PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: October 11, 1999.
Purpose: Provides for the application, fees and standards in the seed certification program for buckwheat, chickpea, field pea, lentil, millet, soybean, sorghum and small grain seeds in chapter 16-316 WAC.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 16-316-474, 16-316-717, and 16-316-727.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 15.49.310 and 15.49.370(3).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-13-184 on June 23, 1999, and WSR 99-20-024 on September 28, 1999.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Fees have been adjusted to comply with the Washington state fiscal growth factor.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
October 11, 1999
James M. Jesernig
Director
OTS-2938.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 98-12-032, filed 5/28/98,
effective 6/28/98)
WAC 16-316-474
Buckwheat -- Chickpea -- Field
pea -- Lentil -- Millet -- Soybean -- Sorghum -- Small grain -- Application
and fees.
(1) An application for seed certification with application fee, field inspection fee, and late application fee (if due) for each field shall be filed by or for each grower with Washington State Crop Improvement Association, Inc., the certifying agency for seeds of buckwheat, chickpea (garbanzo beans), field pea, lentil, millet, soybean, sorghum and small grains.
(2) Due dates:
(a) Buckwheat - June 1
(b) Field pea - June 1
(c) Chickpea - June 1
(d) Lentil - June 1
(e) Millet - June 1
(f) Soybean - July 1
(g) Sorghum - July 15
(h) Small grains - June 1 for both winter varieties and spring varieties.
(i) After due date, an application with late application fee may be accepted for service.
(3) Fees:
| (a) Application fee per variety per grower . . . . . . . . . . . . | (( |
| (b) Field inspection fee per acre except millet and hybrid sorghum . . . . . . . . . . . . |
(( |
| (c) Millet - first acre . . . . . . . . . . . . | (( |
| - each additional acre . . . . . . . . . . . . | (( |
| (d) Hybrid sorghum - first acre . . . . . . . . . . . . | (( |
| - each additional acre . . . . . . . . . . . . | (( |
| (e) Special field inspection fee per acre . . . . . . . . . . . . | (( |
| (f) Late application fee . . . . . . . . . . . . | (( |
| (g) Reinspection fee . . . . . . . . . . . . | (( |
| minimum for each field which did not pass field inspection
plus $ 0.40 for each acre over twenty-five. The reinspection
fee for isolation requirements only for a field of any size is . . . . . . . . . . . . (( |
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| (h) Final certification fee . . . . . . . . . . . . | $0.225 |
| per cwt. of clean seed sampled, which shall be charged to | |
| conditioning plant, or production fee . . . . . . . . . . . . | $0.105 |
| per cwt. of production from fields inspected which is utilized for seed, which shall be charged to the grower or the final seller prior to brokerage, retail sale, sale to plant not approved for conditioning certified seed, or transshipment out-of-state. | |
| (i) Sampling fee . . . . . . . . . . . . | $0.105 |
| per cwt. of clean seed sampled, with minimum charge of ten dollars per sample, which shall be charged to conditioning plant in lieu of mechanical sampling. | |
(5) Harvest before field inspection causes forfeitures of both the application and field inspection fees, and completion of certification.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310 and 15.49.370(3). 98-12-032, § 16-316-474, filed 5/28/98, effective 6/28/98; 97-16-026, § 16-316-474, filed 7/29/97, effective 8/29/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310. 96-14-091, § 16-316-474, filed 7/2/96, effective 8/2/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310 and 15.49.370(3). 95-22-037 (Order 5087), § 16-316-474, filed 10/25/95, effective 11/25/95. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.49 RCW. 94-12-046 (Order 5045), § 16-316-474, filed 5/27/94, effective 6/27/94; 93-24-043 (Order 5019), § 16-316-474, filed 11/23/93, effective 12/24/93; 92-13-027 (Order 2093), § 16-316-474, filed 6/9/92, effective 7/10/92; 90-12-098 (Order 2041), § 16-316-474, filed 6/5/90, effective 7/6/90; 89-11-078 (Order 2005), § 16-316-474, filed 5/22/89; 85-11-004 (Order 1851), § 16-316-474, filed 5/2/85. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310, 15.49.370 and 15.49.400. 83-11-031 (Order 1798), § 16-316-474, filed 5/16/83. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.49 RCW. 81-15-032 (Order 1744), § 16-316-474, filed 7/10/81; 78-03-110 (Order 1563), § 16-316-474, filed 3/1/78, effective 4/1/78; Order 1458, § 16-316-474, filed 5/13/76; Order 1366, § 16-316-474, filed 6/12/74; Order 1312, § 16-316-474, filed 4/24/73; Order 1254, § 16-316-474, filed 4/13/72, effective 5/14/72.]
