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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 16-302 - General rules for seed certification › Part 1 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-100 - Seed certification-Prohibited noxious weed seed

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The following are considered prohibited noxious weeds for
					 the purpose of seed certification.
ENGLISH OR COMMON NAME
BOTANICAL OR SCIENTIFIC NAME
Austrian fieldcress
Rorippa austriaca
Field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
Hedge bindweed
Calystegia
spp.
Camelthorn
Alhagi maurorum
Canada thistle
Cirsium arvense
Dodder
Cuscuta
spp.
Hairy whitetop
Lepidium appelianum
Hoary cress
Lepidium draba
Jointed goatgrass and jointed goatgrass
							 hybrids
Aegilops cylindrica
Leafy spurge
Euphorbia esula
Palmers amaranth
Amaranthus palmeri
Perennial pepperweed
Lepidium latifolium
Perennial sowthistle
Sonchus arvensis
Quackgrass
Elymus repens
Knapweed complex
Bighead
Centaurea macrocephala
Vochin
Centaurea nigrescens
Black
Centaurea nigra
Brown
Centaurea jacea
Diffuse
Centaurea diffusa
Meadow
Centaurea x moncktonii
Russian
Rhaponticum repens
Spotted
Centaurea stoebe
subsp.
australis
Purple starthistle
Centaurea calcitrapa
Yellow starthistle
Centaurea solstitialis
Serrated tussock
Nassella trichotoma
Silverleaf nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Cav.
Sorghum perennial such as, but not
							 limited to, johnson-grass, sorghum almum, and perennial sweet sudangrass
Sorghum
spp.
Tansy ragwort
Jacobaea vulgaris
Yellow-flowering skeleton weed
Chondrilla juncea
White cockle
Silene latifolia (only in
							 timothy)
Bladder campion
Silene vulgaris (only in
							 timothy)
Lepyrodiclis
Lepyrodicilis
							 holsteoides
Velvetleaf
Abutilon theophrasti
Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.49 RCW. 09-16-006, §
						16-302-100, filed 7/22/09, effective 8/22/09. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-100, 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 16-302-105 - Seed certification-Objectionable weeds

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The following weeds are considered objectionable noxious
					 weeds for the purpose of seed certification.
ENGLISH OR COMMON NAME
BOTANICAL OR SCIENTIFIC NAME
Blackgrass or slender foxtail
Alopecurus myosuroides
Blue lettuce
Lactuca tatarica
Docks and sorrel
Rumex
spp.
Field pennycress (fanweed)
Thlaspi arvense
Field sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex
Halogeton or clustered barilla salt
Halogeton glomeratus
Medusahead
Taeniatherum caput-medusea
subsp.
caputmedusae
Plantains
Plantago
spp.
Poverty weed
Iva axillaris
Puncturevine
Tribulus terrestris
St. Johnswort
Hypericum perforatum
Dalmation toadflax
Linaria dalmatica
Yellow toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
Western ragweed
Ambrosia psilostachya
Wild mustard
Sinapis arvensis subsp. arvensis
Wild oat
Avena fatua
Gromwell (in small grain)
Buglossoides arvensis
Bedstraw
Galium
spp. (in alfalfa only)
Black mustard
Brassica nigra
Brown mustard
Brassica juncea
(in rape-seed or
							 canola only)
Wild radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
Dyers woad
Isatis tinctoria
Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.49 RCW. 09-16-006, §
						16-302-105, filed 7/22/09, effective 8/22/09. Statutory Authority: Chapters
						15.49, 17.24, and
						34.05 RCW. 06-01-111, §
						16-302-105, filed 12/21/05, effective 1/21/06. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-105, 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 16-302-110 - Completion of seed certification-Tagging, labeling, or sealing

