Field standards.

74-03-10-03. Field standards. 1. Isolation. Fields of safflower planted to produce the registered or certified class of seed shall be at least one thousand three hundred twenty feet [402.34 meters] from any other variety or noncertified field of safflower. When certified classes of seed of the same variety are planted in close proximity, no isolation requirement applies, except to maintain field borders. 2. Specific field standards. Maximum Permitted in Each Class Factor Foundation Registered Certified Other varieties * 1:10,000 1:2,000 1:1,000 Inseparable other crops 1:30,000 1:10,000 1:3,000 Prohibited noxious weeds** none none none *Other varieties shall include plants that can be differentiated from the variety being inspected, but shall not include variants characteristic of the variety. **The tolerance for prohibited or objectionable weeds, or both, in the field will be determined by the inspector. History: Amended effective May 1, 1986; September 1, 2002; January 2, 2006; October 1, 2012; July 1, 2018. General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10 Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42 1