WSR 17-08-090
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Filed April 5, 2017, 8:35 a.m., effective May 6, 2017]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: This rule-making order amends chapter 16-302 WAC, General rules for seed certification and chapter 16-303 WAC, Seed assessment, fees for seed services and seed certification. These amendments modify the existing seed certification rules to include industrial hemp by establishing the requirements, standards, and fees for participation in the voluntary industrial hemp seed certification program.
RCW 15.120.030(3) allows the department to adopt rules for administration of an industrial hemp seed certification program pursuant to chapter 15.49 RCW.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 16-302-050, 16-302-460, 16-302-465, 16-302-470, 16-303-200, and 16-303-320.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 15.120.030(3), 15.49.021, and 15.49.310.
Other Authority: Chapter 34.05 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-05-113 on February 15, 2017.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 6, Amended 6, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: April 5, 2017.
Derek I. Sandison
Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 14-20-050, filed 9/25/14, effective 10/26/14)
WAC 16-302-050 Submitting an application for seed certification.
(1) Seed certification application due dates are:
(a) For seed certified by the department: Alfalfa, clover, grasses and rapeseed (seedling applications) - Within sixty days of planting. Seedling applications will not be accepted if received more than one hundred five days after planting.
(b) Hybrid canola or hybrid rapeseed - Fall plantings February 1st; Spring plantings - Twenty-one days after planting.
(c) Sunflower twenty-one days after planting.
(d) Notification of a seedling field to be harvested for certification the same year of planting is due July 31st with the required fees.
(i) Bean - July 1st.
(ii) Corn - June 1st.
(iii) Industrial hemp - Twenty-one days after planting.
(2) For seed certified by the Washington state crop improvement association (WSCIA):
(a) Field pea, chickpea, lentil, millet, and small grains (both winter and spring varieties) - June 1st.
(b) Buckwheat and soybean - July 1st.
(c) Sorghum - July 15th.
(d) Forest tree seed certification - Refer to specific crop requirements in chapter 16-319 WAC.
(3) An application for seed certification must be submitted to the certifying agency each year a grower plans to produce seed for certification of annual crops (beans, peas, grain).
(4) A renewal application for seed certification must be submitted to the certifying agency after a stand is established each year that a grower plans to produce seed for certification of perennial crops (alfalfa, clover, grass). Due dates for renewal applications are as follows:
(a) Alfalfa and clover - June 15th.
(b) Grass - May 1st.
(5) Applications received after the due date are assessed a late application fee.
(6) No renewal application for seed certification may be accepted after the due date if a field inspection cannot be conducted prior to harvest except at the discretion of the certifying agency.
Woody Plants and ((Forbes)) Forbs Certification Standards
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 14-20-050, filed 9/25/14, effective 10/26/14)
WAC 16-302-460 Standards for woody plants, ((Forbes)) forbs, and other reclamation species certification.
(1) The general seed certification definitions and standards in this chapter are basic and together with WAC 16-302-465 through 16-302-470 constitute the standards for woody plants and ((Forbes)) forbs certification.
(2) Fees for seed certification are assessed ((by the certifying agency)) as established in chapter 16-303 WAC.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 14-20-050, filed 9/25/14, effective 10/26/14)
WAC 16-302-465 Land requirements and field standards for woody plants, ((Forbes)) forbs, and other reclamation species.
(1) The life of a stand shall be unlimited as long as seventy-five percent of the plants present in the stand are those that were planted originally.
(2) To be eligible for the production of certified class of seed, a field must not have grown or been seeded to the same species during the previous four years for foundation, three years for registered, and two years for certified.
(3) A seed field inspection must be made the year of establishment and at least once each year that seed is to be harvested. This inspection will be made at a time when plant development allows for the detection of factors such as off-type varieties and weed contamination.
(4) Isolation for seed production the minimum distance from a different variety or wild hybridizing populations are as follows:
 
Minimum of isolation-feet:
 
Fields of 2 acres or less
Fields of more than 2 acres
Foundation & registered
400
200
Certified
200
100
Volunteer plants may be cause for rejection or reclassification of a seed field.
(5) Specific field tolerances:
 
