N.D. Admin Code 74-03-17-04 - Seed standards

A seed count is required.

	Standards for Each Class
Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Pure seed (minimum)	98.0 percent	98.0 percent	98.0 percent
Total weed seeds (maximum)	none	1 per pound	2 per pound
Other varieties*	1 per 2 pounds	1 per pound	2 per pound
Other crop seeds (maximum)	none	1 per pound	2 per pound
Inert matter (maximum)**	2.0 percent	2.0 percent	2.0 percent
Prohibited noxious weed seeds	none	none	none
Objectionable weed seeds Germination	none 85.0 percent	none 85.0 percent	none 85.0 percent

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

**Objectionable weed seeds include those of buckhorn, dodder, hedge bindweed (wild morning glory), hoary alyssum, horsenettle, quackgrass, wild oats, wild vetch species, giant foxtail, wild radish, nightshade species, and cocklebur.

Notes

N.D. Admin Code 74-03-17-04

Adopted by Administrative Rules Supplement 2020-377, July 2020, effective 7/1/2020.

General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10

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