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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 16. Agriculture, Department of (See Titles 24, 60, and 142) |
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Chapter 16-302. General rules for seed certification. |
Section 16-302-050. Submitting an application for seed certification.
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- (1) Seed certification application due dates are:(a) For seed certified by the department: Alfalfa, clover, grasses and rapeseed (seedling applications) - Within sixty days of planting. Seedling applications will not be accepted if received more than one hundred five days after planting.(b) Hybrid canola or hybrid rapeseed – Fall plantings February 1; Spring plantings – Twenty-one days after planting.(c) Sunflower twenty-one days after planting.(d) Notification of a seedling field to be harvested for certification the same year of planting is due July 31 with the required fees.(i) Bean - July 1.(ii) Corn - June 1.(2) For seed certified by the WSCIA:(a) Field pea, chickpea, lentil, millet, and small grains (both winter and spring varieties) - June 1.(b) Buckwheat and soybean - July 1.(c) Sorghum - July 15.(d) Forest tree seed certification - Refer to specific crop requirements in chapter 16-319 WAC.(3) An application for seed certification must be submitted to the certifying agency each year a grower plans to produce seed for certification of annual crops (beans, peas, grain).(4) A renewal application for seed certification must be submitted to the certifying agency after a stand is established each year that a grower plans to produce seed for certification of perennial crops (alfalfa, clover, grass). Due dates for renewal applications are as follows:(a) Alfalfa and clover - June 15.(b) Grass - May 1.(5) Applications received after the due date are assessed a late application fee.(6) No renewal application for seed certification may be accepted after the due date if a field inspection cannot be conducted prior to harvest except at the discretion of the certifying agency.[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3), and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 14-20-050, § 16-302-050, filed 9/25/14, effective 10/26/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. WSR 00-24-077, § 16-302-050, filed 12/4/00, effective 1/4/01.]
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