Maximum ((ration)) ratio of heads or plants
Factor
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Other varieties & off type
1/1000
1/500
1/250
Other kinds
1/2000
1/1000
1/500
(Inseparable other species)
 
 
 
Prohibited noxious weeds
None found
None found
None found
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 14-20-050, filed 9/25/14, effective 10/26/14)
WAC 16-302-470 Seed standards for woody plants, ((Forbes)) forbs, and other reclamation species.
SEED STANDARDS
Crop
Minimum % Germination
Minimum % Pure seed
Maximum % Inert
Maximum % Weeds (a)
Maximum % Other crops
 
F/R
C
F/R
C
F/R
C
F/R
C
F/R
C
Small burnet
80
80
95
95
5
5
0.10
.2
.1
.25
Purple prairie clover
60(b)
60(b)
95
95
5
5
0.20
.5
.1
.25
Bitterbrush, antelope
75
75
95
95
5
5
0.10(a)
0.20
0.40
0.15(g)
1.25
0.50(g)
Balsamroot, arrowleaf sclerotinia
85
85
99
98
1.00
0
2.00
1/lb
0.02
0.04
0.10
0.20
Saltbush, four-wing
30
30
85
85
15
15
0.25(a)
.5(a)
.40
.15(g)
1.25
.50(g)
Gallardia(d)
60
60
90
90
10
10
0.20(a)
1.00(a)
.20
.10(g)
2.00
.25(g)
Prairie blazingstar or Gayfeather, thickspike
(Liatris pycnostachya)(d)
60
60
85
80
15
20
0.30(a)
0.30(a)
0.20
0.10(g)
2.00
0.25(g)
Kochia, prostrate, forage
Restricted noxious weeds
35
35
65
65
35
35
0.10
45/lb
0.20
91/lb
9/lb
25/lb
Artemesia sage, Louisiana sagebrush,
big mountain
 
sage, pitcher's (Salvia)
30
50
 
 
25
30
50
 
 
25
80
10
 
 
90
80
10
 
 
90
20
90
 
 
10
20
90
 
 
10
0.25
0.25(a)
 
 
0.30(a)
0.50(a)
0.50(a)
 
 
0.30(a)
0.40
0.40
0.25(g)
 
0.20(c)
0.10(g)
1.25
1.25
0.75(g)
 
2.00(c)
25(g)
Milkvetch, cicer
Alfalfa & sweet clover
Restricted noxious
Sclerotia
75
70
99
98
1
 
 
0.10
2
 
 
0.10
0.01(a)
 
 
None
0.20(a)
 
