PDFWAC 16-322-012

Definitions.

(1) "Certified planting stock" means planting stock produced directly from registered planting stock in compliance with this chapter.
(2) "Department" means the Washington state department of agriculture.
(3) "Foundation planting stock" means planting stock originating directly from healthy clones maintained by Washington State University or other equivalent sources approved by the department.
(4) "Mint flea beetle" means the insect Langitarsus ferrugineus.
(5) "Mint planting stock" means any plant or propagative plant part of the genus Mentha.
(6) "Mint root borer" means the insect Fumibotys fumalis.
(7) "Mint rust" means the disease caused by the fungal organism Puccinia menthae Pers.
(8) "Mint stem borer" means the insect Pseudogaris nigrina.
(9) "Noxious weed" means a plant that when established is highly destructive, competitive, or difficult to control by cultural or chemical practices.
(10) "Off-type" means appearing under visual examination to be different from the species or variety listed on the application for registration or certification, or exhibiting symptoms of a genetic or nontransmissible disorder.
(11) "Registered planting stock" means planting stock produced directly from foundation planting stock in compliance with this chapter.
(12) "Root knot nematode" means the nematode Meloidogyne hapla.
(13) "Root lesion nematode" means any nematode of the genus Pratylenchus.
(14) "Strawberry root weevil" means the insect Otiorhynchus ovatus.
(15) "Verticillium wilt" means the disease caused by the fungus Verticillium dahliae.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.14 RCW. WSR 00-23-095, § 16-322-012, filed 11/21/00, effective 12/22/00; WSR 85-15-017 (Order 1865), § 16-322-012, filed 7/8/85; Order 1017, Regulation 1, filed 5/20/66; Order 952, Regulation 1, filed 6/4/62.]