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Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-301 - General seed regulations › Part 4 - QUARANTINES › Crucifer Seed Quarantine › Section 16-301-531 - Planting crucifer seed in the eastern Washington regulated area-Requirements

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(1)
(a) It
					 is a violation of this chapter to plant crucifer seed that is infected with
					 black leg of crucifers (
Phoma lingam
) in the eastern
					 Washington regulated area.
(b) Any
					 crucifer seed to be planted in the eastern Washington regulated area must be
					 laboratory tested and found to be free from black leg of crucifers
					 (
Phoma lingam
).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-301 - General seed regulations › Part 4 - QUARANTINES › Crucifer Seed Quarantine › Section 16-301-533 - Requirements for planting crucifer seed in the eastern Washington regulated area

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Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-301 - General seed regulations › Part 4 - QUARANTINES › Crucifer Seed Quarantine › Section 16-301-534 - Transporting regulated articles into a regulated area-Requirements

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Regulated articles imported into Washington state must
						comply with the testing and treatment regulations of this chapter before
						transport into a regulated area.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-301 - General seed regulations › Part 4 - QUARANTINES › Crucifer Seed Quarantine › Section 16-301-535 - Boxes and racks used to ship crucifer seedlings-Requirements

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(1) Only boxes that
					 have not previously contained crucifer seedlings may be used for shipping
					 transplants into or within a regulated area.
(2) Racks used to ship transplanted crucifer
					 seedlings must be thoroughly disinfected with an appropriate sanitizer before
					 the seedlings are shipped.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49,
						  17.24, and
						  34.05 RCW. 06-01-111, §
						  16-301-535, filed 12/21/05, effective
						  1/21/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-301 - General seed regulations › Part 4 - QUARANTINES › Crucifer Seed Quarantine › Section 16-301-540 - Crucifer transplants grown in greenhouses in the regulated areas-Requirements

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(1) All crucifer transplants produced in
					 greenhouses in the regulated areas must be subjected to pest control procedures
					 that reduce the presence of diseases or insects that may inhibit identifying
					 regulated diseases.
(2) The
					 interiors of greenhouses in the regulated areas used to produce crucifer
					 transplants must be free of crucifer weeds.
(3) A one hundred meter buffer, free of
					 crucifer weeds, must surround each greenhouse in the regulated areas used to
					 produce crucifer transplants.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49,
						  17.24, and
						  34.05 RCW. 06-01-111, §
						  16-301-540, filed 12/21/05, effective
						  1/21/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-301 - General seed regulations › Part 4 - QUARANTINES › Crucifer Seed Quarantine › Section 16-301-545 - Crucifer seed lots that test positive for any regulated disease-Requirements

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(1) If a crucifer
					 seed lot tests positive for any regulated disease, the infected seed lot may be
					 treated with an approved treatment method.
(2) After treatment, the seed lot must be
					 tested for the presence of regulated diseases using appropriate pathological
					 testing methods.
(3) If the
					 pathological testing yields negative test results, the seed lot will be
					 considered in compliance with this chapter.
(4) It is a violation of this chapter to
					 plant seed in the regulated areas that tests positive for any regulated disease
					 subsequent to any approved treatment method.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49,
						  17.24, and
						  34.05 RCW. 06-01-111, §
						  16-301-545, filed 12/21/05, effective
						  1/21/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-301 - General seed regulations › Part 4 - QUARANTINES › Crucifer Seed Quarantine › Section 16-301-550 - Planting seed in the western Washington regulated area-Protocols when certain documentation is unavailable

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When no documentation exists verifying that a crucifer
						seed lot is free from regulated diseases, the following protocols must be
						followed before the seed is planted in the western Washington regulated
						area:
(1) A crucifer seed lot will be
					 classified as a suspect seed lot if the seed lot lacks the documentation
					 verifying that the lot complies with the crucifer seed quarantine requirements
					 of this chapter.
(2) Suspect seed
					 lots must:
(a) Not be offered for sale in the
					 western Washington regulated area.
(b) Be treated by an approved treatment
					 method.
(c) Be sown in a greenhouse
					 and the seedlings must pass inspection by seed program inspectors before
					 transplanting to the field.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-301 - General seed regulations › Part 4 - QUARANTINES › Crucifer Seed Quarantine › Section 16-301-555 - Requirements for the establishment of trial grounds

