West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 61 - Agriculture › Title 61 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Series 61-09 - WV Seed Law › Section 61-9-13 - Noxious Weed Seeds

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
13.1. Noxious
				weed seeds are divided into three classes - "Prohibited Noxious Weed Seeds",
				"Restricted Noxious Weed Seeds", and "Undesirable Grass Seeds".
13.1.1. Prohibited Noxious Weed Seeds.
				Prohibited noxious weed seeds in this state are the seeds or bulblets of Autumn
				Olive (Elaeagnus umbellate), Balloonvine (Cardiospermum halicacabum), Bindweed,
				Field (Convolvulus arvensis), Bindweed, Hedge (Calystegia sepium), Japanese
				Barberry (Berberis thunbergil DC.), Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum),
				Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum), Jimsonweed (Datura stramonium),
				Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense), Kudzu (Pueraria thunbergiana (S & Z)
				Benth.), Loosestrife, Purple (Lythrum salicaria), Mile-a-minute (Polygonum
				perfoliatum), Morrow's Honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii), Poison Hemlock (Conium
				maculatum), Quackgrass (Elytrigia repens), Rose, Multiflora (Rosa multiflora),
				Shattercane (Sorghum bicolor), Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia), Sowthistle,
				Perennial (Sonchus arvensis), Tartarian Honeysuckle (Lonicera tartarica),
				Thistle, Canada (Cirsium arvense), Thistle; Plumeless, Musk, and Curled
				(Carduus spp.), Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima), and Tussock, Serrated
				(Nassella trichotoma).
13.1.2.
				Restricted Noxious Weed Seeds. Restricted noxious weed seeds in this state are
				the seed or bulblet of Anoda, Spurred (Anoda cristata), Bedstraw (Galium spp.),
				Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon), Carrot, Wild (Daucus carota), Cocklebur
				(Xanthium strumarium), Corncockle (Agrostemma githago), Daisy, Oxeye
				(Leucanthemum vulgare), Dock, Curly (Rumex crispus), Dodder (Cuscuta spp.),
				Foxtail, Giant (Setaria faberi), Garlic or Onion, Wild (Allium spp.), Hawkweed
				(Hieracum spp.), Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), Morning Glory, Wild
				(Ipomoea purpurea), Mustard, India (Brassica juncea), Mustard, Wild (Brassica
				arvensis), Pennycress, Field (Thlaspi arvense), Peppergrass, Field (Lepidium
				campestre), Plantain, Buckhorn (Plantago lanceolate), and Thistle, Bull
				(Cirsium vulgare).
13.1.3.
				Undesirable Grass Seed. Restricted noxious weed seed in lawn and turf seed and
				mixtures - except as provided in subdivision 13.1.2 of this section, seed of
				the following plants are restricted noxious weed seed and shall be listed on
				the tag or label under the heading "Noxious Weed Seed" or "Undesirable Grass
				Seed" by name and number per pound or ounce when present in bentgrass, Kentucky
				bluegrass, Chewing fescue, hard fescue, red fescue, varieties of named
				turf-type tall fescue, varieties of perennial ryegrass, or a mixture containing
				any of these grasses: Bentgrass - creeping, colonial, velvet - (Agrostis spp.);
				Bermudagrass, (Cynodon dactylon); Annual bluegrass (Poa annua); Rough bluegrass
				(Poa trivialis); Meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis); Tall fescue (Festuca
				arundinacea); Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata); Redtop (Agrostis gigantea);
				Timothy (Phleum pratense); Velvetgrass (Holcus lanatus).
13.1.4. The amount of restricted noxious weed
				seeds set forth in subdivision 13.1.3, of this section shall not exceed 0.5
				percent of the total weight of sample.
13.1.5. If included on the tag or label, seed
				designated as noxious weed seed in other states shall be listed under the
				heading "Noxious Weed Seed" or "Undesirable Grass Seed".
13.1.6. The restricted noxious weed seed set
				forth in subdivision 13.1.3, of this section shall not apply to grasses or
				mixtures clearly labeled for: Pasture, Forage, Hay, Conservation or Spoil bank
				reclamation usage.
13.1.7. The
				restricted noxious weed seeds set forth in subdivision 13.1.3, of this rule
				shall not apply when seeds are present in excess of 5.0% of the whole and the
				label contains the information required by W. Va. Code, §
										19-16-2(d)(3)
				relating to labeling of lawn or turf grasses and mixtures.
13.1.8. It is unlawful to sell or offer for
				sale agricultural, lawn and turf, vegetable, and flower seed which contains
				restricted noxious weed seeds, set forth in subdivision 13.1.2 of this section,
				in excess of one seed or bulblet, singly or collectively, in each 5 grams
				(approximately 5 seeds per ounce) of seeds listed in
				19-16-2(c)(5)(A)
				and in each 100 grams (approximately 5 seeds per pound) of seeds listed in
				19-16-2(c)(5)(B).