product, the guarantor shall notify the director of Agricultural Chemistry
				Programs and secure his approval for the recall.
2. Prior to action to retrieve the deficient
				product, the purchaser shall agree to the recall.
3. An agricultural inspector shall be present
				when the product is picked up from the purchaser.
4. The guarantor shall reimburse the
				purchaser the full purchase price of the product.
5. The guarantor shall furnish the director
				of Agricultural Chemistry Programs with a copy of the refund check and/or
				credit memo covering the full purchase price of the product. The purchaser and
				inspector shall certify in writing to the commissioner that the deficient
				fertilizer was returned to the guarantor and that a refund check or credit memo
				was issued.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XI - Fertilizers › Chapter 1 - Sale of Fertilizers › Section XI-125 - Stop Sale Orders

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A. The
				commissioner shall issue a stop sale order to prevent the sale of any
				fertilizer which is not registered as required herein.
B. In case of a violation of these rules, the
				commissioner shall issue a stop sale order to prevent any further sale,
				movement or disturbance of the lot of fertilizer involved until settlement of
				all actions.
C. The commissioner
				shall issue a stop sale order to prevent any further sale or movement of any
				fertilizer manufactured or sold by a guarantor whose registration has been
				revoked, after an adjudicatory hearing, or whose application for renewal of
				registration has been denied.
D.
				Upon the termination of a stop sale order, the commissioner may exercise any of
				the following options:
1. release the
				fertilizer for sale;
2. require the
				guarantor to take up the fertilizer and reimburse the purchaser;
3. sell the fertilizer at public auction;
				and
4. destroy the
				fertilizer.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XI - Fertilizers › Chapter 1 - Sale of Fertilizers › Section XI-127 - Probationary Status of Registrants

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A. A registrant shall be placed on probation
				by the commission when 25 percent of the official samples taken from a single
				registrant during one year are found to be deficient; provided that a minimum
				of four samples and at least 2 percent of the total tonnage sold during that
				year is sampled.
B. A registrant
				located within the state of Louisiana who is placed on probation shall be
				subject to an increase of sampling up to 20 percent of the total product
				offered for sale until the probation is terminated by the commission.
C. A registrant located outside the state of
				Louisiana who is placed on probation shall not unload any shipment of
				fertilizer until the lot has been sampled by a department inspector.
D. Notification shall be given, in writing,
				to any registrant placed on probation within 30 days of the date on which the
				commission took action to place the registrant on probationary status.
				Notification shall not be required for any registrant already on probation at
				the effective date of these regulations.
E. After the first year of probationary
				status, the probation may be terminated by the commission when chemical
				analysis of samples representing up to 20 percent of the registrant's total
				sales reflects an overall deficiency rate of less than 20 percent.
F. If a registrant continues to introduce
				products of which the official samples' deficiency exceeds 25 percent into the
				stream of commerce for one year, the registrant shall be summoned before the
				commission at its next meeting after the end of the year of probationary
				status, to determine whether registration shall be canceled or renewal of
				registration shall be denied for cause.
G. The registrant shall be notified, in
				writing, by the commissioner when probationary status is terminated.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:1382.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XI - Fertilizers › Chapter 1 - Sale of Fertilizers › Section XI-129 - Cancellation of Registration and/or Denial of Application for Renewal of Registration

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A. Subject
				to an adjudicatory hearing, the commission may cancel the registration of any
				guarantor who fails to reduce the overall deficiency of his product to less
				than 20 percent by the end of the year of probation.
B. Upon proper hearing, the commission may
				cancel the registration and/or deny the registrant's application for renewal of
				registration for repeated failure of a registrant to meet the guaranteed weight
				or analysis of a fertilizer, or failure to make payment of the inspection fee,
				or failure to pay penalties assessed.
C. No registration will be canceled nor
				application for renewal of registration denied until the guarantor has been
				afforded the right of an adjudicatory hearing.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:1382.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XI - Fertilizers › Chapter 1 - Sale of Fertilizers › Section XI-131 - Appeals from Action of the Commission/Department of Agriculture and Forestry

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A. Appeals
				Concerning Method of Taking Samples
1. If the
				guarantor, or his agent, objects to the manner in which an agricultural
				inspector takes a sample, the guarantor or his agent shall make his objections
				known immediately to the inspector.