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(1) If a crucifer seed lot has not been
					 tested to determine if it is free of the regulated diseases as required in WAC
					 16-301-530 and
					 16-301-531, and the quantity of
					 seed in the lot is too small for pathology testing to be practical, it must be
					 planted in a trial ground .
(2)
					 Trial grounds may be established for the purposes of, but not limited to,
					 variety maintenance, variety development or other related research.
(3)
(a)
					 Trial grounds must be inspected by the department under the phytosanitary
					 inspection program.
(b) Due dates
					 for trial ground inspection applications are as follows:
(i) For western Washington:
(A) Fall plantings application due date is
					 April 15th; and
(B) Spring
					 plantings application due date is June 1st;
(ii) For eastern Washington:
(A) Fall plantings application due date is
					 April 15th; and
(B) Spring
					 plantings application due date is twenty-one days after planting.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-301 - General seed regulations › Part 4 - QUARANTINES › Crucifer Seed Quarantine › Section 16-301-560 - Inspection requirements for trial grounds

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(1) A minimum of two phytosanitary field
					 inspections of a trial ground must be conducted by the department. These
					 inspections must take place at a minimum:
(a)
					 During the seedling stage; and
(b)
					 At the bloom stage.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-301 - General seed regulations › Part 4 - QUARANTINES › Crucifer Seed Quarantine › Section 16-301-565 - Testing requirements for seed harvested from an approved trial ground

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(1) Seed harvested
					 from an approved trial ground must be tested in an approved laboratory for the
					 presence of regulated pathogens before it is planted in a regulated
					 area.
(2) If the seed harvested
					 from a trial ground tests positive for any regulated pathogens, it may not be
					 released for general planting within a regulated area.
(3)
(a)
					 Seed harvested from a trial ground infected with a regulated pathogen must
					 either be destroyed or shipped out of the regulated area.
(b) Written documentation of either the
					 seed's destruction or shipment out of the regulated area must be submitted to
					 the seed program within thirty days of the positive test for the regulated
					 pathogen.
(c) Seed from a trial
					 ground infected with a regulated pathogen that remains in a regulated area
					 beyond thirty days may be subject to destruction upon the order of the
					 director.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-301 - General seed regulations › Part 4 - QUARANTINES › Crucifer Seed Quarantine › Section 16-301-570 - Penalties for violating the crucifer seed quarantine

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(1) When the director determines that
					 cru-cifer seed or a crucifer production area is infected with a regulated
					 disease, the director may issue a quarantine order or notice of destruction. A
					 violation of this chapter may also result in either a quarantine order or
					 notice of destruction as determined by the director and the rules regulating
					 the cruci-fer seed quarantine. Any costs associated with complying with a
					 notice of destruction or quarantine order is the sole responsibility of the
					 owner and not the responsibility of the department.
(2) The director may issue a notice of
					 destruction:
(a) The notice of destruction
					 will identify the property or seed lot affected.
(b) The notice of destruction will order the
					 destruction of regulated articles or prescribe the terms of entry, inspection,
					 partial destruction and/or treatment of regulated articles.
(c) The notice of destruction may prescribe
					 control measures or other requirements needed to prevent the infection of
					 adjacent properties with a regulated disease.
(d) To ensure that the affected parties
					 comply with the measures required to eliminate a disease caused by regulated
					 pathogens, the director will notify the owner and seed company representatives,
					 if known, regarding the methods of destruction to be used, the extent of the
					 destruction and the safeguards being implemented to prevent the spread of the
					 disease.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-301 - General seed regulations › Part 4 - QUARANTINES › Crucifer Seed Quarantine › Section 16-301-575 - Identification of diseased crucifer seeds and infected fields