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(1) The seed
				  certification tag, label or seal is evidence of the genetic identity and purity
				  of the contents must be attached to a container of certified seed prior to
				  distribution. Seed that fails to meet certification standards because of
				  genetic purity is not eligible for labeling.
(2) Seed certification tags, labels, and
				  seals must be obtained from the certifying agency except as allowed in WAC
				  16-302-390, and must be attached
				  to seed containers in accordance with the certifying agency's rules.
(3) Certification of seed is valid only if
				  the tag, label or seal is affixed to each container in accordance with the
				  AOSCA procedures as shown in WAC
				  16-301-010.
(4) No tag, label or seal may be removed and
				  reused without permission of the certifying agency.
(5) A certified seed sale certificate will be
				  issued upon completion of final certification for all seed to be sold in bulk.
				  This certificate must accompany any shipment or transfers including those to
				  other seed plants, out-of-state shipments or with any brokered seed. The seed
				  plants own invoice may be used in lieu of a certified seed sale certificate for
				  retail sales to growers. The invoice must contain the certification information
				  from the certified seed sale certificate as well as labeling information as
				  required in WAC
				  16-301-015,
				  16-301-020, and
				  16-301-030.
(6) Seed that fails to meet certification
				  requirements on factors other than genetic purity may be designated substandard
				  at the discretion of the certifying agency. The certification tag or label
				  attached to the seed must clearly show the reason the seed is substandard. Seed
				  may not be tagged substandard if the seed can be remilled to meet minimum seed
				  standards.
(7) Refer to chapter
				  16-301 WAC for seed labeling requirements.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and
						34.05 RCW. 03-18-072, §
						16-302-110, 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,
						§ 16-302-110, 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 16-302-115 - Limitation of liability - Certification

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The issuance of a certified seed label or certificate by
					 the certifying agency for a lot of seed affirms that seed has been produced and
					 conditioned according to chapter 15.49 RCW and the certification rules adopted
					 thereunder. The certifying agency makes no warranty, expressed or implied or
					 any representation as to the freedom from disease or quality of 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,
						§ 16-302-115, 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 16-302-120 - Labeling, advertising or other representation of seed - Prohibitions

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It shall be deemed unlawful if any labeling, advertising,
					 or other representation subject to chapter 15.49 RCW represents:
(1) Seed to be certified seed or any class
				  thereof unless it has been determined by a seed certifying agency that such
				  seed conforms to standards of purity and identity as to species (and
				  subspecies, if appropriate), and variety, in compliance with the rules and laws
				  of that agency pertaining to such seed.
(2) Seed to be foundation, registered, or
				  certified seed unless it has been inspected and tagged accordingly by a
				  certifying agency as meeting certification standards of the
				  department.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-120, 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 16-302-125 - Conditioning seed in Washington state

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(1) Under the authority of
				  RCW
				  15.49.350, a seed conditioning facility must
				  be inspected and approved by the department or its authorized agent prior to
				  conditioning seed in Washington state. Upon approval by the department, a seed
				  conditioning permit is issued and the facility is placed on a list of approved
				  seed conditioning plants. A copy of the list can be obtained by contacting the
				  department seed program.
(2) A
				  person desiring to condition seed must make application to the department for a
				  permit on a form provided by the department.
(3) To obtain department approval for a
				  seed-conditioning permit, the department or its authorized agent conducts an
				  inspection. A facility must show evidence that:
(a) Seed for certification is handled in a
				  manner which prevents mixture of lots of seed;
(b) The seed conditioning facility is
				  maintained and cleaned. Equipment must be easily accessible for cleaning and
				  inspection, and must be cleaned between lots;
(c) Each lot of seed is identified with a lot
				  number;
(d) Screenings are disposed
				  of in accordance with chapter 15.49 RCW; and
(e) Seed is sampled in accordance with WAC
				  16-301-095,
				  16-302-090 and
				  16-302-091.
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 16-302-130 - Responsibilities of a seed conditioner

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(1) It is the responsibility of a department
				  approved seed conditioner to operate in a manner that:
(a) Maintains the purity and identity of seed
				  conditioned, stored, transshipped or labeled.
(b) Complies with the standards and
				  procedures for conditioning and sampling seed in accordance with chapter 15.49
				  RCW and rules adopted thereunder.
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 2 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-135 - Considerations for blending seed

