Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-4-403 - Noxious Weed Seeds

A. In addition to the noxious weeds prohibited in the "Federal Seed Act" a person shall not allow Class A, B, or C prohibited noxious weed seeds in seed regulated under this Article as prescribed under the provisions of R3-4-245 :
1. Acroptilon repens (L.) DC. - Russian knapweed;
2. Aegilops cylindrica Host. - Jointed goatgrass;
3. Ailanthus altissima - Tree of heaven;
3. 4. Alhagi maurorum - Camelthorn;
5. Arundo donax - Giant reed;

4. Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. - Alligator weed;

6. Asphodelus fistulosus - Onionweed;
7. Bothriochloa ischaemum - Yellow bluestem;
8. Brassica nigra - Black mustard;
9. Brassica tournefortii - Saharan mustard;
10. Bromus diandrus - Ripgut brome;
11. Bromus rubens - Red brome
12. Bromus tectorum - Cheatgrass

5. Cardaria pubescens (C.A. Mey) Jarmolenko - Hairy whitetop;

6. Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand-Maz - Lens podded hoary cress;

7. Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. - Globed-podded hoary cress (Whitetop);

8 13. Carduus acanthoides L. - Plumeless thistle;
14. Cardus nutans - Musk thistle;
15. Carrichtera annua - Ward's weed;
16. Cenchrus cilaris (Pennisetum ciliare) - Buffelgrass;
9 17. Cenchrus echinatus L. - Southern sandbur;
10 18. Cenchrus spinifex (C. incertus) - Field sandbur;
11 19. Centaurea calcitrapa L. - Purple starthistle;
20. Centaurea diffusa - Diffuse knapweed;

12. Centaurea iberica Trev. ex Spreng. - Iberian starthistle;

21. Centaurea melitensis - Malta starthistle;

13. Centaurea squarrosa Willd. - Squarrose knapweed;

14. Centaurea sulphurea L. - Sicilian starthistle;

15 22. Centaurea solstitialis L. - Yellow starthistle (St. Barnaby's thistle);

16. Centaurea diffusa L. - Diffuse knapweed;

17 23. Centaurea stoebe (C. maculosa). - Spotted knapweed;
18 24. Chondrilla juncea L. - Rush skeletonweed;
19 25. Cirsium arvense L. Scop. - Canada thistle;
26. Cirisium vulgare - Bull thistle;
20 27. Convolvulus arvensis L. - Field bindweed;

21. Coronopus squamatus (Forskal) Ascherson - Creeping wartcress (Coronopus);

22 28. Cucumis melo L. var. Dudaim Naudin - Dudaim melon (Queen Anne's melon);

23. Cuscuta spp. - Dodder;

24. Cyperus rotundus - Purple Nutgrass or Nutsedge;

25. Cyperus esculentus - Yellow Nutgrass or Nutsedge;

26. Drymaria arenarioides H.B.K. - Alfombrilla (Lightningweed);

27. Eichhornia azurea (SW) Kunth. - Anchored Waterhyacinth;

29. Eichornia crassipes - Floating water hyacinth;
30. Elaeagnus angustifolia - Russian olive;
28 31. Elymus repens - Quackgrass;
32. Eragrostis lehmanniana - Lehman's lovegrass;
29 33. Euphorbia esula L. - Leafy spurge;
34. Euryops subcarnosus - Sweet resinbush;
30 35. Halogeton glomeratus (M. Bieb.) C.A. Mey - Halogeton;

31. Helianthus ciliaris DC. - Texas Blueweed;

32 36. Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle - Hydrilla (Florida-elodea);

33. Ipomoea spp. - Morning glory. All species except Ipomoea carnea, Mexican bush morning glory; Ipomoea triloba, three-lobed morning glory (which is considered a restricted pest); Ipomoea aborescens, morning glory tree; Ipomea batatas - sweetpotato; Ipomoea quamoclit, Cypress Vine; Ipomoea noctiflora, Moonflower - Morning Glories, Cardinal Climber, Hearts and Honey Vine;