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(1) So that timely
					 investigations may be made, all interested parties, including owners, seed
					 company representatives, and university extension personnel are encouraged to
					 promptly report any suspected infected crucifer fields to the seed
					 program.
(2) The owner of any
					 crucifer crop infected with a regulated pathogen must report the infection to
					 the seed program within seventy-two hours after the regulated pathogen is
					 discovered.
(3)
(a) The seed program may conduct inspections
					 and tests to determine infection of any crucifer seed or production with a
					 regulated disease.
(b) If a WSDA
					 plant services program plant pathologist and a qualified plant pathologist
					 representing a commercial company or owner disagree over the presence of a
					 regulated disease, the company or owner may request a third-party laboratory
					 verification test for a regulated pathogen. A university plant pathologist may
					 recommend the type of third-party laboratory verification test. The third-party
					 laboratory may not be affiliated with either WSDA or the owner of the seed. The
					 verification test must use accepted scientific and professional techniques and
					 will be at the seed owner's expense.
(c) The affected planting area will be placed
					 under quarantine for at least thirty days or until verification testing is
					 completed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-301 - General seed regulations › Part 4 - QUARANTINES › Crucifer Seed Quarantine › Section 16-301-580 - Diseased crucifer seeds and infected fields-Regulations

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(1) When the
					 director determines that a field is infected with a regulated pathogen and
					 threatens to infect other fields, the director may issue a notice of
					 destruction prescribing control measures or other requirements needed to
					 prevent the infection of adjacent properties.
(2) Unless the crop is within two weeks of
					 harvest, any crucifer crop within a regulated area that is infected with a
					 regulated pathogen may be subject to immediate destruction, in part or in
					 total. The owner is responsible for the expenses incurred to destroy a diseased
					 crucifer crop.
(3) The following
					 requirements apply to crops that are within two weeks of harvest:
(a) Residues must be destroyed or
					 incorporated into the ground immediately after harvest;
(b) Harvested seed must be isolated from
					 other seed lots until it is treated with an approved treatment
					 method;
(c) Harvest equipment must
					 be steam cleaned before entering any other fields; and
(d) WSDA personnel in consultation with WSU
					 extension personnel must monitor these postharvest activities.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-005 - Seed certification - Purpose

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Under the authority of chapter 15.49 RCW, the department
					 adopts rules to establish standards for seed certification in Washington state
					 in order to maintain and make available sources of high quality seeds and
					 propagating material of plant varieties so grown and distributed as to ensure
					 genetic identity and genetic purity.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-005, filed 12/4/00, effective
						1/4/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-010 - Agencies that certify seed in Washington state

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(1) Seed certification in Washington state is
				  conducted under the authority of chapter 15.49 RCW. The department conducts
				  seed certification in cooperation with the Washington State Crop Improvement
				  Association, Washington State University and the Association of Official Seed
				  Certifying Agencies.
(2) The
				  Washington State Crop Improvement Association is designated to assist the
				  department in the certification of certain agricultural seeds. A memorandum of
				  understanding between the department and the Washington State Crop Improvement
				  Association designates the Washington State Crop Improvement Association to act
				  as the director's duly authorized agent for the purpose of certifying seed of
				  buckwheat, chickpeas, field peas, lentils, millet, soybeans, small grain,
				  sorghum and forest trees, including conditioning plant inspections for these
				  crops.
(3) The department's seed
				  program certifies seed other than buckwheat, chickpeas, field peas, lentils,
				  millet, soybeans, small grain, sorghum and forest trees.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005 and
						chapter
						34.05 RCW. 08-13-014,
						§ 16-302-010, filed 6/6/08, effective 7/7/08. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-010, filed 12/4/00, effective
						1/4/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-015 - Seed classes recognized for seed certification

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For the eligibility of varieties of seed refer to WAC
					 16-302-040. Four seed classes are
					 recognized in seed certification, namely: Breeder, foundation, registered, and
					 certified.
(1) Breeder seed is seed or
				  vegetative propagating material directly controlled by the originating, or in
				  certain cases the sponsoring plant breeder, institution, or firm. Breeder seed
				  supplies the source for the initial and recurring increase of foundation seed.
				  Breeder seed may also be used to produce subsequent generations.
(2) Foundation seed (identified by white
				  tags) is first-generation seed increased from breeder seed or its equivalent.
				  Production must be carefully supervised and approved by the certifying agency
				  and/or the agricultural experiment station. Foundation seed is eligible to
				  produce registered or certified seed.
(3) Registered seed (identified by purple
				  tags) is the progeny of breeder or foundation seed that is handled as to
				  maintain satisfactory genetic identity and purity and is approved and certified
				  by the certifying agency. Registered seed is eligible to produce certified
				  seed.
(4) Certified seed
				  (identified by blue tags) is the progeny of breeder, foundation, registered or
				  certified seed which is handled as to maintain satisfactory genetic identity
				  and purity and is approved and certified by the certifying agency. Certified
				  seed is not eligible for recertification , except as provided for in WAC
				  16-302-035.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-015, filed 12/4/00, effective
						1/4/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-020 - Seed standards for proprietary variety certification - Application for proprietary certification