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(1)
				  Size of seed blend permitted is dependent on factors such as quality of seed
				  lots to be blended and the conditioning plant facilities.
(2) A blend data sheet is filed with the
				  certifying agency and must be maintained by the seed conditioner. Laboratory
				  analysis must be completed before tags are issued.
(3) Seed must be blended by a seed
				  conditioner approved by the department under WAC
				  16-302-125.
(4) A representative of the certifying agency
				  may supervise the blending operation.
(5) A tetrazolium test may be used in lieu of
				  a germination test.
(6) Field run
				  lots of seed may be commingled to facilitate conditioning. The blend fee shall
				  not apply.
(7) Remill lots of seed
				  may be blended prior to testing to facilitate processing.
(8) Individual lots of grass seed shall not
				  contain more than one hundred eighty per pound and alfalfa and clover shall not
				  contain more than ninety per pound of objectionable weed seeds.
(9) Individual lots must be free of
				  prohibited noxious weed seeds.
(10)
				  Two or more sod quality lots may be blended and tagged as a "sod quality
				  mixture or blend." Appropriate tags will be issued and blend fee shall be
				  applicable.
(11) Seed lots
				  resulting from a blend of different certified classes may only be labeled at
				  the lower class.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-135, 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 2 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-140 - Tagging seed blends prior to analysis

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Blends are eligible for tagging prior to analysis of the
					 official sample of the blend upon meeting the following conditions:
(1) The calculated percent of impurities
				  (weeds, crop, inert, etc.) is twenty percent less than the maximum allowed in
				  rules for seed certification.
(2)
				  The calculated percent of germination is not less than the minimum germination
				  standard established in the rule for seed certification.
(3) All seed lots blended meet certification
				  standards.
(4) All lots of seed
				  used in a registered class blend must meet registered class purity and
				  germination standards.
(5) Fees for
				  blending are payable to the department by the person requesting permission for
				  the blend after completion of lab analysis. Refer to chapter 16-303 WAC for the
				  appropriate fee.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-140, 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 2 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-142 - Standards for verification of turf seed ingredients

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The general rules for seed certification are basic and
					 together with the following specific requirements constitute the rules for
					 certification identity of mixtures of different kinds of turf certified
					 seed:
(1) A blend data sheet,
				  including proof of certification, verifying the origin and the certifying
				  agency along with the analysis and pounds of each lot must be submitted to the
				  certifying agency for approval.
(2)
				  Each lot of certified seed shall:
(a) Meet
				  standards acceptable to the certifying agency.
(b) Be sampled under supervision of the
				  certifying agency prior to mixing. The sample shall be obtained in accordance
				  with official sampling procedures. The sample shall be identified with:
(i) The verification of certification,
				  origin, and certifying agency;
(ii)
				  The kind/variety;
(iii) The
				  analysis and size of lot.
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 3 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-145 - Interagency seed certification standards

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(1) Interagency certification is the
				  participation of two or more official certifying agencies in performing the
				  services required to certify the same lot or lots of seed.
(2) The general rules for seed certification
				  and specific certification standards are basic and together with WAC
				  16-302-150 through
				  16-302-165, constitute the rules
				  for interagency certification for Washington state.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-145, 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 3 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-150 - Eligibility for interagency certification

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(1) Seed recognized for interagency
				  certification must be received in containers carrying official certification
				  labels , accompanied by transfer certificates or other proper documentation
				  showing evidence of its eligibility from another official certifying agency
				  together with the following information:
(a)
				  Variety and species;
(b) Quantity
				  of seed;
(c) Class of seed;
				  and
(d) Field or lot number
				  traceable to the previous certifying agency's records.
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 3 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-155 - Interagency seed certification procedure

