Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 4 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 4.12 - AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES DIVISION › Subchapter 4.12.34 - Seed Rules and Regulations › Rule 4.12.3402 - SEED LABORATORY ANALYSIS FEES

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) The Montana
				seed laboratory, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana will test samples
				of seeds submitted for purity, germination, and miscellaneous tests. All
				samples of seed analyzed and tested shall be at the following rates:
FEE SCHEDULE
(All prices are in U.S. dollars)
KIND OF SEED
PURITY
ONLY
GERMINATION
ONLY
PURITY &
GERMINATION
Bentgrasses, Redtop
$44.00
$24.00
$68.00
Bluegrass, Alkaligrass
30.00
24.00
54.00
Bluestems, Gamma, Galleta,& Indiangrass
70.00
25.00
95.00
Bromegrass, Fescue,Orchardgrass & Ryegrass
25.00
18.00
43.00
Canarygrass
24.00
16.00
40.00
Cereals: i.e., (includes seedcount)barley*, wheat, rye,
							 triticale, corn, spelt, emmer
15.00
12.00
27.00
Flax
15.00
12.00
27.00
Flowers
25.00
25.00
50.00
Foxtails, creeping* & meadow
45.00
25.00
70.00
Grama, blue, & sideoats
45.00
25.00
70.00
Indian ricegrass* (includes dormancy)
20.00
42.00
62.00
Legumes, large seeded
15.00
15.00
30.00
Legumes, small seeded
15.00
12.00
27.00
Millets
22.00
18.00
40.00
Mustards, Rape
20.00
15.00
35.00
Natives (Indigenous)
30.00
25.00
55.00
KIND OF SEED
PURITY
ONLY
GERMINATION
ONLY
PURITY &
GERMINATION
Needlegrass* (includes dormancy)
$20.00
$42.00
$62.00
Oats (includes seed count)
16.00
12.00
28.00
Prairie sandreed
45.00
25.00
70.00
Safflower & Sunflower
15.00
15.00
30.00
Sage Brush
32.00
25.00
57.00
Saltbushes
20.00
25.00
45.00
Small Seeds (more than 2,500 seeds per gram)
35.00
24.00
59.00
Sorghums, grain & Sudangrass
13.00
15.00
28.00
Sugarbeets
13.00
15.00
28.00
Timothy
18.00
15.00
33.00
Tree
25.00
25.00
50.00
Wheatgrasses* beardless, bluebunch,crested,
							 intermediate, pubescent, slender, streambank, tall, & thickspike
30.00
18.00
48.00
NewHY
30.00/hr
20.00
30.00/hr plus 20.00
western
35.00
25.00
60.00
White Wheat (includes potassium hydroxide text &
							 seed count)
23.00
12.00
25.00
Wildryes
30.00
20.00
50.00
Wild Flowers
25.00
25.00
50.00
Vegetables
15.00
12.00
27.00
MIXTURES:
(See hourly rate)
Tetrazolium Test (TZ) : $35.00 except for labor intensive
				  species - $45.00
*Laboratory analysis may report that the sample contains
				  dormant seed.
(2) Fees for additional
				services provided by the seed laboratory:
Hourly rate
$30.00 (for services including testing mixtures,
							 excessively high inert (>5%) or time consuming samples)
Rush
$60.00 (expedite sample before routine samples)
BSMV
$45.00 (Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus Test)
Seed ID
$10.00 (per seed identification)
Dormancy
$18.00 (in addition to germination charges)
Utricle Fill
$20.00 (in addition to germination charges)
FAX
$3.00 (to send analysis reports)
Phone
$3.00 (to send analysis reports)
USA Noxious
$7.00 (in addition to normal rate)
Canadian Rules
$30.00/hr (samples tested in accordance with Canadian
							 rules)
ISTA Rules
$30.00/hr (samples tested in accordance with ISTA
							 rules)
Ascochyta test
$45.00
Potassium Hydroxide
$7.00
MSGA - Cereals
$7.00
Herbicide bioassay
$25.00
Clearfield confirm
$50.00
Moisture
$10.00
Seed count
$2.00
ELIZA (per 3 strips)
$25.00
Credit card payment
5% handling fee
Grass envelopes
$0.50
Cereal envelopes
$0.60
Return sample
$3.00 - $5.00
80-5-139,
					 MCA; IMP,
					 80-5-126,
					 80-5-128,
					 MCA;