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The general seed certification standards provided for in
					 this chapter together with the varieties eligible for seed certification
					 constitutes the basic requirements for proprietary variety
					 certification.
(1) The owner or
				  designee with production or marketing rights of a proprietary variety must
				  submit to the certifying agency a list of growers who will submit applications
				  for certification showing the variety, acreage authorized, processor
				  authorized, and also advising whether the variety is under genetic purity
				  certification or under complete certification. The list of growers must be
				  submitted prior to the application due dates for seed certification as
				  specified in WAC
				  16-302-050.
(2) Each application for seed certification
				  received by the certifying agency is subject to approval from the list
				  submitted by the owner with production or marketing rights of a proprietary
				  variety.
(3) The certifying agency
				  shall refuse certification of any seed that appears in a processing or
				  conditioning plant not authorized by the owner with production or marketing
				  rights of a proprietary variety.
(4) An application for seed certification may
				  be withdrawn at any time prior to tagging. The applicant is responsible for
				  fees due and owing when an application for seed certification is
				  withdrawn.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-020, filed 12/4/00, effective
						1/4/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-030 - Standards for production of foundation seed

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The general seed certification standards together with
					 specific crop standards established in this chapter constitute the basic
					 standards for production of foundation seed as deemed necessary by the
					 certifying agency. Seed to be eligible for foundation certification tags, or
					 OECD basic tags, must be approved by the originating plant breeder or his
					 designated agent, and in compliance with the following standards:
(1) Preplanting report. A preplanting
				  inspection, an industry responsibility, must be made of fields to be planted
				  with breeder seed. A written report of the preplant inspection, performed by
				  either a representative of the person issuing the contract or by the grower
				  must be maintained by the variety owner or designee for a minimum of three
				  years. The report shall show the grower's name, number of acres, location, crop
				  history for the past three years, crops to be planted, origin of breeder seed,
				  isolation status, and weed and crop present.
(2) Planting requirement. To distinguish
				  between any possible volunteer and the crop seeded, all fields must be planted
				  in distinct rows. Plants outside defined rows may be construed as
				  volunteers.
(3) Combine inspection.
				  The combine used for seed harvesting must be cleaned and inspected prior to
				  harvesting foundation or OECD basic seed. The combine must be free of all
				  contaminating material. If an official combine inspection is requested, the
				  certifying agency must be notified of the following: The date, time, and
				  location where the combine inspection may be made.
(4) Processing plant inspection. The
				  processing or conditioning plant must be inspected before processing foundation
				  or OECD basic seed and periodic inspections will be made during processing by
				  the processor.
(5) Recleaning,
				  rebagging, preinoculation, treating, or other processes must be approved by the
				  certifying agency. An original tag must be submitted with the request for
				  recertification and the seed must be retagged and resealed on
				  completion.
(6) For a proprietary
				  variety the above combine inspection (subsection (3) of this section), and
				  processing plant inspection (subsection (4) of this section), responsibility
				  may be assigned to the proprietor or his designee upon their request. The
				  variety owner or designee must maintain a report covering required
				  inspections.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-030, filed 12/4/00, effective
						1/4/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-035 - Limitation of generations for seed certification

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The number of generations through which a seed variety may
					 be multiplied is limited to the number specified by the originating breeder or
					 owner of a variety except that:
(1)
				  Unlimited recertification of the certified seed class may be permitted for crop
				  varieties where foundation seed is not being maintained.
(2) The production of an additional
				  generation of the certified class may be permitted on a one-year basis when:
(a) Prior to the planting season, the
				  certifying agency states that foundation and registered seed supplies in the
				  United States are not adequate to plant the needed acreage of the
				  variety.
(b) Permission of the
				  originating breeder and/or owner of the variety is obtained (if
				  applicable).
(c) The additional
				  generation of certified seed produced is declared to be ineligible for
				  recertification.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-040 - Varieties eligible for seed certification in Washington state