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Certified seed that is produced in Washington state and
					 shipped out-of-state must comply with the interagency seed certification
					 procedure.
(1) The interagency seed
				  certification procedure for field pea, lentil, soybean, small grain and sorghum
				  seed is as follows:
(a) A certified seed sale
				  certificate must be executed by the department for unprocessed seed pending
				  final certification when moved out-of-state.
(b) Unprocessed seed pending final
				  certification is subject to all certification fees when moved
				  out-of-state.
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 3 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-160 - Interagency seed certification standards - Seed produced out-of-state

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(1) Certified seed
				  produced out-of-state and shipped into Washington state for processing is
				  eligible for Washington interagency tags only after obtaining approval from the
				  certifying agency of the originating state. The seed must then comply with
				  Washington certification standards.
(2) Certified seed produced out-of-state that
				  is officially tagged and sealed must be handled under the interagency program
				  if seals are to be broken for reinoculation or other processing. The applicant
				  for interagency seed certification must obtain approval from the department
				  prior to breaking the official seals and all operations must be under the
				  supervision of 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,
						§ 16-302-160, 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 3 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-165 - Interagency certification requirements - Blends

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Blends of different origin can be authorized only after
					 obtaining approval from certifying agencies involved. Blends must comply with
					 blend standards established by the department (see blending of certified seed
					 in this chapter). Interagency tags used must show percentage of each origin
					 involved.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-165, 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 3 - PERMANENT MIXING/LOADING SITE › Section 16-302-170 - Other considerations in applying the standards for certification

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(1) Any crop
				  certification standard, with the exception of germination that is expressed as
				  a percent will be derived from a test based on the minimum weight for purity
				  analysis as specified in the 2013 AOSA rules for that crop unless otherwise
				  specified in rule.
(2) Any crop
				  certification standard that is based on a number per pound will be derived from
				  a test based on the minimum weight for noxious weed seed examination as
				  specified in the 2013 AOSA rules for that crop unless otherwise specified in
				  rule.
(3) For species that have a
				  high rate of inherent dormancy, it will be acceptable to use the percent of
				  total viability instead of germination percentage for certification only. State
				  and federal seed laws require seed be labeled on a germination test.
(4) For species or varieties that contain GMO
				  (genetically modified organism) traits, herbicide resistant traits, or other
				  novel traits, each seed lot may be required to meet minimum trait standards as
				  defined by the breeder or trait owner. The variety description must define the
				  trait. To determine the level of trait present, a test such as PCR (polymerase
				  chain reaction) or specified bioassay test may be required. If a test is not
				  otherwise available the variety owner must provide testing protocols to the
				  department.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and
						34.05 RCW. 10-08-028, §
						16-302-170, 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,
						§ 16-302-170, 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 4 - PROCEDURES FOR ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT SCHEME FOR VARIETY CERTIFICATION (OECD) › Section 16-302-210 - Organization for economic cooperation and development

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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
					 (OECD) certification scheme is an international organization limited to federal
					 government membership. The agricultural research service of the United States
					 Department of Agriculture is responsible for implementing the OECD seed
					 certification schemes in the United States. The department, by virtue of an
					 agreement with the agricultural research service, United States Department of
					 Agriculture, is authorized to implement OECD certification in Washington
					 state.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						15.49.005,
						15.49.081,
						15.49.310,
						15.49.370(3) and
						chapter
						17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						§ 16-302-210, 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 4 - PROCEDURES FOR ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT SCHEME FOR VARIETY CERTIFICATION (OECD) › Section 16-302-215 - Crop standards for OECD variety certification

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(1) With the exception of seed standards
				  established in rule by the department and the OECD scheme for varietal
				  certification, the general and specific crop certification standards are basic
				  and, together with the following specific standards, constitute the rules for
				  OECD varietal seed certification.
(2) Varieties eligible for OECD
				  certification:
(a) Crop varieties of Unites
				  States origin shall be eligible for OECD certification only if accepted into
				  Washington state's certification program.
(b) Crop varieties, of origin other than
				  United States, are eligible for OECD certification only if listed in OECD
				  publication,
List of Cultivars Eligible for
				  Certification
.
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 5 - SPECIFIC SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Alfalfa Seed Certification Standards › Section 16-302-220 - Standards for alfalfa seed certification

