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The following (a) - ((
EXPEDITED RULES
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 16-302-385 Grass seed standards for certification.
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Victor Shaul, Washington State Department of Agriculture, 21 North 1st Avenue, Yakima, WA 98902, fax (509) 249-6950, e-mail vshaul@agr.wa.gov , AND RECEIVED BY December 22, 2009.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The purpose of this proposal is to use the expedited rule-making process to reformat the grass seed standards into a chart format and to add a missing footnote. The current version is not lined up correctly.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: The current version is not lined up correctly. This rule-making proposal corrects formatting issues.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 15.49.310 and 15.49.370(3).
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Washington state department of agriculture, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Implementation: Victor Shaul, Operations Manager, Yakima, (509) 249-6950; and Enforcement: Fawad Shah, Program Manager, Yakima, (509) 249-6959.
October 21, 2009
Kennith R. Harden
Assistant Director
OTS-2715.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 06-15-139, filed 7/19/06,
effective 8/19/06)
WAC 16-302-385
Grass seed standards for certification.
The seed standards for grass shall be as follows:
((SEED STANDARDS
REPRODUCTION AS PER |
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LB. |
LB. |
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Big Canby Kentucky Canada, Upland |
(A) (A) (A) (A) |
70 70 80 80 |
70 70 80 80 |
90 90 97 96 |
90 90 97 92 |
10 10 3 4 |
10 10 3 8 |
.05 .05 .05 .05 |
.3 .3 .3 .3 |
.1 .1 .1 .1 |
.5 .5 .5 .5 |
45 /lb. 45 /lb. 45 /lb. 45 /lb. |
454 /lb. 454 /lb. 454 /lb. 907 /lb. |
.25 .25 .25 .25 |
Smooth & Meadow Mountain & Sweet |
(C) (C) |
80 85 |
85 85 |
95 95 |
95 95 |
5 5 |
5 5 |
.05 .3 |
.3 (c) .3 (c) |
.1 .1 |
.5 1.0 |
9 /lb. 9 /lb. |
91 /lb. 91 /lb. |
.25 .25 |
Tall & Meadow Blue, Hard & Sheep (m) Turf Type (o) Reclamation/Range Type Chewings Red, Idaho and other Fescue |
(C) (C) (C) |
80 80 80 80 |
85 85 85 90 |
95 95 95 95 |
97 97 92 97 |
5 5 5 5 |
3 3 8 3 |
.03 .03 .03 .03 |
.3 (c) .3 (c) .3 (c) .3 (c) |
.1 .1 .1 .1 |
.5 .5 .5 .5 |
18 /lb. 9 /lb. 9 /lb. 9 /lb. |
91 /lb. 45 /lb. 45 /lb. 45 /lb. |
.25 .25 .25 .25 |
80 for |
penlate |
& latar |
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Pennfine |
(C) |
80 |
85 |
96 (k) |
97 (k) |
4 |
3 |
.1 |
.3 (c) |
.1 |
.5 |
9 /lb. |
45 /lb. |
.25 |
Beardless Bluebunch Intermediate, Tall Pubescent Western, R/S Streambank, Thickspike Slender Crested & Siberian |
(C) (C) (C) (C) (C) (S) (C) |
80 80 80 80 80 80 80 |
85 85 85 85 85 85 85 |
90 90 95 95 90 90 90 |
90 90 95 95 90 95 95 |
10 10 5 5 10 10 10 |
10 10 5 5 10 5 5 |
.1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 |
.3 (c) .3 (c) .3 (c) .3 (c) .3 (c) .3 (c) .3 (c) |
.1 (e) .1 (e) .1 (e) .1 (e) .1 (e) .1 (e) .1 (e) |
.5 (e) .5 (e) .5 (e) .5 (e) .5 (e)(p) .5 (e) .5 (e) |
9 /lb. 9 /lb. 9 /lb. 9 /lb. 9 /lb. 9 /lb. 9 /lb. |
45 /lb. 45 /lb. 45 /lb. 45 /lb. 45 /lb. 45 /lb. 45 /lb. |
.25 .25 .25 .25 .25(p) .25 .25 |
RICEGRASS |
(S) |
80 (j) |
80 (j) |
95 |
90 |
5 |
10 |
.3 |
.5 |
.5 |
1.0 |
9 /lb. |
45 /lb. |
.25 |
distans |
(C) |
80 |
80 |
90 |
95 |
5 |
5 |
.3 |
.5 |
.5 |
1.0 |
45 /lb. |
454 /lb. |
.25 |
CANARYGRASS GREEN (n) NEEDLEGRASS SWITCHGRASS |
(C) (C) (C) |
85 80 60 |
85 80 60 |
99 80 90 |
99 80 90 |
1 20 10 |
1 20 10 |
.1 .1 .5 |
.3 .3 (c) 1.5 |
1/lb. .1 .1 |
3/lb. .5 .25 |
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The following (a) - (((o))) (p) are notes to the above table.