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(1) Only seed
				  varieties that are accepted as meriting seed certification by an appropriate
				  AOSCA National Variety Review Board or a member agency of AOSCA in accordance
				  with the criteria listed in subsection (2) of this section may be eligible for
				  seed certification in Washington state.
(2) The following information is required for
				  submission to an AOSCA National Variety Review Board or other certifying agency
				  for acceptance of a seed variety for certification:
(a) The name of the variety.
(b) A statement concerning the variety's
				  origin and the breeding procedure used in its development.
(c) A detailed description of the
				  morphological, physiological, and other characteristics of the plants and seed
				  that distinguish it from other varieties.
(d) 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.
(e) A statement giving the suggested region
				  of probable adaptation and purposes for which the variety is used.
(f) A description of the procedure for
				  maintenance of stock seed classes, including the number of generations through
				  which the variety can be multiplied.
(g) A description of the manner in which the
				  variety is constituted when a particular cycle of reproduction or
				  multiplication is specified.
(h)
				  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.
(i) A
				  sample of the seed representative of the variety as marketed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-045 - Applying for seed certification in Washington state

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To participate in the Washington state seed certification
					 program, submit an application for seed certification to the appropriate
					 certifying agency.
(1) An application
				  for seed certification must be submitted for each crop, variety and
				  field.
(2) Applications may be
				  obtained from a certified seed processor or the certifying agency listed in WAC
				  16-302-010.
(3) The applicant is responsible for payment
				  of all fees. Washington State University, its official agents and USDA Plant
				  Material Center are exempt from paying fees on seed stock.
(4) The applicant must attach to the
				  application for seed certification official tags/labels and/or other
				  verification from seed stock planted. The applicant must also attach proof of
				  quarantine compliance when required, under chapter 16-301 WAC. Refer to chapter
				  16-303 WAC for appropriate fees.
(5) When it is necessary for a grower to
				  reseed due to a failure to get a stand, the grower will retain records of seed
				  lots used and the date of reseeding. Reseeding must be done within two years of
				  the original planting date for grasses or within one year for all other crops.
				  If seed stock of a different lot is used for reseeding, the grower must submit
				  proof of seed stock used on a seedling application form. An additional
				  application fee will be charged.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and
						34.05 RCW. 03-18-072, §
						16-302-045, filed 8/29/03, effective 9/29/03. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-045, filed 12/4/00, effective
						1/4/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-050 - Submitting an application for seed certification

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(1) Seed certification application due dates
				  are:
(a) For seed certified by the department:
				  Alfalfa, clover, grasses and rapeseed (seedling applications) - Within sixty
				  days of planting. Seedling applications will not be accepted if received more
				  than one hundred five days after planting.
(b) Hybrid canola or hybrid rapeseed - Fall
				  plantings February 1st; Spring plantings - Twenty-one days after
				  planting.
(c) Sunflower twenty-one
				  days after planting.
(d)
				  Notification of a seedling field to be harvested for certification the same
				  year of planting is due July 31st with the required fees.
(i) Bean - Twenty-one days after
				  planting.
(ii) Corn - June
				  1st.
(iii) Industrial hemp -
				  Twenty-one days after planting.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-055 - Responsibilities when participating in the seed certification program

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All participants in the seed certification program
					 must:
(1) Maintain the genetic purity
				  and identity during seeding, growing, harvesting, and post-harvest storage, and
				  ensure reasonable precaution is taken to control contaminating crops and
				  varieties, noxious weeds, and seed-borne diseases.
(2) Prevent seed crop and lot mixture when
				  harvesting.
(3) Identify the seed
				  crop as it is delivered to the processor with the assigned field number or
				  numbers.
(4) Clean the seed crop at
				  a seed conditioner approved by the department under WAC
				  16-302-125. A list of approved
				  seed conditioners may be obtained from the department seed program.
(5) Comply with standards and procedures for
				  seed certification under the authority of chapter 15.49 RCW and rules adopted
				  thereunder.
(6) Prior to planting,
				  comply with the quarantine provisions under chapter 16-301 WAC.
(7) Harvest of seed before a field inspection
				  by the certifying agency causes forfeitures of both the application and field
				  inspection fees, and completion of certification.
(8) Failure of seed growers to comply with
				  the seed laws and rules is cause for the department to deny certification of
				  seed under the provisions of
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW, the
				  Administrative Procedure Act.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-055, filed 12/4/00, effective
						1/4/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-060 - Certification requirements for seed