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(1) The general seed certification
					 definitions and standards in this chapter are basic and together with WAC
					 16-302-225 through
					 16-302-240 constitute the
					 standards for alfalfa seed certification.
(2) Fees for seed certification are assessed
					 by the certifying agency as established in chapter 16-303
					 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  15.49.005,
						  15.49.081,
						  15.49.310,
						  15.49.370(3) and
						  chapter
						  17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						  § 16-302-220, 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 5 - SPECIFIC SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Alfalfa Seed Certification Standards › Section 16-302-225 - Land requirements for alfalfa seed certification

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Land requirements for the production of alfalfa seed crop
						are as follows:
(1) Prior to stand
					 establishment an alfalfa seed crop of the same kind must not have been grown or
					 planted on the land for four years for the production of foundation or
					 registered class or one year for the production of certified class; except two
					 years must elapse between the destruction of dissimilar varieties, which are
					 varieties that differ by more than four or more points on a dormancy rating
					 scale as reported by the National Alfalfa Variety Review board.
(2) Reseeding of an alfalfa seed field due to
					 failure or partial failure of the first seeding may be done by referring to the
					 guidelines in WAC
					 16-302-045(5).
(3) Ditchbanks, roadways, etc. adjacent to a
					 certified alfalfa seed field must be free of volunteer alfalfa and prohibited
					 noxious weeds.
(4) Volunteer
					 alfalfa plants in the alfalfa seed field may be cause for rejection or
					 reclassification of a seed field.
(5) No manure or other contaminating
					 materials may be applied during the establishment and production period of the
					 alfalfa seed stand.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  15.49.310 and
						  chapter
						  34.05 RCW. 06-15-138,
						  § 16-302-225, filed 7/19/06, effective 8/19/06. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  15.49.005,
						  15.49.081,
						  15.49.310,
						  15.49.370(3) and
						  chapter
						  17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						  § 16-302-225, 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 5 - SPECIFIC SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Alfalfa Seed Certification Standards › Section 16-302-230 - Isolation requirements for alfalfa seed certification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Isolation requirements for the production of alfalfa seed
						crop are as follows:
(1) Alfalfa seed
					 crop for certification must be isolated from all other alfalfa varieties or
					 fields of the same variety not meeting varietal purity requirements for
					 certification as follows:
Fields less than five acres
Fields five acres or more
Foundation
900 feet
600 feet
Registered
450 feet
300 feet
Certified
165 feet
165 feet
(2) Isolation between different classes
					 (generations) of the same variety of alfalfa seed crop must be as follows:
Class Being Produced
Distance required from fields planted
									 with:
Fields less than five acres
Fields five acres or more
Foundation
Foundation or Registered
225 feet
150 feet
Registered
Registered or Certified
115 feet
75 feet
Certified
Certified
75 feet
45 feet
(3) In cases where an adjoining field is
					 planted with a different variety of alfalfa, or alfalfa of a lower class,
					 isolation may be obtained by measuring off the required strip in the certified
					 seed crop field. This isolation strip may be mowed for hay or it may be
					 harvested for uncertified seed under the following conditions:
(a) The grower must apply for certification
					 of the entire alfalfa seed field and clearly stake off the isolation strip. The
					 entire field must pass all certification requirements, except for isolation at
					 time of inspection. The field report will show rejection due to lack of
					 isolation.
(b) The grower must
					 harvest and deliver to a department approved conditioning plant the seed from
					 the certified portion of the field separately from the seed from isolation
					 strip. After the seed is weighed and lotted in, the weight of the seed from the
					 isolation strip is to be reported to the seed program. At this time the seed
					 program records will indicate the field has passed certification.
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 5 - SPECIFIC SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Alfalfa Seed Certification Standards › Section 16-302-235 - Field tolerances for alfalfa seed certification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Field tolerances for the production of alfalfa seed are
						as follows:
Field Producing*
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Other varieties
0.1%
0.5%
1.0%
Sweet Clover
none found
5 plants/acre
10 plants/acre
Red Clover
none found
4 plants/acre
20 plants/acre
*
Prohibited noxious weeds must be controlled to
									 prevent seed formation.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  15.49.005,
						  15.49.081,
						  15.49.310,
						  15.49.370(3) and
						  chapter
						  17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						  § 16-302-235, 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 5 - SPECIFIC SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Alfalfa Seed Certification Standards › Section 16-302-240 - Seed standards for alfalfa seed certification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Seed standards for the production of
					 alfalfa seed are as follows:
Purity
Foundation
Registered
Blue Tag Certified
Pure seed (minimum)
99.00%
99.00%
99.00%
Other crops (maximum)
.10%
.10%
.25%
Sweet clover (maximum)
none found
none found
90 per lb.
Inert matter (maximum)
1.00%
1.00%
1.00%
Weed seed (maximum)
.10%
.20%
.25%
Objectionable weed seeds (maximum)
none found
none found
