Seed standards.

74-03-10-04. Seed standards. Factor Foundation Registered Certified Pure seed (minimum) 98.0 percent 98.0 percent 98.0 percent Inert matter (maximum) 2.0 percent 2.0 percent 2.0 percent Other crops or varieties (maximum) 1 per 2 pounds 1 per pound 3 per pound Weed seeds (maximum) 2 per pound 5 per pound 10 per pound Prohibited noxious weed seed * none none none Objectionable weed seeds** 1 per 2 pounds 1 per 2 pounds 2 per pound Germination (minimum) 80 percent 80 percent Sclerotia (maximum) 5 per pound 5 per pound 5 per pound *Including the seeds of quackgrass. **Objectionable weed seeds shall include the following: dodder, wild oats, hedge bindweed (wild morning glory), giant ragweed (kinghead), falseflax, and dragonhead. History: Amended effective May 1, 1986; September 1, 2002; January 2, 2006; October 1, 2012. General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10 Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42 2