(1) Field pea - land, isolation, and field standards:
| LAND | ISOLATION | FIELD | ||
| CLASS | MINIMUM YEARS |
MINIMUM FEET |
OFF-TYPE MAXIMUM PLANTS/ACRE |
OTHER CROP MAXIMUM PLANTS/ACRE |
| Foundation | 5* | 100** | None found | None found*** |
| Registered | 3* | 100** | 10 | None found*** |
| Certified | 2* | 25** | 20 | None found*** |
| ** | Reduce to three feet from fields producing a certified class of the same variety. In addition, each field pea field for certification must be isolated from small grain fields by three feet. To prevent mechanical field mixing of swathed field pea seedcrop, the planting of small grain between field pea fields, except for three feet of isolation, is recommended. |
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MINIMUM Austrian pea |
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| *** | For spring peas, no Austrian pea or rye is permitted. For Austrian peas, no rye is permitted. |
(2) Field pea - seed standards:
| CLASS | OFF-TYPE MAXIMUM % |
PURE SEED MINIMUM % |
INERT MAXIMUM % |
OTHER CROP MAXIMUM % |
WEED MAXIMUM % |
GERMINATION
MINIMUM % |
| Foundation | None found | 99.00 | 1.00 | None found | None found | 85 |
| Registered | None found | 99.00 | 1.00 | None found | 0.25** | 85 |
| Certified | 0.03 | 99.00 | 1.00 | 0.10* | 0.25** | 85 |
| * | For spring peas, no Austrian pea or rye is permitted. For Austrian peas, no rye is permitted. |
| ** | Other tolerance for weed seed: |
OBJECTIONABLE WEED SEED MAXIMUM |
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| Registered | 1/lb |
| Certified | 2/lb |
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.49 RCW. 94-12-046 (Order 5045), § 16-316-717, filed 5/27/94, effective 6/27/94; 93-24-043 (Order 5019), § 16-316-717, filed 11/23/93, effective 12/24/93; 92-13-027 (Order 2093), § 16-316-717, filed 6/9/92, effective 7/10/92; 81-15-032 (Order 1744), § 16-316-717, filed 7/10/81.]
(1) Chickpea - land, isolation, and field standards:
| Land Requirements (1) (minimum years) |
Isolation (min feet) |
Off-type (plants/acre) |
Other Crop (2) (plants/acre) |
Noxious (3) Weeds |
Ascochyta Blight (4) (plants/acre) |
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| Class | ||||||
| Foundation | 3 | 100 | none found | none found | none found | none found |
| Registered | (( |
50 | 5 | none found | none found | none found |
| Certified | (( |
25 | 10 | none found | none found | 10 |
| (1) | Shall not have been planted to chickpeas for three years for foundation class, and two years for registered and certified class, unless the previous crop is of the same variety and passed certification field standards of the same or higher generation. |
| (2) | Inseparable other crops. |
| (3) | Prohibited, restricted, and other weeds difficult to separate must be controlled. |
| (4) | None found in all classes of nontolerant varieties. Planting seedstock shall be treated with Thiabendazole (2-(4-triazoyl) benzimidazole. |
| Foundation and registered class fields must have two field inspections. One at bloom stage and one at late pod stage. Certified class fields must have one inspection at bloom stage plus another at pod stage if ascochyta blight is observed during the bloom stage inspection. |
| Pure seed | Inert | Other crop | Weed seed | Germination | |
| Class (7) | |||||
| Foundation | 99.00% | 1.0% | none found | none found | 85% |
| Registered | 99.00% | 1.0% | none found | none found | 85% |
| Certified | 99.00% | 1.0% | 2 seeds/lb (5) | 2 seeds/lb (6) | 85% |
| (5) | None found for Austrian pea, rye, or vetch. |
| (6) | None found for nightshade berries or prohibited noxious weed seeds. |
| (7) | All classes shall be treated with Thiabendazole (2-(4-thiazoyl) benzimidazole at the labeled rate.) |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.310 and 15.49.370 (3) and (4). 95-22-036 (Order 5086), § 16-316-727, filed 10/25/95, effective 11/25/95. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.49 RCW. 94-12-046 (Order 5045), § 16-316-727, filed 5/27/94, effective 6/27/94; 93-24-043 (Order 5019), § 16-316-727, filed 11/23/93, effective 12/24/93; 92-13-027 (Order 2093), § 16-316-727, filed 6/9/92, effective 7/10/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.370. 82-08-034 (Order 1758), § 16-316-727, filed 3/31/82, effective 5/1/82.]