18 per lb.
Germination
(Min.
								total of germination and hard seed)
80.00%
85.00%
85.00%
or
Tetrazolium
(Min.
								total of Tetrazolium and hard seed)
82.00%
87.00%
87.00%
(2) Alfalfa seed must be free of prohibited
					 noxious weed seeds and foundation class must be free of Brassica spp.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  15.49.005,
						  15.49.081,
						  15.49.310,
						  15.49.370(3) and
						  chapter
						  17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						  § 16-302-240, 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 5 - SPECIFIC SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Bean Seed Certification Standards › Section 16-302-245 - Standards for bean seed certification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The general seed certification standards
					 and definitions in this chapter are basic and together with WAC
					 16-302-250 through
					 16-302-270 constitute the
					 standards for bean seed certification.
(2) Fees for seed certification are assessed
					 by the certifying agency as established in chapter 16-303 WAC.
(3) Prior to the planting of bean seed stock,
					 the seed must be in compliance with the quarantine requirements found in
					 chapter 16-301 WAC in order to be eligible for certification. Any seedling
					 application submitted without proof of quarantine compliance will not be
					 accepted into the certification program. Any seed field planted in violation of
					 chapter 16-301 WAC will be subject to the procedures in WAC
					 16-301-435,
					 16-301-440, and
					 16-301-485.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  15.49.005,
						  15.49.081,
						  15.49.310,
						  15.49.370(3) and
						  chapter
						  17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						  § 16-302-245, 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 5 - SPECIFIC SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Bean Seed Certification Standards › Section 16-302-250 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purposes of WAC
						16-302-245 through
						16-302-270, the following
						definitions shall apply in addition to the definitions found in chapter 16-301
						WAC:
"Adzuki bean"
means Vigna angularis.
"Dominant I-gene cultivar"
means a cultivar
						that has resistance to all known strains of bean common mosaic virus (B.C.M.V.)
						due to the presence of the dominant I-gene. Dominant I-gene cultivars will not
						show mosaic mottle symptoms or transmit the virus through seed when inoculated
						with any strain of B.C.M.V.
"Diseases"
means those viral, fungal, and
						bacterial diseases of beans enumerated in WAC
						16-301-380 and any new variations
						or strains of these identified in the future.
"Recessive I-gene cultivar"
means a cultivar
						that may be susceptible to some strains of bean common mosaic virus and may
						show mosaic mottle symptoms.
"Seed-borne viral diseases"
includes bean
						common mosaic virus, adzuki common mosaic virus, and other similar viral
						diseases causing mosaic mottle and other symptoms similar to those of bean
						common mosaic virus.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and
						  34.05 RCW. 02-12-060, §
						  16-302-250, 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,
						  § 16-302-250, 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 5 - SPECIFIC SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Bean Seed Certification Standards › Section 16-302-255 - Land requirements for bean seed certification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Land requirements for the production of bean seed are as
						follows:
(1) A field to be eligible
					 for the production of certified class must not have been planted to beans of a
					 different variety the preceding one year.
A field to be eligible for the production of foundation
						or registered classes must not have been planted to beans for the previous
						three years unless those beans were of the same variety of equal or higher
						class. The fields must be free of bacterial diseases during the previous two
						years of planting.
(2) A
					 bean field is not eligible for production of certified seed for more than two
					 consecutive years.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and
						  34.05 RCW. 03-18-072, §
						  16-302-255, 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,
						  § 16-302-255, 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 5 - SPECIFIC SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Bean Seed Certification Standards › Section 16-302-260 - Field tolerances and requirements for bean seed certification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Field
					 tolerances and requirements for the production of a bean seed crop are as
					 follows:
Field Producing
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Percent of other varieties or off-type plants
none found
0.10
0.20
Percent of other crops (a)
none found
0.10
0.10
Percent of total seed-borne diseases (b)
none found
none found
none found
(a) Except
					 as noted in subsection (6) of this section.
(b) See subsection (7) of this
					 section.
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 5 - SPECIFIC SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Bean Seed Certification Standards › Section 16-302-265 - Seed field inspection requirements for bean seed certification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Seed field inspection requirements for the production of
						bean seed are as follows:
(1) When
					 factors affecting certification are most evident. The second inspection, when
					 required, shall be a windrow inspection.
(2) A serology or a grow out test to verify
					 presence of seed-borne diseases in beans may be required if the applicant, or
					 the certifying agency deems it necessary as allowed under WAC
					 16-301-480(1).
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  15.49.005,
						  15.49.081,
						  15.49.310,
						  15.49.370(3) and
						  chapter
