N.D. Admin Code 74-03-01-04 - Classes (generation) and sources of certified seed
1. Four classes
(generations) of seed shall be recognized in seed certification: breeder,
foundation, registered, and certified.
a.
Breeder seed is directly controlled by the originating plant breeder,
sponsoring institution or firm, which supplies the source for the initial and
recurring increase of foundation seed.
b. Foundation seed is the progeny of breeder
or foundation seed produced under control of the originator or sponsoring plant
breeding institution, or person, or designee thereof. As applied to certified
seed, foundation seed is a class of certified seed produced under procedures
established by the certifying agency for the purpose of maintaining genetic
purity and identity.
c. Registered
seed is the progeny of foundation or other approved seed stocks that is so
handled as to maintain satisfactory genetic identity and purity and that has
been approved and certified by the certifying agency. This class of seed shall
be of a quality suitable for the production of certified seed.
d. Certified seed is the progeny of
foundation, registered, or other approved seed stocks that is so handled as to
maintain satisfactory genetic identity and purity and that has been approved by
the state seed department.
2. The number of generations which a variety
may be multiplied shall be limited to that specified by the originating breeder
or owner of a variety, but shall not exceed two generations beyond foundation
seed. The following exceptions to the limitation of generations are allowed
with permission from the variety owner and authorization from the state seed
department:
a. Unlimited recertification of
the certified class may be permitted for crop varieties when foundation seed is
not being maintained.
b. The
production of an additional generation of the certified class may be permitted
on a one-year basis when:
(1) Foundation and
registered seed supplies are not adequate to plant the needed certified acreage
of the variety; and
(2) The
additional generation of certified seed produced to meet the emergency is
declared ineligible for recertification.
3. Seed that fails to meet the certification
standards for reasons other than those affecting genetic purity may be
certified and will be labeled as "substandard".
Notes
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-53-42, 4.1-53-44, 4.1-53-45
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