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(1) The general seed certification rules in
				  addition to the rules adopted on specific seed crop standards constitute the
				  certification requirements for the seed crops listed in this chapter.
(2) Crops approved for certification for
				  which rules are not in effect may be certified under the minimum requirements
				  for seed certification as shown in WAC
				  16-301-010. Fees for certification
				  of seed shall be the most applicable fees established by the department in
				  rule.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-060, filed 12/4/00, effective
						1/4/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-065 - Land history - Seed certification

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Land requirements for seed certification are as established
					 in the specific seed crop standards. When a cultural practice has proved to be
					 successful, requirements may be modified upon written approval of the seed
					 certifying agency. Cultural practice may include any of the following:
(1) Mechanical means such as deep
				  plowing.
(2) Chemical means such as
				  fumigants.
(3) Other material for
				  seed bed preparation. Materials and methods must be a matter of record. Any
				  practice used must be adequate to ensure varietal purity and must be approved
				  in writing by the certifying agency. Any deviations from established land
				  requirements must be submitted in writing to the certifying agency.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-065, filed 12/4/00, effective
						1/4/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-070 - Seed field inspection by the certifying agency

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The certifying agency conducts field inspections as
					 follows:
(1) A seedling field is
				  inspected at the most appropriate time after receipt of seedling application.
				  If the field produces seed the same year of planting, a seedling producing
				  inspection is made prior to harvest.
(2) Each year a crop of certified seed is
				  produced, field inspections are made at a time when factors affecting
				  certification are most evident.
(3)
				  The unit of certification is defined as the entire field standing at the time
				  of inspection. A portion of a field may be certified if the area to be
				  certified is clearly defined by flagging, stakes or other visual means. The
				  border area of the field is considered the unit of certification if it is
				  planted to the same crop and is inclusive of the acreage applied for.
(4) The unit of inspection may include areas
				  adjacent to a field or areas of surveillance if these areas contain factors
				  that would impact the certification eligibility of the seed crop as defined in
				  the specific crop standards. Such factors may be, but are not limited to,
				  contaminating pollen sources, weeds, jointed goatgrass, jointed goatgrass
				  hybrids or other crop.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and
						34.05 RCW. 10-08-029, §
						16-302-070, filed 3/31/10, effective 5/1/10. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-070, filed 12/4/00, effective
						1/4/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-075 - Tolerances stated as "none found."

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A tolerance of "none found" for contaminating or diseased
					 material in either field or clean seed standards means that none was found
					 during the normal procedure of field inspection or seed sample testing. None
					 found does not constitute a guarantee that the field or seed is entirely free
					 of the contaminant or disease.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-075, filed 12/4/00, effective
						1/4/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-080 - Seed field ineligible for seed certification

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(1) A seed field is not eligible for
				  certification unless a field inspection is made prior to defoliation or
				  harvesting.
(2) Prohibited noxious
				  weeds must be controlled to prevent seed formation, with the exception of
				  jointed goatgrass or jointed goatgrass hybrids, the presence of which in "small
				  grain" fields will be cause for rejection. Follow-up inspections may be
				  conducted to ensure weed control was sufficiently carried out to prevent
				  prohibited noxious weed seeds from being harvested with the seed crop.
				  Excessive objectionable weeds may be cause for rejection of a seed field.
				  Excessive weeds, poor stands, lack of vigor, or other conditions which make
				  inspection inaccurate may be cause for rejection. A field producing foundation
				  or registered seed that warrants a rejection because of noxious weeds may be
				  reclassified to certified blue tag class if upon reinspection the field meets
				  certified blue tag standards.
(3)
				  If a seed field is rejected for certification, the grower may reapply to the
				  certifying agency and pay a fee for reinspection after the cause for rejection
				  is corrected, unless otherwise specified in chapter 16-302 WAC. No more than
				  two reinspections are permitted for each field per year.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and
						34.05 RCW. 10-08-028, §
						16-302-080, filed 3/31/10, effective 5/1/10. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-080, filed 12/4/00, effective
						1/4/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-085 - Withdraw a field from inspection for seed certification

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The applicant applying for seed certification may withdraw
					 a field from field inspection for seed certification by notifying the
					 certifying agency before the field is inspected.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-085, filed 12/4/00, effective
						1/4/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-086 - Agency power to reject certification