2. If the guarantor, or his agent, and the
				agricultural inspector who is taking the sample cannot resolve their
				differences, the guarantor shall immediately telephone his complaint to the
				director of Agricultural Chemistry Programs. The guarantor or his agent shall
				confirm the telephone complaint in writing to the same official.
3. If the difference concerning the manner of
				taking the sample cannot thus be resolved, the guarantor may place his
				complaint on the agenda at the next meeting of the commission. Routine
				procedures for submission and analysis of the sample shall be followed pending
				the resolution of the differences at such hearing.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XI - Fertilizers › Chapter 1 - Sale of Fertilizers › Section XI-133 - Confidentiality of Records

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A.
				Information concerning the amount of fertilizer sold and the business practices
				of registrants which is obtained from tonnage reports shall be kept
				confidential and shall not be revealed to the public or to other registrants by
				the commission, the commissioner, nor any employee of the Department of
				Agriculture and Forestry.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:1382.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Subchapter A - Definitions; Administrative Matters › Section XIII-103 - Request for Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of a Rule (Formerly Section 239)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any interested
				  person may, pursuant to
				  R.S.
				  49:953(C), request the
				  commission to adopt, amend, or repeal a rule (rule change) that the commission
				  has the authority to make.
B. A
				  request for a rule change shall be in writing and shall contain the following
				  information:
1. a draft of the proposed
				  wording of the requested rule change or a statement detailing the content of
				  the requested rule change;
2. the
				  name, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address of the
				  requesting party.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Subchapter A - Definitions; Administrative Matters › Section XIII-105 - Procedure for Declaratory Orders and Rulings (Formerly Section 241)

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A. This rule
				  provides for the filing and prompt disposition of requests for declaratory
				  orders and rulings as to the applicability of any statutory provision or as to
				  the applicability of any rule or order of the commission, as required by
				  R.S.
				  49:962 and 49:963(D).
B. A request for a declaratory order or
				  ruling shall be in writing and shall contain the following information:
1. a citation to the specific statutory
				  provision, rule or order that will be the subject of the declaratory order or
				  ruling;
2. a concise statement of
				  why the declaratory order or ruling is being requested;
3. a list of all persons that the requesting
				  party may call to testify and a list of all documents that may be submitted as
				  evidence, if a hearing is called to take evidence;
4. the name, address, telephone number, fax
				  number and e-mail address of the requesting party, either printed or written in
				  legible form.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Subchapter A - Definitions; Administrative Matters › Section XIII-109 - List of Noxious Weeds and Limitations on Noxious Weed Seed

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The weeds listed
				  in the following table are designated as noxious weeds. The seed of any noxious
				  weed is permitted to be in seed sold, distributed, or offered or handled for
				  sale only as provided in the limitation column of the table, except as
				  otherwise provided in Subsection B. There is no tolerance applied to noxious
				  weeds listed as prohibited.
List of Noxious Weeds and Seed
								Limitations
Name
Limitations
1. Balloon Vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum)
Prohibited
2. Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
Prohibited
3. Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
Prohibited
4. Itchgrass (Rottboellia cochinchinersis)
Prohibited
5. Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus)
Prohibited
6. Purple Nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus)
Prohibited
7. Tropical Soda Apple (Solanum viarum)
Prohibited
8. Cocklebur (Xanthium spp.)
5 per lb.
9. Spearhead; Beaksedge (Rhynchospora spp.)
5 per lb.
10. Purple Moonflower (Ipomoea turbinata)
9 per lb.
11. Red Rice (Oryza sativa)
9 per lb.
12. Wild Onion and/or Wild Garlic (Allium
								spp.)
9 per lb.
13. Morning Glory (Ipomoea spp.)
18 per lb.
14. Wild Poinsettia (Euphorbia davidii)
18 per lb.
15. Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense)
100 per lb.
16. Dock (Rumex spp.)
100 per lb.
17. Dodder (Cuscuta spp.)
100 per lb.
18. Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)
100 per lb.
19. Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense)
100 per lb.
20. Quackgrass (Elymus repens)
100 per lb.
21. Russian Knapweed (Rhaponticum repens)
100 per lb.
22. Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)
100 per lb.
23. Silverleaf Nightshade (Solanum
								elaeagnifolium)
100 per lb.
24. Wild Mustard and Wild Turnips (Brassica spp.
								and Sinapis spp.)
100 per lb.
25. Blueweed, Texas (Helianthus ciliaris)
200 per lb.
26. Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon)
300 per lb.
27. Buckhorn Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)
300 per lb.
28. Cheat (Bromus secalinus)
300 per lb.
29. Corncockle (Agrostemma githago)
300 per lb.
30. Darnel; Poison Ryegrass (Lolium
								temulentum)
300 per lb.
31. Hairy Chess (Bromus commutatus)
300 per lb.
32. Hemp Sesbania, Coffeebean, Tall Indigo
								(Sesbania exaltata)
300 per lb.
33. Indian Jointvetch (Aeschynomene indica)
300 per lb.
34. Mexicanweed (Caperonia castaneifolia)
300 per lb.
Sum of Total Noxious Weed
500 per lb.
(Subject to limitations above)
B.
				  If the noxious weed or weed seed restrictions set out in Chapter 7 of this Part
				  for a field or seed being certified is more restrictive than the limitations in
				  the table in Section A or if any of those rules and regulations provides for
				  limitations on weeds not listed in the table then the rules and regulations in
				  Chapter 7 for that specific crop kind or variety supersedes the limitations
				  listed in the table.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:1431 and
					 R.S.
					 3:1433.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Subchapter B - Fees › Section XIII-123 - Regulatory Fee on Seeds (Formerly Section 115)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A regulatory fee of $0.25 for each 100
				  pounds of agricultural and vegetable seed sold, within this state shall be paid
				  to the commission. The regulatory fee shall be due at the first point of sale
				  in this state. However, the payment of a regulatory fee is not required upon
				  the sale of Louisiana certified tagged seed upon which the regulatory fee has
				  already been paid.
B. All seed
				  dealers shall maintain accurate and legible records for all seeds sold,
				  distributed, or offered or handled for sale in this state. These records shall
				  include the following information for each lot of seed:
1. any identification of each lot;
2. the kind and variety of seed in the
				  lot;
3. the number of pounds of
				  seed in the lot; and
4. for each
				  lot sold or distributed, the invoice number, weight, lot number, number of
				  containers, and name of the person receiving the seed.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Subchapter B - Fees › Section XIII-125 - Certification, Field Inspection, and Sampling Fees (Formerly Section 143)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All fees shall
				  be paid before the requested work is performed, as follows.
1. All application fees and fees for
				  inspections, re-inspections, sampling and re-sampling shall be paid at the time
				  the application or request for work is submitted to LDAF, except for those crop
				  kinds where the fee is based on an hourly rate and mileage.
2. Fees for certification of seeds by
				  laboratory analysis shall be paid prior to submission of the certified sample
				  to the State Seed Testing Laboratory.
3. Requests for different payment
				  arrangements shall be made to and must be approved by the director or assistant
				  director.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Subchapter C - Labels; Records; Standards; Noxious Weed Seed › Section XIII-131 - Analysis Test; Labeling of Seed

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Every person
				  whose name appears on the label of seed, except persons exempt pursuant to the
				  authority of
				  R.S.
				  3:1445, and who sells, transports,
				  distributes, or offers or handles for sale agricultural or vegetable, shall have a complete analysis test
				  performed on the seed by a registered seed technologist or an official state
				  seed analyst prior to the seed being sold, distributed or offered or handled
				  for sale in Louisiana.
B.
				  Information required to be shown on the label by
				  R.S.
				  3:1436 or this Part shall be in the English
				  language and in type that is no smaller than eight point.
C. Seed treated with a mercurial or similarly
				  toxic substance that is harmful to humans or other vertebrate animals, if any
				  residue remains in or on the seed, shall be labeled in type no smaller than
				  eight points and shall be in red letters on a distinctly contrasting
				  background. In addition, the label shall show a representation of a skull and
				  crossbones using at least 16 point type.
D. Seed treated with a substance harmful to
				  humans or other vertebrate animals, other than a mercurial or similarly toxic
				  substance, and which is in containers of four ounces or less does not need to
				  contain a cautionary statement on the label.
