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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 690 - REGULATIONS FOR PESTICIDE CONTAINERS AND CONTAINMENT UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE VIRGINIA PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT › Part V - Standards for Pesticide Containment Structures › Section 2VAC5-690-170 - Scope of stationary pesticide containers included

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A. A stationary
				  pesticide container is a refillable container (i) that is fixed at a single
				  facility or establishment or, if not fixed, remains at the facility or
				  establishment for at least 30 consecutive days and (ii) that holds pesticide
				  during the entire time.
B.
				  Stationary pesticide containers designed to hold undivided quantities of
				  agricultural pesticides equal to or greater than 500 gallons (1,890 liters) of
				  liquid pesticide or equal to or greater than 4,000 pounds (1,818 kilograms) of
				  dry pesticide are subject to the regulations in Part V (2VAC5-690-160 et seq.) of this
				  chapter and must have a secondary containment unit that complies with the
				  provisions of Part V of this chapter unless any of the following conditions
				  exists:
1. The container is empty, that is,
				  all pesticide that can be removed by methods such as draining, pumping, or
				  aspirating has been removed (whether or not the container has been rinsed or
				  washed).
2. The container holds
				  only pesticide rinsates or washwater and is labeled accordingly.
3. The container holds only pesticides that
				  would be gaseous when released at atmospheric temperature and
				  pressure.
4. The container is
				  dedicated to nonpesticide use and is labeled accordingly.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 690 - REGULATIONS FOR PESTICIDE CONTAINERS AND CONTAINMENT UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE VIRGINIA PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT › Part V - Standards for Pesticide Containment Structures › Section 2VAC5-690-180 - Scope of pesticide dispensing areas included

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A. A pesticide
				  dispensing area is subject to the containment regulations in Part V
				  (2VAC5-690-160 et seq.) of this
				  chapter and must have a containment pad that complies with the requirements of
				  Part V of this chapter if any of the following activities occur:
1. Refillable containers of agricultural
				  pesticide are emptied, cleaned, or rinsed.
2. Agricultural pesticides are dispensed from
				  a stationary pesticide container designed to hold undivided quantities of
				  agricultural pesticides equal to or greater than 500 gallons (1,890 liters) of
				  liquid pesticide or equal to or greater than 4,000 pounds (1,818 kilograms) of
				  dry pesticide for any purpose, including refilling or emptying for cleaning.
				  This applies when pesticide is dispensed from the container into any vessel,
				  including but not limited to:
a. Refillable
				  containers;
b. Service
				  containers;
c. Transport vehicles;
				  or
d. Application
				  equipment.
3.
				  Agricultural pesticides are dispensed from a transport vehicle for purposes of
				  filling a refillable container.
4.
				  Agricultural pesticides are dispensed from any other container for the purpose
				  of refilling a refillable container for sale or distribution. Containment
				  requirements do not apply if the agricultural pesticide is dispensed from such
				  a container for use, application or purposes other than refilling for sale or
				  distribution.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 690 - REGULATIONS FOR PESTICIDE CONTAINERS AND CONTAINMENT UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE VIRGINIA PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT › Part V - Standards for Pesticide Containment Structures › Section 2VAC5-690-190 - Definition of new and existing structures

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A. A new
				  containment structure is one whose installation began after November 16, 2006.
				  Installation is considered to have begun if:
1. The owner or operator has obtained all
				  federal, state, and local approvals or permits necessary to begin physical
				  construction of the containment structure; and
2. The owner or operator has either begun a
				  continuous onsite physical construction or installation program or has entered
				  into contractual obligations. The contract must be such that it cannot be
				  canceled or modified without substantial loss and must be for the physical
				  construction or installation of the containment structure within a specific and
				  reasonable time frame.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 690 - REGULATIONS FOR PESTICIDE CONTAINERS AND CONTAINMENT UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE VIRGINIA PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT › Part V - Standards for Pesticide Containment Structures › Section 2VAC5-690-200 - Design and capacity requirements for new structures

