 |
Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
 |
Title 16. Agriculture, Department of (See Titles 24, 60, and 142) |
|
Chapter 16-302. General rules for seed certification. |
Section 16-302-465. Land requirements and field standards for woody plants, Forbes, and other reclamation species.
Latest version.
- (1) The life of a stand shall be unlimited as long as seventy-five percent of the plants present in the stand are those that were planted originally.(2) To be eligible for the production of certified class of seed, a field must not have grown or been seeded to the same species during the previous four years for foundation, three years for registered, and two years for certified.(3) A seed field inspection must be made the year of establishment and at least once each year that seed is to be harvested. This inspection will be made at a time when plant development allows for the detection of factors such as off-type varieties and weed contamination.(4) Isolation for seed production the minimum distance from a different variety or wild hybridizing populations are as follows:Volunteer plants may be cause for rejection or reclassification of a seed field.(5) Specific field tolerances:[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, § 16-302-465, 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, § 16-302-465, filed 12/4/00, effective 1/4/01.]