E. The following substances shall not be
				  deemed harmful if present at a rate less than the number of parts per million
				  (ppm) indicated:
1. allethrin,
				  2ppm;
2. malathion, 8ppm;
3. methoxychlor, 2ppm: piperonyl butoxide,
				  8ppm on oat and sorghum and 20ppm on all other seeds; and
4. pyrethrins, 1ppm on oat and sorghum and
				  3ppm on all other seeds.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Subchapter C - Labels; Records; Standards; Noxious Weed Seed › Section XIII-133 - Tag Requirements

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A. The
				  analysis tag shall carry the information required by the Louisiana Seed Law,
				  R.S.
				  3:1431 et seq. using the example below as a
				  labeling guideline.
Kind and Variety
Origin ________ Net Wt. ______ Lot No. ________
Pure Seed _______ Percent Germination _________
					 Percent
Inert Matter ______ Percent Hard Seed __________
					 Percent
Crop Seed ____Percent Total Germ and Hard Seed
					 ____Percent
Weed Seed _____ Percent Date of Test
					 _________________
Name and No. of Noxious Weed Seed per lb.
					 _______________
____________________________________________________
Name _______________________________________________
Address ______________
B. Tags for certified seed, foundation seed
				  or registered seed shall be adopted by the certifying agency, approved by the
				  commissioner and meet the requirements of the Louisiana Seed Law.
C. All information required on the seed
				  analysis tag or label shall be placed on one side of the tag or label without
				  intervening matter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:1436 and
					 R.S.
					 3:1433.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Subchapter C - Labels; Records; Standards; Noxious Weed Seed › Section XIII-135 - Invoices and Records; Inspection of Records (Formerly Section 119)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each person
				  selling, distributing, or offering or handling for sale agricultural or
				  vegetable seed shall keep for a period of three years complete records of each
				  container or lot of seed sold, distributed, or offered or handled for sale by
				  that person. Complete records shall, at a minimum, include the information
				  required in
				  §123. A.2 of this
				  Part.
B. These records shall be
				  accessible for inspection by the commissioner, commissioner, or LDAF or their
				  authorized agent at any time during customary business hours.
C. Trucks and other carriers transporting
				  seed for delivery in this state shall have available for examination at any
				  time a bill of lading, waybill or a delivery receipt showing:
1. the name of the shipper or party from whom
				  purchased;
2. the name and address
				  of the party to whom the seed is to be delivered;
3. the kind and amount of each separate lot
				  of seed; and
4. the name of the
				  truck line or owner and driver of the truck or other carrier transporting the
				  seed.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Subchapter C - Labels; Records; Standards; Noxious Weed Seed › Section XIII-137 - Sampling (Formerly Section 103)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The manner of sampling and handling seed
				  in the field and analyzing and testing seed in the laboratory, greenhouse and
				  trial plots shall be the same as that recommended in the latest rules for
				  testing seed adopted by the Association of Official Seed Analysts.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:1434 and
					 R.S.
					 3:1433.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Subchapter C - Labels; Records; Standards; Noxious Weed Seed › Section XIII-139 - Tolerances (Formerly Section 105)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Except as otherwise provided in this
				  Section, the tolerances published in the latest rules and regulations for
				  testing seed by the Association of Official Seed Analysts shall be applicable
				  in the administration of the Louisiana Seed Law.
B. Germination Tolerances. The following
				  tolerances, which are recognized by the Federal Seed Act,
				  7 USC
				  1551 -
				  1611,
				  are adopted and are applicable to the percentage of germination and also to the
				  sum of the germination plus the hard seed. Maximum tolerance values for
				  comparing two 400-seed germination tests of the same or different submitted
				  samples tested in the same or different laboratories.
Average Percent Germination
Tolerance*
A
B
C
99
2
2
97 - 98
3 - 4
3
94 - 96
5 - 7
4
91 - 93
8 - 10
5
87 - 90
11 - 14
6
82 - 86
15 - 19
7
76 - 81
20 - 25
8
70 - 75
26 - 31
9
60 - 69
32 - 41
10
51 - 59
42 - 50
11
*When only 200 seeds of mixtures are tested, 2 percent
					 shall be added to the above germination tolerances.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:1433.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Subchapter C - Labels; Records; Standards; Noxious Weed Seed › Section XIII-141 - Germination Standards for Vegetable Seed

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Germination standards for vegetable seed
				  shall be the same as those published under USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
				  Federal Seed Act Regulations Part 201. Minimum germination, which shall also
				  include hard seed, of vegetable or garden seed shall be as follows.