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The certifying agency shall have the authority to reject
					 from certification any lot of seed not meeting these regulations. The agency
					 reserves the right to refuse certification on any lot of seed if, in the
					 opinion of the certifying agency, the color appearance, or the condition of the
					 seed might be detrimental to the certification program. The certifying agency
					 has the authority to refuse certification if the labeling of containers is
					 misleading or may tend to be confusing as to its contents.
Persons found guilty of violation or misuse or abuse of
					 these regulations shall be subject to prosecution under chapter 15.49 RCW.
					 Proof of violation may result in removal of privileges of certifying, dealing
					 in or handling certified seed.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-086, filed 12/4/00, effective
						1/4/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-090 - Sampling-Methods used in the sampling, inspecting, testing, analyzing and examining seed for certification

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(1)
				  The terms used in seed testing and the methods of sampling, inspecting,
				  analyzing, testing and examining seed for certification are those adopted by
				  the AOSA as shown in WAC
				  16-301-010. Other testing
				  methodologies such as, but not limited to, genetic testing may also be used to
				  determine certification eligibility.
(2) The entire lot of seed must be cleaned,
				  the quantity defined, and in condition for sale at the time of sampling, except
				  for ryegrass, which may be sampled under the early sampling program as allowed
				  in WAC 16-302-091.
(3) The department shall obtain a
				  representative sample for laboratory analysis of each lot of seed for
				  certification. The sample shall be taken in accordance with official sampling
				  procedures. Official sampling procedures are as follows:
Seed in bags.
(a)
				  When more than one core is drawn from a bag, follow different paths. When more
				  than one handful is taken from a bag, take them from well-separated
				  points.
(b) For lots of one to six
				  bags, sample each bag and take a total of at least five cores or
				  handfuls.
(c) For lots of more than
				  six bags, sample five bags plus at least ten percent of the number of bags in
				  the lot. Round numbers with decimals to the nearest whole number. Regardless of
				  the lot size, it is not necessary to sample more than thirty bags.
Ex: No. bags in lots
7
10
23
50
100
200
300
400
No. bags to sample
6
6
7
10
15
25
30
30
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-091 - Program for early sampling of ryegrass

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The procedure for participating in the program for early
					 sampling of ryegrass is as follows:
(1)
				  Any company participating in this program must submit a report to the seed
				  program listing the grower, acreage, variety, and field number of each field to
				  be enrolled. This report must be filed by June 15th of each year. For fields
				  that are in their second year of production or beyond, all lab numbers of tests
				  from the previous year must also be provided.
(2) The seed company is responsible for
				  having their field personnel sample each field in the windrow. The sample must
				  be obtained from well-distributed points throughout the field. It is
				  recommended that samples be thrashed and cleaned prior to testing. An
				  additional fee will be charged for samples that are not cleaned. Samples must
				  be forwarded to the seed program with the following information: The crop and
				  variety, field number, grower, the name of the seed company, and a request for
				  germination and fluorescence test. The sample must also indicate that it is
				  being submitted under the early sampling program for ryegrass.
(3) At the time of conditioning the seed, a
				  composite sample must be submitted to the seed program for purity testing. The
				  sample information must indicate the seed is from a field under the early
				  sampling program for ryegrass. In addition to providing complete certification
				  information, the lab number on which the fluorescence test was conducted must
				  also be provided. The seed program may run a fluorescence test on the composite
				  sample to verify the results from the early sample.
(4) Certification tags will be issued upon
				  completion of all required testing meeting the minimum certification standards
				  for ryegrass. A tagging request must be filed with the seed program.
(5) Failure to comply with the requirements
				  of this section will result in the disqualification of the seed company from
				  the early sampling program for the year.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and
						34.05 RCW. 02-12-060, §
						16-302-091, filed 5/30/02, effective 6/30/02. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-091, filed 12/4/00, effective
						1/4/01.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION › Chapter 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-095 - Identification of seed containers with field or lot numbers

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(1) The field number must be on all seed
				  containers or bulk seed delivery documents to ensure identity when delivered to
				  the seed conditioner.
(2) All seed
				  for certification must be packaged in clean, new containers of uniform weight
				  and identified with a lot number when tagged and sealed. The lot number must
				  identify the producer and year of production for each lot of seed. This
				  requirement may be satisfied by use of a conditioner's code.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-095, filed 12/4/00, effective
						1/4/01.