Standards and tolerances for inspection of growing foundation, registered, and certified strawberry planting stock.
(1) The unit of certification is the lot.
(2) Any portion of a field not meeting the standards, tolerances and criteria established in this chapter may be marked and removed from consideration for certification if, in the judgment of the department, it does not jeopardize the certification eligibility of the remaining portion of the field.
(3) The department will perform at least two visual inspections of each planting prior to harvest and one inspection during or after harvest.
(4) Each lot of foundation, registered or certified planting stock may have no more than the percentage of affected plants listed in the table below.
TOLERANCES (%)
| Foundation | Registered | Certified |
Factors | (all inspections) | 1st & 2nd inspections | 3rd inspection |
Visible Symptoms of Virus Diseases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
Nematode | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Variety Mixture | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
All other Diseases (including lethal decline) | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
[Statutory Authority: Chapter
15.14 RCW. WSR 00-19-034, § 16-328-060, filed 9/12/00, effective 10/13/00; WSR 87-13-016 (Order 1932), § 16-328-060, filed 6/9/87; Order 1216, § 16-328-060, filed 10/18/71, effective 11/18/71; Order 925, Regulation 5, filed 6/25/63; Order 625, Regulation 6, effective 4/29/52.]