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A. A new
				  containment structure must comply with the following material specifications:
1. The containment structure must be
				  constructed of steel, reinforced concrete, or other rigid material capable of
				  withstanding the full hydrostatic head, load, and impact of any pesticides,
				  precipitation, other substances, equipment, and appurtenances placed within the
				  structure. The structure must be liquid-tight with cracks, seams, and joints
				  appropriately sealed.
2. The
				  structure must not be constructed of natural earthen material, unfired clay, or
				  asphalt.
3. The containment
				  structure must be made of materials compatible with the pesticides stored.
				  Materials are deemed compatible if they are able to withstand anticipated
				  exposure to stored or transferred substances and still provide containment of
				  those same or other substances within the containment area.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 690 - REGULATIONS FOR PESTICIDE CONTAINERS AND CONTAINMENT UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE VIRGINIA PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT › Part V - Standards for Pesticide Containment Structures › Section 2VAC5-690-210 - Design and capacity requirements for existing structures

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A. An existing
				  containment structure must comply with the following material specifications:
1. The containment structure must be
				  constructed of steel, reinforced concrete, or other rigid material capable of
				  withstanding the full hydrostatic head, load, and impact of any pesticides,
				  precipitation, other substances, equipment, and appurtenances placed within the
				  structure. The structure must be liquid-tight with cracks, seams, and joints
				  appropriately sealed.
2. The
				  structure must not be constructed of natural earthen material, unfired clay, or
				  asphalt.
3. The containment
				  structure must be made of materials compatible with the pesticides stored. In
				  this case, compatible means able to withstand anticipated exposure to stored or
				  transferred substances and still provide containment of those same or other
				  substances within the containment area.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 690 - REGULATIONS FOR PESTICIDE CONTAINERS AND CONTAINMENT UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE VIRGINIA PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT › Part V - Standards for Pesticide Containment Structures › Section 2VAC5-690-220 - Operational, inspection, and maintenance requirements for all new and existing containment structures

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A. The owner or
				  operator of a new or existing pesticide containment structure must comply with
				  the following operating procedures:
1. Manage
				  the structure in a manner that prevents pesticides or materials containing
				  pesticides from escaping from the containment structure (including, but not
				  limited to, pesticide residues washed off the containment structure by rainfall
				  or cleaning liquids used within the structure);
2. Ensure that pesticide spills and leaks on
				  or in any containment structure are collected and recovered in a manner that
				  ensures protection of human health and the environment (including surface water
				  and groundwater) and maximum practicable recovery of the pesticide spilled or
				  leaked. Cleanup must occur no later than the end of the day on which pesticides
				  have been spilled or leaked except in circumstances where a reasonable delay
				  would significantly reduce the likelihood or severity of adverse effects to
				  human health or the environment;
3.
				  Ensure that all materials resulting from spills and leaks and any materials
				  containing pesticide residue are managed according to label instructions and
				  applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations;
4. Ensure that transfers of pesticides
				  between containers or between containers and transport vehicles, are attended
				  at all times; and
5. Ensure that
				  each lockable valve on a stationary pesticide container, if it is required by
				  2VAC5-690-90 G, is closed and
				  locked, or that the facility is locked, whenever the facility is
				  unattended.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 690 - REGULATIONS FOR PESTICIDE CONTAINERS AND CONTAINMENT UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE VIRGINIA PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT › Part V - Standards for Pesticide Containment Structures › Section 2VAC5-690-230 - Combining a containment pad and a secondary containment unit

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An owner or operator subject to the requirements of Part V
					 (2VAC5-690-160 et seq.) of this
					 chapter may combine containment pads and secondary containment units as an
					 integrated system provided the requirements set out in Part V of this chapter
					 for containment pads and secondary containment units in
					 2VAC5-690-200 A and B,
					 2VAC5-690-210 A and B, and
					 2VAC5-690-220, and, as applicable,
					 2VAC5-690-200 C through F and
					 2VAC5-690-210 C through F are
					 satisfied separately.
Statutory Authority: § 3.2-3906 of the Code of
						Virginia; 40 CFR Part 165.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 690 - REGULATIONS FOR PESTICIDE CONTAINERS AND CONTAINMENT UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE VIRGINIA PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT › Part V - Standards for Pesticide Containment Structures › Section 2VAC5-690-240 - Recordkeeping

