N.D. Admin Code 74-03-02-03 - Field standards

1. Isolation.

a. Prior to inspection, the field must be isolated from inseparable crops by a fence row, natural boundary, or by a strip at least five feet [1.52 meters] wide which is either mowed, sprayed, or uncropped.

b. All rye fields producing certified seed must be isolated by at least six hundred sixty feet [201.17 meters] from rye fields of any other variety or fields of the same variety that do not meet the varietal purity requirements for certification.

2. Specific field standards(wheat - barley - oats - rye - triticale).

Factor	Foundation	Maximum Tolerance Registered	Certified
Other varieties *	1:10,000	1:5,000	1:2,000
Inseparable other crops	1:30,000	1:10,000	1:5,000
Prohibited noxious weeds **	none	none	none

*Other varieties include plants that can be differentiated from the variety being inspected, but shall not include variants which are characteristic of the variety.

**The tolerance for prohibited or objectionable weeds, or both, in the field will be determined by the inspector.

Notes

N.D. Admin Code 74-03-02-03

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.

General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10

Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42