 
9/lb
0.01
9/lb
 
0.10(g)
0.20
45/lb
 
0.50(g)
Lupine
Restricted noxious
80
80
98
98
2
2
0.25
0
0.50
9/lb
0.10
0.40
Mountain mahogany
60
60
85
85
15
15
0.25(a)
0.50(a)
0.40
0.15(g)
1.25
0.75(g)
Penstemon spp.
80(d)
80(d)
90
90
10
10
0.20
1.00
0.20(c)
90/lb(e)
2.00(c)
180/lb(e)
Prairie-coneflower
60
60
90
90
10
10
0.20(a)
1.00
(a)
0.20(c)
0.10(g)
2(c)
2.00(g)
Safflower
-
85
-
99
-
1
-(a)
10(a)
-
1 in 2lbs(f)
0.10
1 in 1 lb(f)
Sainfoin
Restricted noxious weeds
-
80
99
99
1
2
0.10(a)
0.20
9/lb
0
0.10
Sand-reed, prairie
70
70
90
90
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.25
0.10
0.50
Winterfat
40
40
60
60
40
40
0.25
0.50
40
0.15(g)
1.25
0.75(g)
(a)
Must be free prohibited and restricted noxious weed seed.
(b)
Includes total germination and hard seed.
(c)
Never to exceed 0.25% other ((Forbes)) forbs.
(d)
Total viability by TZ.
(e)
Sweet clover.
(f)
Barley, oats, rye, triticale, or wheat.
(g)
Other varieties or kinds.
Standards for ((Certified)) Industrial Hemp Seed Certification
NEW SECTION
WAC 16-302-840 Standards for industrial hemp seed production.
(1) The general seed certification definitions and standards in this chapter are basic and together with WAC 16-302-845 through 16-302-865 constitute the standards for industrial hemp seed certification.
(2) Fees for seed certification are assessed as established in chapter 16-303 WAC.
(3) All growers of industrial hemp certified seed crops are required to be licensed under the department's industrial hemp licensing rules adopted under chapter 15.120 RCW.
(4) Only varieties of industrial hemp approved by the department shall be eligible for certification. An approved variety must be a variety recognized by an international organization recognized by the department, such as the association of official seed certifying agencies or the organization for economic cooperation and development (OECD) seed scheme.
(5) The allowable area of an industrial hemp seed crop area or seed production field may be determined and limited by the department under the terms of rules adopted under chapter 15.120 RCW.
(6) All industrial hemp fields established for seed certification shall be planted with thirty-inch row spacing to facilitate inspection, roguing, and harvesting.
(7) Growers must post signage approved by the department on at least four sides, including the main entry point of each authorized field.
(8) Growers are required to obtain tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) test results as required by rules adopted under chapter 15.120 RCW.
NEW SECTION
WAC 16-302-845 Definitions specific to industrial hemp seed production.
"Dioecious type" means a type of industrial hemp that has male and female flowers on separate plants.
"Industrial hemp" means all parts and varieties of the genera Cannabis, cultivated or possessed by a grower, whether growing or not, that contain a THC concentration of 0.3 percent or less by dry weight. Industrial hemp does not include plants of the genera Cannabis that meet the definition of "marijuana" as defined in RCW 69.50.101.
"Industrial hemp seed production" means an industrial hemp seed production field established with an appropriate generation of certified seed intended to produce a subsequent generation of certified seed.
"Monoecious type" means a type of industrial hemp that has male and female flowers on the same plant.
"Too male" means an intersexual plant that exceeds the ratio of male and female flowers as described in the variety description.
"Unisexual female" means a monoecious type of industrial hemp plant that has sterile male and fertile female flowers.
"Unisexual female hybrid" means a hybrid where the A line is a unisexual female type and the B line produces male fertile flowers.
"Variety" means a subdivision of a kind that is distinct, uniform, and stable; "distinct" in the sense that the variety can be differentiated by one or more identifiable morphological, physiological, or other characteristics from all other varieties of public knowledge; "uniform" in the sense that variations in essential and distinctive characteristics are describable; and "stable" in the sense that the variety will remain unchanged in its essential and distinctive characteristics and its uniformity when reproduced or reconstituted as required by the different categories of varieties.
"Volunteer plant" means an industrial hemp plant that results from a previous crop.
NEW SECTION
WAC 16-302-850 Land requirements for industrial hemp seed certification.
Land requirements for the production of an industrial hemp seed crop are as follows:
(1) Crops must not be planted on land where foreseeable volunteer growth from a previous crop may cause contamination detrimental to certification.
(2) Fields for foundation and registered classes must not be planted on land which in the previous five years grew a different crop of industrial hemp or marijuana.
(3) Crops for certified class must not be planted on land which in the previous three years produced a crop of industrial hemp or marijuana.