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A. A facility
				  owner or operator subject to the requirements of Part V (2VAC5-690-160 et seq.) of this
				  chapter, must maintain the following records and must furnish these records for
				  inspection and copying within 72 hours of request by an employee of
				  VDACS:
B. Records of inspection and
				  maintenance for each containment structure and for each stationary pesticide
				  container and its appurtenances must be kept for three years and must include
				  the following information:
1. Name of the
				  person conducting the inspection or maintenance;
2. Date the inspection or maintenance was
				  conducted;
3. Conditions noted;
				  and
4. Specific maintenance
				  performed.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part I - General Provisions › Section 2VAC10-10-10 - Certifying agency

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The official Seed Certifying Agency in the Commonwealth of
					 Virginia shall be the Virginia Crop Improvement Association, a nonprofit
					 organization of seed growers duly chartered under the laws of
					 Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-4024 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part I - General Provisions › Section 2VAC10-10-20 - Duties of certifying agency

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The certifying agency shall work in cooperation with seed
					 growers, seedsmen, the Divisions of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
					 State University, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
					 and the State Certified Seed Board and the Association of Official Seed
					 Certifying Agencies in providing an adequate seed certification program for the
					 Commonwealth of Virginia. Duties of the certifying agency shall include, but
					 not be restricted to, the following:
1. Select qualified growers and producers of
				  certified seed;
2. Maintain and
				  supply foundation seed required in the certification program;
3. Supervise and administer the branding,
				  labeling and tagging of all classes of certified seed;
4. Promote the production and use of
				  certified seed;
5. Provide field
				  inspection, sampling, tagging and other services and to make charges for such
				  services to the extent necessary;
6. To enforce all standards of certification
				  hereafter promulgated by the State Certified Seed Commission;
7. To provide for, require and maintain
				  appropriate records of pedigrees, varieties and production of all crops under
				  certification; and
8. To establish
				  procedures, schedules, deadlines, quotas and guidelines necessary to the
				  administration of an effective seed certification program.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-4024 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part I - General Provisions › Section 2VAC10-10-30 - Classes, identification, and sources of certified seed

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A. There shall be four classes of seed
				  recognized in the certification program as follows:
1. Breeder seed. Breeder seed is a class of
				  certified seed directly controlled by the originating or sponsoring plant
				  breeding institution, or person, or designee thereof, and is the source for the
				  production of seed of the other classes of certified seed.
2. Foundation seed. Foundation seed is a
				  class of certified seed which is the progeny of breeder or foundation seed and
				  is produced and handled under procedures established by the certifying agency,
				  in accordance with this part, for producing the foundation class of seed, for
				  the purpose of maintaining genetic purity and identity.
3. Registered seed. Registered seed is a
				  class of certified seed which is the progeny of breeder or foundation seed and
				  is produced and handled under procedures established by the certifying agency,
				  in accordance with this part, for producing the registered class of seed, for
				  the purpose of maintaining genetic purity and identity.
4. Certified seed. Certified seed is a class
				  of certified seed which is the progeny of breeder, foundation, or registered
				  seed and is produced and handled under procedures established by the certifying
				  agency for producing the certified class of seed, for the purpose of
				  maintaining genetic purity and identity.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part I - General Provisions › Section 2VAC10-10-40 - Limitation of generations for certified seed

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The number of generations through which a variety may be
					 multiplied shall be limited to that specified by the originating breeder or
					 owner and shall not exceed two generations beyond the foundation seed class
					 with the following exceptions which may be made with the permission of the
					 originating or sponsoring plant breeder, institution, or his designee:
1. Recertification of the certified class may
				  be permitted when no foundation seed is being maintained.
2. The production of an additional generation
				  of the certified class may be permitted on a one-year basis only, when an
				  emergency is declared prior to the planting season by any official seed
				  certifying agency stating that the foundation and registered seed supplies are
				  not adequate to plant the needed certified acreage of the variety. The
				  additional generation of certified seed to meet the emergency need is
				  ineligible for recertification.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-4024 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part I - General Provisions › Section 2VAC10-10-50 - Seed testing

