N.D. Admin Code 74-03-07.1-03 - 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 buckwheat fields
producing certified seed must be isolated by at least six hundred sixty feet
[201.17 meters] from buckwheat 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.
Maximum Tolerance | |||
Factor | Foundation | Registered | Certified |
Other varieties * | 1:10,000 | 1:5,000 | 1:2,000 |
Inseparable other crops | 1:10,000 | 1:10,000 | 1:5,000 |
Prohibited weed seeds ** | 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.
Notes
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-53-11
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-53-11, 4.1-53-42
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