NEW SECTION
WAC 16-302-855 Isolation requirements for industrial hemp seed certification.
Isolation requirements for industrial hemp seed production are as follows:
(1) Isolation areas must be kept free of any harmful plants that can cause contamination. Not more than one plant per eleven square feet of harmful contaminants (species that can cross pollinate with the inspected crop) is permitted within the required isolation distance(s) adjacent to the inspected crop. The conditions of each crop are assessed by the department, which may alter this standard, usually by reducing the number of contaminant plants permitted per square yard, according to identified contamination risks.
(2) Foundation, registered and certified industrial hemp must be isolated from any marijuana production licensed by the liquor and cannabis board by a distance of fifteen miles.
(3) Industrial hemp seed production crops for certification must be isolated from all other industrial hemp varieties or fields not meeting the varietal purity requirements for certification as follows:
Inspected Crop
Isolation Factor
Isolation Distance in Feet
Dioecious type:
Foundation and Registered
Different varieties of industrial hemp
16,150
Noncertified industrial hemp
16,150
Lower certified class of same variety
6,460
Same class of same variety
3
Dioecious type:
Certified
Different varieties of industrial hemp
16,150
Noncertified industrial hemp
16,150
Certified class of the same variety
3
Monoecious type and hybrids:
Foundation and Registered
Dioecious variety of industrial hemp
16,150
Noncertified industrial hemp
16,150
Different varieties of monoecious or female hybrid
6,460
Certified class of same variety
3
Monoecious type and hybrids:
Certified
Dioecious variety of industrial hemp
3,230
Noncertified industrial hemp
3,230
Different varieties of monoecious or female hybrid
646
Certified class of same variety
3
NEW SECTION
WAC 16-302-860 Field inspection standards and tolerances for industrial hemp seed certification.
(1) Industrial hemp seed production crop fields shall be inspected by the department in three stages.
(a) The first inspection should be conducted before female (pistillate) flowers of the inspected crop are receptive and after the formation of male (staminate) flowers before pollen is shed.
(b) The second inspection should be conducted during the receptive stage of the female plants in the inspected field, normally within three weeks of first inspection.
(c) The third inspection should be conducted within ten days prior to harvest. The grower must notify the department of anticipated harvest date. Fields not harvested within ten days of the third inspection will require an additional inspection and THC test.
(d) Isolation areas will be inspected for volunteer plants and harmful contaminants at each department inspection.
(2) Off-type male flowers must be removed by the grower prior to producing pollen and evidence of removal must be identifiable during the department's crop inspection.
Rogued male flowers must be removed from the field and buried or otherwise destroyed by the grower to prevent pollen production.
(3) If dioecious male plants start flowering before removal from field, all plants around them must be destroyed by the grower within a radius of ten feet for foundation seed, six feet for registered seed and three feet for certified seed.
If dioecious male plants or if other off-type male flowers are found to be shedding pollen during any inspection, an additional inspection will be required within seven days to verify adequate control of detrimental pollen. An additional reinspection fee will be assessed by the department.
(4) Plant samples will be taken by the department for THC testing at the third inspection. Test results in excess of 0.3% THC will be cause for rejection and the field may be subject to destruction.
The seed crop for certification may be harvested after the third inspection and the THC sample has been submitted for testing. However, no seed or other industrial hemp by-products may be transported off of the registered land area until THC testing with a result of 0.3% THC or less has been received and a release notice to the grower has been issued by the department.
(5) Intersexual plant type ratios shall not exceed the limits when defined in the variety description by the breeder.
(6) Excessive weeds or other factors that prevent varietal purity and identity determination shall be cause for the department to reject the affected field for certification purposes.
(7) Fields planted in such a manner that prevents inspector access shall be cause for the department to reject the affected field for certification purposes unless the grower remedies the condition in a timely manner as required by the department.
(8) Maximum impurity standards must not be exceeded based on six replicated counts of ten thousand plants according to the following table:
 