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Analyses and test of seed samples shall be conducted by
					 the Division of Product and Industry Regulation of the Department of
					 Agriculture and Consumer Services or by commercial seed laboratories approved
					 by the State Certified Seed Board. Guidelines indicating size of sample,
					 sampling procedures, schedules, reporting procedures and related factors shall
					 be established and administered by the official certifying
					 agency.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-4024 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part I - General Provisions › Section 2VAC10-10-60 - Noxious or objectionable weeds

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A. For the purpose of certification all weeds
				  designated as noxious under the rules and regulations for the enforcement of
				  Article 1, Chapter 16, Title 3.1 of the Code of Virginia shall be considered
				  objectionable; however, allowances for seeds of those weeds designated as
				  restricted may be established in the seed standards for specific
				  crops.
B. Objectionable weeds shall
				  include all species included under subsection A of this section and whatever
				  nonnoxious weeds that may be designated as objectionable in the specific field
				  and seed standards hereafter promulgated for specific crops.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-4024 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part I - General Provisions › Section 2VAC10-10-70 - Field inspections

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Field inspections shall be made by qualified inspectors in
					 accordance with appropriate procedures and schedules specified by the official
					 certifying agency.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-4024 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part I - General Provisions › Section 2VAC10-10-80 - Responsibility for compliance

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The certifying agency shall implement certification and
					 insofar as practicable enforce certification standards; however, each grower,
					 producer, or handler of any class of certified seed shall be responsible for
					 compliance with all requirements of certification as well as all requirements
					 of the Virginia Seed Law (§ 3.1-262 et seq. of the Code of Virginia) and
					 the Federal Seed Act ( 7 USCS § 1551 et seq.). Sale of any class of
					 certified seed intentionally in violation of any of the foregoing may serve as
					 a basis for revoking the responsible party's right to grow, produce or sell
					 classes of certified seed.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-4024 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part II - Certification Standards for Specific Crops › Section 2VAC10-10-90 - Applicability of certification standards

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This chapter shall be applicable to the certification of
					 all seed defined by § 3.1-263 of the Virginia Seed Law and to all tubers
					 used for propagation. Specific certification standards for the crops subject
					 shall be as follows; provided, however, that crops not provided for herein may
					 be certified according to certification standards last established by the
					 Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies and such standards shall
					 subsequently be adopted or amended by the State Certified Seed
					 Board.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-4024 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part II - Certification Standards for Specific Crops › Section 2VAC10-10-100 - Corn certification standards; hybrids, foundation single crosses and inbred lines

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. General
				  standards. The general standards as adopted in this chapter are basic and apply
				  to corn.
1. Definition of terms:
a. Hybrid corn is seed to be planted for any
				  use except seed production. It may be any one of the following:
(1) Single-cross. The term "single cross"
				  means the first generation hybrid between two inbred lines.
(2) Double-cross. The term "double cross"
				  means the first generation hybrid between two single crosses.
(3) Three-way cross. The term "three-way
				  cross" means a first generation hybrid between a single cross and an inbred
				  line.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part II - Certification Standards for Specific Crops › Section 2VAC10-10-110 - Cowpea certification standards

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A. General standards. The general standards
				  as adopted in this chapter are basic and apply to cowpeas.
B. Land requirements. The crop shall not be
				  grown on land on which cowpeas, soybeans, field peas or beans were grown the
				  previous year except when a crop of the same variety was grown from the same or
				  a higher class of seed.
C. Field
				  standards.
1. At least one field inspection
				  shall be made after the plants are mature enough to determine the color of the
				  pods and peas and condition of the seed. Plants of other varieties and off-type
				  plants shall be removed from the field prior to the inspection.
2. All cowpea fields being grown for
				  certification shall be separated from cowpea fields of any other variety by at
				  least 10 feet. Cowpeas that are to be certified shall not be stored in the same
				  building with other cowpeas unless bagged and each bag is identified.
3. Specific.
Factor
Foundation
Maximum Permitted Registered
Certified
Other Varieties
1:100,000 (.001%)
1:10,000 (.01%)
1:5,000 (.02%)
Other Crops (inseparable)
None
1:10,000 (.01%)
1:5,000 (.02%)
Objectionable Weeds
None
None
None
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part II - Certification Standards for Specific Crops › Section 2VAC10-10-120 - Grass seed certification (tall fescue and orchard grass)