Seed Kind
Percent
Artichoke
60
Asparagus
70
Asparagus bean
75
Bean, garden
70
Bean, lima
70
Bean, runner
75
Beet
65
Broadbean
75
Broccoli
75
Brussels sprouts
70
Burdock, great
60
Cabbage
75
Cabbage, tronchuda
70
Cardoon
60
Carrot
55
Cauliflower
75
Celeriac
55
Celery
55
Chard, Swiss
65
Chicory
65
Chinese cabbage
75
Chives
50
Citron
65
Collards
80
Corn, sweet
75
Cornsalad
70
Cowpea
75
Cress, garden
75
Cress, upland
60
Cress, water
40
Cucumber
80
Dandelion
60
Dill
60
Eggplant
60
Endive
70
Kale
75
Kale, Chinese
75
Kale, Siberian
75
Kohlrabi
75
Leek
60
Lettuce
80
Melon
75
Mustard, India
75
Mustard, spinach
75
Okra
50
Onion
70
Onion, Welsh
70
Pak-choi
75
Parsley
60
Parsnip
60
Pea
80
Pepper
55
Pumpkin
75
Radish
75
Rhubarb
60
Rutabaga
75
Sage
60
Salsify
75
Savory, summer
55
Sorrel
65
Soybean
75
Spinach
60
Spinach, New Zealand
40
Squash
75
Tomato
75
Tomato, husk
50
Turnip
80
Watermelon
70
B.
				  The minimum germination standard for all other vegetable and garden seed, for
				  which a standard has not been established, shall be 50 percent.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:1433.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Subchapter C - Labels; Records; Standards; Noxious Weed Seed › Section XIII-143 - Standards for Agricultural Seed (Formerly section 117)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No agricultural seed shall be offered for
				  sale if the germination percentage, including hard seed, is below 60 percent,
				  except Dallisgrass. Dallisgrass shall not be offered for sale if the pure live
				  seed percentage (purity times germination) is below 10 percent.
B. No agricultural and vegetable seed shall
				  be sold, offered for sale or exposed for sale containing in excess of one
				  percent of total weed seed.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:1444 and
					 R.S.
					 3:1433.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 5 - General Seed Certification Requirements › Section XIII-503 - Classes of Seed (Formerly Section 123)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The following classes of seed are
				recognized for purposes of this Chapter.
1.
Breeder Seed (White Tag)
-seed directly controlled by the
				originating or sponsoring plant breeding institution, firm or individual which
				is the source for the production of seed of the certified classes.
2.
Foundation Seed (White
				Tag)
-progeny of breeder or foundation seed, handled so as to maintain
				specific genetic purity and identity, production of which must be acceptable to
				LDAF.
3.
Registered Seed
				(Purple Tag)
-progeny of breeder or foundation seed, handled under
				procedures acceptable to LDAF to maintain satisfactory genetic purity and
				identity.
4.
Certified Seed
				(Blue Tag)
-progeny of breeder, foundation or registered seed, handled
				under procedures acceptable to LDAF to maintain satisfactory genetic purity and
				identity.
5.
Tree
				Seed
-
a.
Certified Tree Seed
				(Blue Tag)
-seed from trees of proven genetic superiority, produced so
				as to assure genetic identity. Seeds from interspecific hybrids of forest trees
				may be included.
b.
Selected Tree Seed (Green Tag)
-progeny of rigidly selected
				trees or stands of untested parentage that have promise but not proof of
				genetic superiority and for which geographic source and elevation is stated on
				the label.
c.
Source-Identified Tree Seed (Yellow Tag)
-seed from a natural
				stands with known geographic source and elevation, or plantations of known
				geographic origin and which is acceptable to LDAF.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 5 - General Seed Certification Requirements › Section XIII-505 - General Requirements for Certification (Formerly Section 127)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The crop or
				variety to be certified must have been approved for certification by
				LDAF.