Maximum impurity standards per 10,000 plants
 
Maximum number of "too male" monoecious plants
Maximum number of dioecious male plants shedding pollen
Maximum number of other impurities including other varieties
Dioecious type: Foundation
-
-
3
Dioecious type: Registered and Certified
-
-
10
Monoecious: Foundation
500
1
3
Monoecious: Registered
1000
2
10
Monoecious: Certified
2000
100
10
NEW SECTION
WAC 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.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-19-065, filed 9/17/12, effective 10/18/12)
WAC 16-303-200 Seed program testing fees.
Seed testing fees are as follows:
(((1)))
Category
Crop kind
PURITY
GERM/1
TZ
Additional Crops in each
Category/2
1
Agricultural Grasses
40.00
25.00
45.00
Alkaligrass, Bermudagrass, Canarygrass, Foxtail, Switchgrass, Timothy, Zoysia
2
Alfalfa & Clover
31.00
27.00
45.00
Alfalfa, Black Medic, Clover, Lupine, Milkvetch, Sainfoin, Trefoil
3
Beans
29.00
27.00
45.00
Beans
4
Beets
42.00
47.00
45.00
Beets, Swiss chard, Spinach
5
Bentgrass, redtop
72.00
38.00
45.00
Bentgrass, Redtop
6
Bluegrass
49.00
33.00
45.00
Bluegrass, all types
7
Brassica Species
75.00
38.00
45.00
Brassica Species
8
Brome
51.00
27.00
45.00
Brome: Mountain, Smooth, Meadow
9
Fescue
40.00
27.00
45.00
Fescue: Tall and Meadow
10
Fescue, all others
49.00
27.00
45.00
Fescue: Arizona, Blue, Blue Hard, Chewings, Creeping, Hard, Idaho, Red, Sheep
11
Flax
31.00
27.00
45.00
Lewis flax
12
Industrial hemp
50.00
40.00
45.00
 