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A. General
				  standards. The general standards as adopted in this chapter are basic and apply
				  to grass seed certification.
B.
				  Land requirements. A field to be eligible for the production of registered or
				  certified seed shall not have grown or been seeded to the same species during
				  the previous year except to foundation, registered, or certified seed of the
				  same variety. For foundation seed production the land shall not have been
				  planted to grass of the same kind within the previous five years.
C. Field standards.
1. Field inspection.
a. A field inspection shall be made each year
				  that a certified crop is to be harvested.
b. A field inspection is to be made after
				  heading but before harvesting.
c. A
				  crop automatically becomes ineligible for certification if harvested before the
				  field inspection is made.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part II - Certification Standards for Specific Crops › Section 2VAC10-10-130 - Peanut certification standards

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A. General standards. The general standards
				  as adopted in this chapter are basic and apply to peanuts.
B. Land requirements. Registered and
				  certified peanuts shall be planted on land on which the previous crop was of
				  another kind or planted with certified seed of the same variety. Foundation
				  peanuts will not be eligible for certification if planted on land which grew
				  peanuts either volunteer or a planted crop the previous two years unless the
				  preceding crop was grown from certified or registered seed of the same variety.
				  A field which includes an area where peanuts were threshed or where thresher
				  refuse was spread during the preceding year shall not be eligible for
				  certification.
C. Field standards.
1. Field inspection. At least one field
				  inspection shall be made prior to harvest.
2. Isolation. Isolation shall consist of a
				  physical barrier such as a ditch, roadway, fence row or a ten-foot strip devoid
				  of peanuts or two rows of some other crop.
3. Specific.
Maximum Permitted in Each Class
Factor
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Other Varieties
None
1:500 (0.2%)
1:200 (0.5%)
Other Crops
None
None
None
Inspection of the equipment used in drying certified
					 peanuts to see that it is operated according to the following guidelines is
					 required. The thermostat and humidistat used on drying certified peanut seed
					 shall be set according to ambient air conditions. If a humidistat is not
					 available or operative, the maximum temperature setting should be 80°F.
					 Even though a humidistat is utilized, the temperature should never exceed
					 90°F during the drying process. Natural air should be used in the day
					 unless the relative humidity exceeds 65%, in which case supplemental heat may
					 be necessary. If supplemental heat is needed,never use over 10° to 15°F
					 temperature rise. The airflow rate should be 10-15 cubic feet per minute per
					 cubic foot of peanuts. The depth for peanuts in the dryer should be limited to
					 about four feet for 30% moisture peanuts; for higher moisture content, the
					 depth should be reduced.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part II - Certification Standards for Specific Crops › Section 2VAC10-10-140 - Red clover certification standards

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A. General standards. The general standards
				  as adopted in this chapter are basic and apply to red clover.
B. Land requirements.
1. For foundation seed production, the land
				  shall have been free of red clover for the previous five years.
2. Registered seed may be produced if no red
				  clover of any other strain has been produced on the land within the preceding
				  three years.
3. Certified seed may
				  be produced if no red clover crop of any other strain has been produced on the
				  land within the preceding two years and where one cultivated crop has grown,
				  unless the preceding strain was the same variety.
4. The land shall be free of volunteer plants
				  of the crop kind during the year immediately prior to establishment and no
				  manure or other contaminating material shall be applied the year previous to
				  seed or during the establishment and productive life of the stand.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part II - Certification Standards for Specific Crops › Section 2VAC10-10-150 - Small grain certification standards

