N.D. Admin Code 74-03-01-06 - Seed eligibility

1. The seed department shall be supplied with satisfactory evidence of the source and class of seed used to plant each crop considered for certification.

2. Eligible seed stocks include breeder, foundation, registered or, in special cases, approved lots of the certified class. Eligible seed obtained from another person must be accompanied by the official tag or bulk certificate from an approved certifying agency, which will be the documentation of acceptance required for field inspection.

3. Certified seed growers may plant seed from their own fields if the field passed inspection and if the class of seed is eligible to be certified. The grower must provide sufficient evidence to the department to verify eligibility.

4. Certified seed growers may only plant seed from their own field that failed field inspection previously if the field did not fail due to genetic purity, and the grower is the applicant for field inspection. If the field fails inspection a second time for any reason, that seed shall no longer be eligible for certification.

5. Contract growers may not replant any of the seed produced unless final certification has been completed.

6. Growers should check with the state seed department regarding approved lots of the certified class eligible for recertification.

Notes

N.D. Admin Code 74-03-01-06

Amended effective May 1, 1986; September 1, 2002; January 2, 2006; July 1, 2010; October 1, 2012. Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 369, July 2018, effective 7/1/2018. Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2022-385, July 2022, effective 7/1/2022.

General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10

Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-53-42, 4.1-53-44, 4.1-53-45