Haw. Code R. § 4-67-6 - Extension of germination test date

The limitation on the date of test for agricultural and vegetable seed shall be extended to thirty-six months when all of the following conditions have been met:

(1) the seed was packaged in a hermetically-sealed container which does not allow water vapor penetration through any wall, including the seals, greater than 0.05 grams of water per twenty-four hours per one hundred square inches of surfare at 100° F. with a relative humidity (RH) on one side of ninety per cent and on the other side of zero per cent. Water vapor penetration (WVP) is measured by the standards of the United States Bureau of Standards as: gm H₂0/24 hour/100 square inch/100⁰ F./90% RH V .0% RH;

(2) The seed was packaged within nine months after harvest;

(3) The percentage of germination of vegetable seed at the time of packaging was equal to or above the standard as provided in § 4-67-14;

(4) The seed in the container does not exceed the percentage of moisture, on a weight basis, as listed in Table 1, "Maximum Percentage of Moisture Allowable by Weight in a Hermetically-Sealed Seed Container," dated June 18, 1992 located at the end of this chapter; and

(5) The container is labeled in accordance with the labeling requirements of § 4-67-5.

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Haw. Code R. § 4-67-6

[Eff. 7/13/81; am and comp] (Auth: HRS §§ 150-22, 150-23) (Imp: HRS §§ 150-23, 150-24, 150-25)