B. The originator, developer,
				owner, or agent seeking to have the crop or variety of seed certified shall
				provide the following information to LDAF.
1.
				the name of the variety;
2. a
				statement concerning the variety's origin and the breeding procedure used in
				its development;
3. a detailed
				description of the morphological, physiological and other characteristics of
				the plants and seed that distinguish it from other varieties;
4. evidence supporting the identity of the
				variety, such as comparative yield data, insect and disease resistance, or
				other factors supporting the identity of the variety;
5. a statement delineating the geographic
				area or areas of adaptation of the variety;
6. a statement on the plans and procedures
				for the maintenance of seed classes, including the number of generations
				through which the variety may be multiplied;
7. a description of the manner in which the
				variety is constituted when a particular cycle of reproduction or
				multiplication is specified;
8. any
				additional restrictions on the variety specified by the breeder, with respect
				to geographic area of seed production, age of stand or other factors affecting
				genetic purity;
9. a sample of seed
				representative of the variety as marketed.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 5 - General Seed Certification Requirements › Section XIII-507 - Application for Field Certification (Formerly Section 129)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The grower must
				apply for certification on or before the application deadline shown in
				§509 for seed stock to be certified by
				LDAF. The grower must submit a completed application on the form provided by
				LDAF.
B. Applications for
				certification of seed stock for a crop or variety listed in
				§509 which are submitted after the
				deadline specified in
				§509 will not be approved unless field
				inspection(s) can be completed prior to harvest.
C. Information to accompany application:
1. name of variety;
2. GPS coordinates at or about the center
				point of each field presented for certification;
3. copy of the purchase invoice, or statement
				showing class of seed purchased;
4.
				one sample tag from each lot number (If the grower plants seed of his own
				production, the class of seed and lot number shall be identified by
				documentation acceptable to LDAF); and
5. a map of each field presented for
				certification.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 5 - General Seed Certification Requirements › Section XIII-509 - Application Deadlines (Formerly Section 131)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Onion bulbs and seed, and shallots-March
				1.
B. Tissue Culture
				Sugarcane-April 1.
C. Clover
				(crimson, red, white), rescue grass, harding grass, vetch, and Irish
				potatoes-April 1.
D. Oats, wheat,
				ryegrass, singletary peas-April 15.
E. Watermelon-May 1.
F. Sweet potatoes and sweet potato plants:
1. greenhouse plantings (virus-tested)-45
				days prior to planting;
2. field
				plantings-June 1.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 5 - General Seed Certification Requirements › Section XIII-511 - Limitations on Generations (Formerly Section 133)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The originator of the variety may specify
				the number of generations through which a variety may be multiplied.
B. No variety may be multiplied more than two
				generations beyond the foundation class, except as follows:
1. older varieties of certified seed may be
				recertified when foundation seed is not being maintained;
2. one additional generation of certified
				seed may be permitted on a one-year basis when, prior to planting season, the
				Commission declares that there are insufficient supplies of foundation and
				registered seed to plant the needed acreage of the certified variety.
				Permission of the variety's originator, if existent, must be obtained. In this
				situation, the additional generation will not be eligible for
				recertification.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 5 - General Seed Certification Requirements › Section XIII-513 - Lot of Seed (Formerly Section 135)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The applicant shall assign a specific,
				unique number or other mark when the seed is conditioned and bagged.
B. Each container in a given lot of seed
				shall be marked with the number or other mark assigned to that lot.
C. Seed lots may be blended if the variety
				and class are the same.
D. All seed
				must be bagged in new bags, unless other types of containers are approved by
				LDAF prior to bagging.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  3:1431 and
				  R.S.
				  3:1433.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 5 - General Seed Certification Requirements › Section XIII-515 - Seed Sampling (Formerly Section 137)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Seed sampling will be performed at the
				request of the grower.
B. Except as
				provided by
				§515. D 2, official
				samples to determine eligibility for certification shall be drawn only after
				the seed is conditioned.
C.
				Sampling of Bagged Seed
1. Each lot of seed
				must be stacked so as to facilitate sampling.