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A. General standards. The general standards
				  as adopted in this chapter are basic and apply to small grain.
B. Land requirements. A crop of small grain
				  will not be eligible for certification if planted on land on which a small
				  grain crop was grown the year previous except a crop of the same variety grown
				  from certified seed.
In fields double-cropped, neither or the two crops grown in
					 the previous calendar year shall have been the same kind as the crop being
					 inspected, unless they were grown from a class of certified seed of the same
					 variety.
C. Field
				  standards.
1. Field inspection. At least one
				  field inspection shall be made after the crop is fully headed when varietal or
				  crop mixtures can best be determined.
2. Isolation.
a. Wheat, oats, barley, triticale. A field
				  shall be separated by a strip of ground adequate to prevent mechanical
				  mixtures. The strip may be either mowed, uncropped or planted to some crop than
				  the kind being certified.
b. Rye.
				  All rye fields used for the production of certified seed shall be isolated by
				  at least 220 yards from the fields of any other variety or varieties of rye or
				  fields of the same variety that do not meet the varietal purity requirements
				  for certification. Isolation between diploid and tetraploid rye shall be at
				  least 15 feet.
3.
				  Specific.
Maximum Permitted in Each Class
Factor
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Other Varieties
None
1:5000 (0.02%)
1:2000 (0.05%)
*Inseparable Other Crops
None
None
10 plants per acre
Inseparable Objectional Weeds
None except trace of onion
None except trace of onion
None except trace of onion and trace cockle
**Seed-borneDiseases
1:20,000 (.005%)
1:10,000 (0.01%)
1:200 (0.5%)
*Inseparable other crops shall include
							 crop plants, the seed of which cannot be thoroughly removed by the usual
							 methods of cleaning. No rye in other small grains permitted.
**No tolerance for stinking smut in wheat.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part II - Certification Standards for Specific Crops › Section 2VAC10-10-160 - Soybean certification standards

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A. General standards. The general standards
				  as adopted in this chapter are basic and together with the following standards
				  constitute the standards for soybeans.
B. Land requirements. The crop shall not be
				  grown on land on which soybeans were grown the previous year, unless that crop
				  was grown from certified seed of the same variety.
C. Field standards.
1. Field inspection. At least one field
				  inspection, preferably after the leaves have dropped, shall be made by an
				  inspector of the certifying agency.
2. Isolation. Fields of soybeans shall be
				  separated from any other variety or uncertified seed of the same variety by a
				  distance of 20 feet or 10 border rows of the inspected crop shall not be
				  harvested for seed.
3. Specific.
Field Inspection
Factor
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Other Varieties
1:10,000 (0.01%)
1:1000 (0.1%)
1:400 (0.25%)
Corn and/or Sunflower Plants Bearing Seeds
None
None
2 plants/acre
Total Objectionable Weeds
Trace morning glory
Trace morning glory
Trace morning glory
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part II - Certification Standards for Specific Crops › Section 2VAC10-10-170 - Sweet potato certification standards

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A. General standards. The general standards
				  as adopted in this chapter are basic and applies to sweet potato.
Only the foundation and certified classes of seed will be
					 recognized. Certified seed or plants shall not be more than two generations
					 removed from foundation seed. (This applies only when foundation seed is
					 available, otherwise certified seed may be produced from certified seed as many
					 years as the required standards are met). Seed potatoes shall be treated prior
					 to bedding. Production fields shall be planted from vine cuttings or with
					 pulled sprouts that have been treated. All chemical treatments used shall be
					 approved by the research division at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
					 University or the Virginia Truck and Ornamental Research Station.
B. Land requirements. Fields to be
				  eligible for certification shall not have been in the production of sweet
				  potatoes or received sweet potato residue or animal manure or drainage water
				  from sweet potato fields for the three previous years.
C. Field standards.
1. Plant bed and plant stands.
a. Plant bed inspections. At least one
				  inspection shall be made. Beds which show the presence of black rot, stem rot,
				  scurf, or varietal mixture will be rejected.
b. Plant beds shall be moved each year or old
				  plant beds may be used if disinfected by use of chemicals, provided all the old
				  bedding material, roots and plants are removed within 30 days of the final
				  pulling. New bedding medium will be taken from an area which will meet the
				  minimum standards set forth in subsection B.
c. Plant standards. If plants are to be sold:
(1) Plants shall be free of varietal
				  mixtures, injurious insects and the diseases, black rot, scurf, and stem
				  rot.
(2) Plants shall be fresh, of
				  good color and satisfactory size for commercial planting (suggested length
				  approximately 8 inches to 12 inches).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part II - Certification Standards for Specific Crops › Section 2VAC10-10-180 - Tobacco certification standards