| (a) | Not to exceed .25% other grass species for blue tag seed. |
| (b) | Grass seed must not contain more than 45/lb. for registered seed 91/lb. for certified seed, singly or collectively, of objectionable weed seeds. (See (f) of this subsection for certified bentgrass and redtop exemption.) Grass seed shall be free of the seed of prohibited noxious weeds. |
| (c) | A tolerance of 0.5% may be allowed for samples containing weedy bromus spp provided the total of all other weed seeds does not exceed 0.3%. |
| (d) | A standard tetrazolium (two hundred seed) test may be used in lieu of germination test. NOTE: State and federal seed laws require seed be labeled on a germination test. |
| (e) | A tolerance of 0.8% may be allowed in registered and certified wheatgrass containing small grain seed provided the total of all other crop seed does not exceed 0.1% for registered class and 0.5% for certified class. |
| (f) | Certified seed must not contain over 907 seeds per pound, singly or collectively, of the following weeds: Plantago spp., Big Mouse-ear Chickweed, Yarrow, Spotted Cat's Ear, and Dandelion. |
| (g) | A maximum of .50% weed seed may be allowed in certified bentgrass containing silver hairgrass provided the total of all other weed seed does not exceed .40%. |
| (h) | 1.50% other fine bentgrasses and .50% redtop may be allowed in certified bentgrass containing a minimum of 98.00% total bentgrass. |
| (i) | A crop exam is required for all registered and foundation class grass seeds. |
| (j) | Or 70% by Tz test. |
| (k) | Maximum other ryegrass allowed as determined by fluorescence test: Foundation 0.1%, registered 1%, certified 2% for annual and 3% for perennial containing a minimum of 97% total ryegrass. Acceptable fluorescence levels for specific varieties available upon request. |
| (l) | 85% minimum germination allowed on ryegrass varieties as designated by the breeder or variety owner. See list maintained by the seed program. |
| (m) | An ammonia test is required on hard, blue and sheep fescue to determine presence of other Fescue sp. Other fine-leaved fescue found in the ammonia test will be included with other crop not other grass species. |
| (n) | Total viability as allowed in WAC 16-302-170 can be substituted for germination percentage. |
| (o) | Turf type fescues 97% pure seed. Range/reclamation types 92% pure seed. Varietal designation of turf or range/reclamation types are to be made by the breeder or variety owner. If no designation is made, the variety will be considered a turf type. |
| (p) | 10% slender wheatgrass is allowed in the certified class of Critana, provided that the total of all other grass spp. does not exceed .25% and total other crop, including all other grass spp. does not exceed .50%. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310 and chapter 34.05 RCW. 06-15-139, § 16-302-385, filed 7/19/06, effective 8/19/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 34.05 RCW. 04-08-044, § 16-302-385, filed 3/31/04, effective 5/1/04. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW. 03-18-072, § 16-302-385, filed 8/29/03, effective 9/29/03; 02-12-060, § 16-302-385, filed 5/30/02, effective 6/30/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 00-24-077, § 16-302-385, filed 12/4/00, effective 1/4/01.]