37. Ipomoea hederacea - Ivy-leaf mrning glory;
38. Ipomoea purpurea - Garden or common morning glory;
39. Ipomoea tricolor - Grannyvine;
40. Ipomoea triloba - Morning glory;
41. Ipomoea x leucantha - Morning glory;
34 42. Isatis tinctoria L. - Dyers woad;
43. Kochia scoparia - Kochia;
44. Lepidium draba (Crdaria draba) - Globed-podded hoary cress (Whitetop);
35 45. Linaria dalmatica (L. genistifolia var. dalmatica) - Dalmation toadflax;
36 46. Lythrum salicaria L. - Purple loosestrife;

37. Medicago polymorpha L. - Burclover;

47. Melinis repens - Natal grass;

38. Nassella trichotoma (Nees.) Hack. - Serrated tussock;

48. Oncosiphon pilulifer (O. piluliferum) - Stinknet (Globe chamomile);
39 49. Onopordum acanthium L. - Scotch thistle;
40 50. Orobanche ramosa L. - Branched broomrape;

41. Panicum repens L. - Torpedo grass;

42 51. Peganum harmala L. - African rue (Syrian rue);
52. Pennisetum setaceum - Fountain grass;
53. Searsia lancea - African sumac;

43. Portulaca oleracea L. - Common purslane;

44. Rorippa austriaca (Crantz.) Bess. - Austrian fieldcress;

45 54. Salvinia molesta - Giant Salvinia;

46. Senecio jacobaea L. - Tansy ragwort;

55. Sinapis arvensis - Wild mustard;

47. Solanum carolinense - Carolina horsenettle;

48. Solanum elaegnifolium - Silverleaf Nightshade;

49. Sonchus arvensis L. - Perennial sowthistle;

50. Solanum viarum Dunal - Tropical Soda Apple;

56. Sorghum halepense - Johnson-grass;

52. Stipa brachychaeta Godr. - Puna grass;

53. Striga spp. - Witchweed;

57. Tamarix spp. - Salt cedar

54. Trapa natans L. - Water-chestnut;

55 58. Tribulus terrestris L. - Puncturevine;
59. Ulmus pumila - Siberian elm.
B. A person shall not allow the following restricted noxious weeds, as a contaminant, in certified or registered seed:
1. Amaranthus spp. - Pigweeds;
1 2. Avena fatua - Wild oat;

2. Brassica campestris - Bird rape: 30;

3. Brassica juncea - Indian mustard: 30;

4. Brassica niger - Black mustard: 30;

5. Brassica rapa - Field mustard: 30;

3. Brassica spp. - Cabbage and mustards;
6 4. Cenchrus spp. - Sandburs;
5. Centaurea spp. - Thistles;
6. Cuscuta spp. - Dodder;
7. Cyperus spp. - Sedges;

7. Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms - Floating waterhyacinth: 10;

8. Euryops sunbcarnosus subsp. vulgaris - Sweet resinbush: 10;

9 8. Ipomoea spp. - Morning glories;
9. Lepidium spp. - Cresses and worts;
10. Medicago spp. - Burclovers;
11. Nassella spp. - Needlegrasses;
12. Poa annua - Annual bluegrass;

10. Rumex crispus - Curly dock: 30;

11 13. Salsola kali var. tenuifolia - Russian thistle;

12. Sinapis arvensis - Charlock or Wild mustard: 30; and

13. Sida hederacea - Alkali mallow: 30.

14. Solanum spp. - Niteshades;
15. Xanthium spp. - Cockleburs.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-4-403
Adopted effective December 21, 1981 (Supp. 81-6). Former Section R3-4-112 renumbered without change as Section R3-4-403 (Supp. 89-1). Section R3-4-403 renumbered from R3-1-403 (Supp. 91-4). Section R3-4-403 repealed, new Section R3-4-403 renumbered from R3-4-405 and amended effective July 10, 1995 (Supp. 95-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 1464, effective June 2, 2007 (Supp. 07-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 3932, effective 2/4/2024.

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