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A. General standards. The general standards
				  as adopted in this chapter are basic and apply to tobacco.
1. Eligibility.
a. Only those varieties approved by the
				  certifying agency shall be eligible for certification.
b. Two classes of seed will be recognized.
				  They are as follows:
(1) Foundation seed.
				  Foundation seed shall be from selected plants protected from cross-pollination
				  by bagging.
(2) Certified seed.
				  Certified seed can be only one germination removed from foundation seed. The
				  crop year for which the foundation seed are used shall be shown on the package.
				  Example (for use by growers of Certified seed in 1976 only).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part II - Certification Standards for Specific Crops › Section 2VAC10-10-190 - Turfgrass sod certification standards

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A. General standards.
1. The general standards as adopted in this
				  chapter are basic and apply to turfgrass sod.
2. Only fields planted with foundation,
				  registered or certified seed that meet sod seed requirements will be eligible
				  for certification.
3. Only those
				  varieties, kinds or mixtures of kinds of varieties recommended by the Virginia
				  Tech Extension Division will be eligible for certification.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part II - Certification Standards for Specific Crops › Section 2VAC10-10-200 - Vegetatively-propagated grasses; certification standards

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A. General standards. The general standards
				  as adopted in this chapter are basic and apply to vegetatively-propagated
				  grasses.
Only those fields planted with registered or foundation
					 vegetative material will be eligible for certification, except with certain
					 varieties a single certification seed generation may be permitted. For this
					 certifiable generation the grass seed certification standards will apply, but
					 certified seed will not be eligible for reestablishing fields for certification
					 and evidence of volunteering in a certified seed field will be cause for
					 rejection. The standards for vegetatively - propagated grasses are applicable
					 to all foundation and registered generations and seed production by such
					 generations shall be prevented by timely moving. If the crop is allowed to make
					 seed, one seed crop of certified seed may be permitted. Further seeding for
					 certification will not be allowed and such vegetative material will be
					 classified as certified.
B.
				  Land requirements.
1. A field to be eligible
				  for the production of foundation or registered planting stock shall have been
				  free of other strains of the same species for two consecutive years preceding
				  the year that it is to be planted.
2. A field to be eligible for the production
				  of certified planting stock shall have been free of other strains of the same
				  species or other objectionable species for one year preceding the year it is to
				  be planted.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 10 - STATE CERTIFIED SEED BOARD › Chapter 10 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF SEEDS AND OTHER MATERIALS USED FOR PLANT PROPAGATION PURPOSES › Part III - Requirements for Bulk Certification › Section 2VAC10-10-210 - Requirements for bulk certification in Virginia

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A. All field and seed standards applying to
				  bagged seed shall also apply to seed sold in bulk.
B. Only small grains, corn and soybeans can
				  be sold in bulk.
C. No foundation
				  or registered seed shall be sold in bulk.
D. There will be only two transfers of bulk
				  seed:
1. From the grower to the
				  processor
2. From the processor to
				  the field
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 15 - STATE MILK COMMISSION › Chapter 12 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part I - Purpose and Definitions › Section 2VAC15-12-10 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to promote public
					 involvement in the development, amendment or repeal of the regulations of the
					 State Milk Commission. This chapter does not apply to regulations, guidelines,
					 or other documents exempted or excluded from the provisions of the
					 Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq. of the Code of
					 Virginia).
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 3.2-3204 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 15 - STATE MILK COMMISSION › Chapter 12 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part II - Notification of Interested Persons › Section 2VAC15-12-30 - Notification list

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A. The agency shall
				  maintain a list of persons who have requested to be notified of regulatory
				  actions being pursued by the agency.
B. Any person may request to be placed on a
				  notification list by registering as a public user on the Town Hall or by making
				  a request to the agency. Any person who requests to be placed on a notification
				  list shall elect to be notified either by electronic means or through a postal
				  carrier.
C. The agency may maintain
				  additional lists for persons who have requested to be informed of specific
				  regulatory issues, proposals, or actions.
D. When electronic mail is returned as
				  undeliverable on multiple occasions at least 24 hours apart, that person may be
				  deleted from the list. A single undeliverable message is insufficient cause to
				  delete the person from the list.
E.
				  When mail delivered by a postal carrier is returned as undeliverable on
				  multiple occasions, that person may be deleted from the list.
F. The agency may periodically request those
				  persons on the notification list to indicate their desire to either continue to
				  be notified electronically, receive documents through a postal carrier, or be
				  deleted from the list.
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 3.2-3204 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 15 - STATE MILK COMMISSION › Chapter 12 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part II - Notification of Interested Persons › Section 2VAC15-12-40 - Information to be sent to persons on the notification list

