N.D. Admin Code 74-03-12-03 - Field standards

1. Isolation. Prior to inspection, a 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.

2. Specific field standards.

	Maximum Tolerance
Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Other varieties *	0.1 percent	0.2 percent	0.2 percent
Corn and sunflower plants bearing seed	none	none	none
Prohibited noxious weeds **	none	none	none
Objectionable weeds ***	none	none	none

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

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

*** Objectionable weeds include nightshade species and cocklebur.

Notes

N.D. Admin Code 74-03-12-03

Amended effective May 1, 1986; August 1, 1991; September 1, 2002; January 2, 2006; July 1, 2010.

General Authority: NDCC 4.1-53-11

Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-53-11, 4.1-53-42