2. A LDAF inspector will sample at random, by
				probing, a specific number of bags from each lot. The number of bags to be
				sampled from each lot is as follows: five bags, plus 10 percent of the total
				number, not to exceed 30 bags per lot. In lots containing six bags or less,
				every bag will be sampled.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 5 - General Seed Certification Requirements › Section XIII-517 - Listing of Certified Seed Conditioning Plants (Formerly Section 139)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
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.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 5 - General Seed Certification Requirements › Section XIII-519 - Processing of Certified Seed

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
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.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 5 - General Seed Certification Requirements › Section XIII-521 - Bulk Certification Requirements (Formerly Section 147)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Bulk
				certification shall be limited to the certified class of the following
				commodities:
1. small grains (wheat and
				oats);
2. rice.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 5 - General Seed Certification Requirements › Section XIII-523 - Interagency Certification (Out-of-State Seed) (Formerly Section 149)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Seed to be
				certified by interagency action must meet the seed certification standards
				established by the Seed Law and this Part or comparable standards of a seed
				certifying agency recognized by the commissioner.
B. Seed to be certified by interagency action
				must contain, on the package, evidence from another recognized certifying
				agency that the seed is eligible for certification.
C. The following information must accompany
				each lot of seed:
1. kind and
				variety;
2. quantity
				(pounds);
3. class; and
4. lot number issued by previous certifying
				agency.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 7 - Certification of Specific Crops/Varieties › Subchapter A - Grasses and Clovers › Section XIII-701 - Crimson Clover Seed Certification Standards (Formerly Section 159)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Field Standards
Factor
Breeder
Foundation
Required
Certified
Land Requirement
5 yrs.
5 yrs.
3 yrs.
2 yrs.
Isolation
1,000 ft.
1,000 ft.
1,000 ft.
600 ft.
Other Varieties
None
None
0.20%
0.50%
Noxious Weeds
None
None
None
None
B.
				  Seed Standards
Factor
Breeder
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Pure Seed
98.00%
98.00%
98.00%
98.00%
Inert Matter
2.00%
2.00%
2.00%
2.00%
Other Varieties
None
0.10%
0.25%
1.00%
Other Crops
None
None
45 seed/lb.
90 seed/lb.
Noxious Weeds
None
None
None
None
Other Weeds
25 seed/lb.
50 seed/lb.
180 seed/lb.
360 seed/lb
Germination
None
85.00%
85.00%
85.00%
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:1433.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part XIII - Seeds › Chapter 7 - Certification of Specific Crops/Varieties › Subchapter A - Grasses and Clovers › Section XIII-703 - Louisiana White; Louisiana White S 1, Ladino and Other White Clover Seed Certification Standards (Formerly Section 161)

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Field Standards
Factor
Breeder
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Land Requirement
5 yrs.1
5 yrs.1
3 yrs.1
2 yrs.2
Isolation
1,320 ft.
1,320 ft.
660 ft.
330 ft.
Other Varieties and/or Species that can be
								differentiated from the variety being certified
None
None
None
None
Other Crops (inseparable)
10 Plants per Acre
10 Plants per Acre
50 Plants per Acre
100 Plants per Acre
1 A foundation and/or
								registered field may produce only two successive seed crops following seeding
								except that each may be reclassified to the next lower class after being
								harvested for seed for two years. A stand will not be eligible to produce any
								class of seed after four successive seed crops.
2 A certified field on
								which a stand of perennial plants is maintained may produce a maximum of four
								successive seed crops following seeding.
B.
				  Seed Standards
Factor
Breeder
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Pure Seed
99.00%
98.00%
98.00%
98.00%
Inert Matter
1.00%
2.00%
2.00%
2.00%
Other Crops
None
None
45 seed/lb.
100 seed/lb.
Other Varieties
None
None
None
10 seed/lb.
Other Kinds
None
None
45 seed/lb.
90 seed/lb.
Sweet Clover
None
None
45 seed/lb.
80 seed/lb.
Other Clovers
None
None
None
None
Noxious Weeds: Bracted plantain Buckhorn plantain
None
None
None
None
Other Weeds
0.04%
0.04%
0.07%
0.14%
Wild Carrot
None
None
None
None
Germination
None
85.00%
85.00%
85.00%
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 3:1433.