						  17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						  § 16-302-265, 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 5 - SPECIFIC SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Bean Seed Certification Standards › Section 16-302-270 - Seed standards for bean seed certification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Seed standards for the production of bean seed are as
						follows:
(1)
Purity
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Pure seed (Min.)
98%
98%
98%
Other crops & varieties (Max.)
none found
none found
2/100 lbs.
Badly damaged seed (Max.)
2%
2%
Inert matter (Max.)
2%
2%
Splits (Max.)
2%
2%
Weed seed (Max.)
none found
none found
Germination (Min.)
85%
85%
(2) Total inert matter, splits, and badly
					 damaged bean seed shall not exceed 2% except for foundation class.
(3) Laboratory test reports state the percent
					 of discolored beans for information only.
(4) Rough handling of bean seed in the
					 combine or cleaning plant reduces germination materially. Precautions must be
					 taken against such treatment and the seed safeguarded against high
					 drops.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  15.49.005,
						  15.49.081,
						  15.49.310,
						  15.49.370(3) and
						  chapter
						  17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						  § 16-302-270, 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 5 - SPECIFIC SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Corn Seed Certification Standards › Section 16-302-275 - Standards for corn seed certification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The general seed certification
					 definitions and standards in this chapter are basic and together with WAC
					 16-302-280 through
					 16-302-315 constitute the
					 standards for com seed certification.
(2) Fees for seed certification are assessed
					 by the certifying agency as established in chapter 16-303
					 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  15.49.005,
						  15.49.081,
						  15.49.310,
						  15.49.370(3) and
						  chapter
						  17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						  § 16-302-275, 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 5 - SPECIFIC SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Corn Seed Certification Standards › Section 16-302-280 - Eligibility for corn seed certification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Eligibility for corn seed certification is as
						follows:
(1) Foundation corn inbred
					 lines:
(a) For the purposes of corn seed
					 certification, the propagation of male sterile inbred lines is subject to the
					 same requirements and rules as apply to foundation single crosses in subsection
					 (2) of this section.
(b) An inbred
					 line must be a relatively true breeding strain of corn resulting from at least
					 five successive generations of controlled self-fertilization; or at least five
					 generations of back-crossing to a recurrent parent with selection; or its
					 equivalent.
(c) Inbred lines
					 increased by hand pollination are eligible for corn seed
					 certification.
(d) An inbred used
					 as a pollinator in a foundation single cross production corn field may be
					 certified if all the seed parents in the isolated corn field are inspected for
					 certification and meet all field requirements for certification.
(e) Addition of specific genetic factors to a
					 line of corn.
(i) When a specific genetic
					 factor(s) is added to an inbred line, the line must be backcrossed to its
					 recurrent parent at least five generations. The line shall be homozygous for
					 the specific genetic factor(s) except for the pollen restoration factor(s), and
					 the genic male sterile maintainer line.
(ii) For a recovered pollen restorer inbred
					 line, selection must be relative to a specific cytoplasmic male sterile
					 source.
(iii) The originator must
					 supply proof of the genetic nature of a recovered line.
(iv) A genic male sterile maintainer line,
					 consisting of duplicate-deficient and male-steriles in an approximate one to
					 one ratio must be no more than two generations removed from breeder's seed. The
					 maintainer must be designated according to generation as:
(A) Breeder seed: The hand pollinated selfed
					 seed from a known duplicate-deficient plant heterozygous at a particular male
					 sterile locus.
(B) Foundation I
					 seed: The product of random-mating among fertile plants arising from breeder
					 seed.
(C) Foundation II seed: The
					 product of random-mating among fertile plants arising from foundation I
					 seed.
(v) A genic male
					 sterile line must be a strain homozygous for a particular male sterile
					 recessive allele.
(vi) The genic
					 male sterile lines shall be identified as to the recessive genes they carry,
					 e.g., B37 ms-1, N26 ms-10. The maintainer lines must be identified not only for
					 the male sterile gene for which it is heterozygous, but also for the specific
					 translocation from which it was derived, e.g., B37 Mt-1 ms-1, N28 Mt-1
					 ms-10.
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 5 - SPECIFIC SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Corn Seed Certification Standards › Section 16-302-285 - Field inspection for corn seed certification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A representative of the certifying agency makes a minimum
						of three field inspections during the pollinating period for certification of
						corn seed. When the previous crop was corn, at least one additional inspection
						is made to verify that the field is sufficiently free of volunteer plants from
						the previous crop. Field inspections may be made without giving prior notice to
						the grower.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  15.49.005,
						  15.49.081,
						  15.49.310,
						  15.49.370(3) and
						  chapter
						  17.24 RCW. 00-24-077,
						  § 16-302-285, 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 5 - SPECIFIC SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Corn Seed Certification Standards › Section 16-302-290 - Field standards for corn seed certification

