PDFWAC 16-302-865

Seed standards for industrial hemp seed certification.

Seed standards for industrial hemp seed production crops are as follows:
 
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Pure seed (minimum)
98.00%
98.00%
98.00%
Other crop (maximum)
0.01%
0.03%
0.08%
Inert matter (maximum)*
2.00%
2.00%
2.00%
Weed seed (maximum)
0.10%
0.10%
0.10%
Other kinds (maximum)
0.01%
0.03%
0.07%
Other kinds (maximum)
2 per lb.
6 per lb.
10 per lb.
Other varieties (maximum)**
None found
0.01%
0.05%
Germination (minimum)
80.00%
80.00%
80.00%
*
Inert matter shall not contain more than 0.50% of material other than seed fragments.
**
Other varieties when distinguishable.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.120.030(3), 15.49.021, 15.49.310, and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 17-08-090, § 16-302-865, filed 4/5/17, effective 5/6/17.]