13
Orchardgrass
55.00
29.00
45.00
Orchardgrass
((13))
14
Peas and other large seeded legumes
31.00
27.00
45.00
Peas, Chickpeas, Lentil, Vetch
((14))
15
Primrose
31.00
27.00
45.00
Primrose
((15))
16
Ryegrass
49.00
25.00
45.00
Ryegrass, (Perennial or Annual)
((16))
17
Small burnet
31.00
27.00
45.00
Small burnet
((17))
18
Sudangrass
31.00
27.00
45.00
Sudangrass
((18))
19
Vegetables
31.00
27.00
49.00
Vegetables: Arugula, Asparagus, Cantaloupe, Carrot, Celery, Corn, Coriander, Cucumber, Dill, Eggplant, Endive, Leek, Lettuce, Okra, Onion, Parsley, Parsnip, Pepper, Pumpkin, Radish, Squash, Tomato, Watermelon
((19))
20
Grains
31.00
27.00
45.00
Wheat, Triticale, Sunflower, Sorghum, Safflower, Rye, Rice, Millet, Buckwheat, Barley, Oats, Emmer, Spelt
((20))
21
Wheatgrass, Wildrye, other native species Group A
84.00
33.00
45.00
Bluestem, Buffalograss, Lovegrass, Penstemon, Sand dropseed, Sideoats, Squirreltail; Intermediate, Pubescent, Tall, Thickspike, Slender, and Western wheatgrasses; Small-seeded wildrye
22
Wheatgrass, Wildrye, other native species and flowers Group B
75.00
33.00
45.00
Bitterbrush, Echinacea, Indian ricegrass, Junegrass, Kochia, Oatgrass, Indian ricegrass, Blue and other large-seeded wildrye, Crested and Siberian wheatgrasses
23
Wheatgrass, Wildrye, other native species and flowers Group C
75.00
123.00((*)) /3
45.00
Green needlegrass, Needle & Thread, Penstemon ((*(Germination requires 400 seed TZ according to AOSA Rules)))
/1 Standard 400 seed germination test.
(((2))) /2 Crops not listed in the above table will be charged by the category that they fit into.
/3 Germination requires 400 seed TZ according to AOSA rules.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-19-065, filed 9/17/12, effective 10/18/12)
WAC 16-303-320 Certification fees for seed certified by the department.
Seed certification fees apply to seed classes identified in WAC 16-302-015, as follows:
(1) Fees apply to both new and renewal applications.
The seed processor is responsible for seed certification fees including sampling, testing, production and final certification fees, and may accept responsibility for any other additional fees associated with certification. Fees for services such as O.E.C.D. and sod quality, etc., are in addition to the fees listed in this section.
Seed
Application Fee 1/
Seedling field
inspection fee
Seedling
producing or field
inspection Fee 2/
Late
Application
Penalty Fee
Reinspection Fee
(other than
isolation)
Production
Fee (includes
tagging) 7/10/11/
Seed shipped
Out-of-State (uncleaned)
Alfalfa, Red clover, White clover and Trefoil
$32.25 per variety per grower
$54.00 per field
$2.00 per acre
$50.00
$58.00 per field
$0.57/cwt. 5/
$0.22/cwt.
Annual grasses
$32.25 per field
N/A
$2.00 per acre
$50.00 per field
$58.00 per field
$0.45/cwt.
$0.22
Bean
$32.25 per variety per grower
N/A
$2.00 per acre 3/
(one inspection)
$4.00 per acre 4/
(two inspections)
$50.00
$58.00 per field
$0.57/cwt.
$0.22/cwt.
((Turnip, Rutabaga, Kale
$32.25 per field
N/A
$4.00 per acre (two inspections)
$50.00
$58.00 per field
$0.57/cwt.
$0.22))
Corn
$32.25 per field
N/A
$55.00 first acre
$12.00 ea. additional acre except hybrid corn $5.35 ea. additional acre
$50.00
———
$0.15 per tag issued
$4.00 per document
Industrial hemp
$32.25 per field
N/A
Hourly rate, travel time and mileage as established in WAC 16-303-250
$50.00
Additional inspections: Hourly rate, travel time and mileage as established in WAC 16-303-250
$0.15 per tag issued; $15.00 minimum fee
N/A
Perennial Grasses 6/
$32.25 per field
$54.00 per field
$54.00 per field
$50.00
$58.00 per field
Option A
$0.91/cwt. for all grass except tall fescue
$0.55/cwt. tall fescue
Option B
$1.26/cwt. (min. $12.54)
$0.34
((Corn
$32.25 per field
N/A
$55.00 first acre
$12.00 ea. additional acre except hybrid corn $5.35 ea. additional acre
$50.00
———
$0.15 per tag issued
$4.00 per document
Annual grasses
$32.25 per field
N/A
$2.00 per acre
$50.00 per field
$58.00 per field
$0.45/cwt.
$0.22))
Rapeseed, Canola, and Mustard
$32.25 per variety per grower
N/A
$2.00 per acre (one inspection)
$50.00 per grower
$58.00 per field
$0.57/cwt.
$0.22
Turnip, Rutabaga, Kale
$32.25 per field
N/A
$4.00 per acre (two inspections)
$50.00
$58.00 per field
$0.57/cwt.
$0.22
1/
Seed certification application due dates can be found in WAC 16-302-050.
2/
Seedling producing or field inspection fees are refundable if the acreage is withdrawn before the inspection is completed. In the case of bean seed, fees are required of seedling fields to be harvested for certification the year of planting.
3/
One inspection is required for Great Northern Red Mexican, pinto, pink, and small white bean.
4/
Includes windrow inspection which is required for certification of snap beans, kidney beans, and eligibility for shipment into the state of Idaho.
5/
Production fees are billed at completion of laboratory analysis tests. If no seed is tagged, $0.10 of the $0.57 per cwt. production fee is refundable.
6/
Option A: Inspection and final certification fees are based on pounds sampled and billed upon completion of required laboratory tests.
 
Option B: Inspection and final certification fees are based on pounds tagged after required laboratory tests are completed. Those dealers requesting sampling and tagging privileges and/or participation in Option B must sign a memorandum of agreement that shall expire on June 30 of each year. The memorandum may be terminated by the director if the conditioner violates certification standards or requirements of memorandum.
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Does not include shipping and handling charge for tags.
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Service inspection of seed fields
 
Service inspection will be charged the established hourly rate inclusive of travel time and inspection time. This excludes the seedling inspection which is charged according to the above chart.
 
Service inspections will be charged a mileage fee based upon the OFM mileage rate.
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Hybrid inspections (pollen counts)
 
All crops except corn and industrial hemp:
 
(a) $48.50 per inspection if done at the time of the certification inspection.
 
(b) $135.00 per inspection if not conducted at the time of the certification inspection.
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Minimum tagging fee is $13.00.
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For seed lots in packages of less than 25 lbs., tags are $0.15 per tag in addition to the production fee.
(2) Other fees associated with grass seed certification:
Out-of-state origin seed tagged with interagency certification tags.
Grass Option A:
$0.33 per cwt.
Grass Option B:
$0.73 per cwt.
(3) Reissuance of certification tags is $0.15 per tag or a minimum fee of $13.00.