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Except for hybrid corn field standards for corn seed
						certification are:
(1) Corn seed
					 isolation requirements are:
(a) An inbred must
					 be so located that it is not less than 660 feet from other corn except when the
					 inbred is grown as a pollinator in a single cross production field. Any ear
					 parent(s) in the same isolated field must be entered for certification,
					 inspected, and meet all field requirements for certification.
(b) A specific foundation single cross must
					 be located so the seed parent is not less than six hundred and sixty feet from
					 other corn for pollinator rows and other seed parent(s) in the same isolated
					 field. All seed parent(s) in the same isolated field must be applied for
					 certification, inspected, and meet all field requirements for
					 certification.
(c) Differential
					 maturity dates are permitted for modifying isolation distances for inbred lines
					 or male sterile inbred line increases if there are no receptive silks in the
					 ear or seed parent at the same time pollen is being shed in the contaminating
					 field.
(d) Foundation inbred or
					 single cross production fields of dent sterile popcorn need not be isolated
					 from yellow dent field corn.
(e)
					 Corrections for improper isolation must be made by one of the following
					 methods:
(i) By completely destroying or by
					 detasseling the necessary contaminating corn before silks appear in the ear or
					 seed parent in the field to be certified; or
(ii) By completely destroying the plants
					 which are improperly isolated from the contaminating corn before the final
					 field inspection.