N.D. Admin Code 74-03-07.1-04 - Seed standards

	Standards for Each Class
Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Pure seed (minimum)	99.0 percent	99.0 percent	99.0 percent
Total weed seeds (maximum)	2 per pound	5 per pound	10 per pound
Other varieties *	1 per 2 pounds	1 per pound	3 per pound
Other crop seeds (maximum)	1 per 2 pounds	1 per pound	3 per pound
Inert matter (maximum)**	1.0 percent	1.0 percent	1.0 percent
Prohibited weed seeds ***	none	none	none
Objectionable weed seeds (maximum) ****	1 per 2 pounds	1 per 2 pounds	2 per pound
Germination	85.0 percent	85.0 percent	85.0 percent

* Other varieties shall not include variants characteristic of the variety.

** Foreign matter other than broken seed may not exceed 0.2 percent.

*** Including the seeds of quackgrass.

**** Objectionable weed seeds shall include the following: dodder, wild oats, hedge bindweed (wild morning glory), giant ragweed (kinghead), falseflax, and dragonhead.

Notes

N.D. Admin Code 74-03-07.1-04

Effective May 1, 1986; amended effective September 1, 2002; January 2, 2006; July 1, 2010; October 1, 2012.

General Authority: NDCC 4.1-53-11

Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-53-11, 4.1-53-42