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A. To persons electing to receive electronic
				  notification or notification through a postal carrier as described in
				  2VAC15-12-30, the agency shall send
				  the following information:
1. A notice of
				  intended regulatory action (NOIRA).
2. A notice of the comment period on a
				  proposed, a reproposed, or a fast-track regulation and hyperlinks to, or
				  instructions on how to obtain, a copy of the regulation and any supporting
				  documents.
3. A notice soliciting
				  comment on a final regulation when the regulatory process has been extended
				  pursuant to § 2.2-4007.06 or 2.2-4013C of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 15 - STATE MILK COMMISSION › Chapter 12 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 2VAC15-12-50 - Public comment

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A. In
				  considering any nonemergency, nonexempt regulatory action, the agency shall
				  afford interested persons an opportunity to submit data, views, and arguments,
				  either orally or in writing, to the agency. Such opportunity to comment shall
				  include an online public comment forum on the Town Hall.
1. To any requesting person, the agency shall
				  provide copies of the statement of basis, purpose, substance, and issues; the
				  economic impact analysis of the proposed or fast-track regulatory action; and
				  the agency's response to public comments received.
2. The agency may begin crafting a regulatory
				  action prior to or during any opportunities it provides to the public to submit
				  comments.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 15 - STATE MILK COMMISSION › Chapter 12 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 2VAC15-12-60 - Petition for rulemaking

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A. As
				  provided in § 2.2-4007 of the Code of Virginia, any person may petition
				  the agency to consider a regulatory action.
B. A petition shall include but is not
				  limited to the following information:
1. The
				  petitioner's name and contact information;
2. The substance and purpose of the
				  rulemaking that is requested, including reference to any applicable Virginia
				  Administrative Code sections; and
3. Reference to the legal authority of the
				  agency to take the action requested.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 15 - STATE MILK COMMISSION › Chapter 12 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 2VAC15-12-70 - Appointment of regulatory advisory panel

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A. The agency may appoint a regulatory
				  advisory panel (RAP) to provide professional specialization or technical
				  assistance when the agency determines that such expertise is necessary to
				  address a specific regulatory issue or action or when individuals indicate an
				  interest in working with the agency on a specific regulatory issue or
				  action.
B. Any person may request
				  the appointment of a RAP and request to participate in its activities. The
				  agency shall determine when a RAP shall be appointed and the composition of the
				  RAP.
C. A RAP may be dissolved by
				  the agency if:
1. The proposed text of the
				  regulation is posted on the Town Hall, published in the Virginia Register, or
				  such other time as the agency determines is appropriate; or
2. The agency determines that the regulatory
				  action is either exempt or excluded from the requirements of the Administrative
				  Process Act.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 15 - STATE MILK COMMISSION › Chapter 12 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 2VAC15-12-80 - Appointment of negotiated rulemaking panel

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A. The agency may appoint a negotiated
				  rulemaking panel (NRP) if a regulatory action is expected to be
				  controversial.
B. An NRP that has
				  been appointed by the agency may be dissolved by the agency when:
1. There is no longer controversy associated
				  with the development of the regulation;
2. The agency determines that the regulatory
				  action is either exempt or excluded from the requirements of the Administrative
				  Process Act; or
3. The agency
				  determines that resolution of a controversy is unlikely.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 15 - STATE MILK COMMISSION › Chapter 12 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 2VAC15-12-90 - Meetings

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Notice of any open meeting, including meetings of a RAP or
					 NRP, shall be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and Commonwealth
					 Calendar at least seven working days prior to the date of the meeting. The
					 exception to this requirement is any meeting held in accordance with §
					 2.2-3707D of the Code of Virginia allowing for contemporaneous notice to be
					 provided to participants and the public.
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 3.2-3204 of the Code of
						Virginia.