Seed standards.

74-03-12-04. Seed standards. Seed count required on soybeans, chickpeas, and lentils. Standard for Each Class Factor Foundation Registered Certified Pure seed (minimum) 98.0 percent 98.0 percent 98.0 percent Total weed seeds (maximum) none 1 per pound 2 per pound Other varieties (maximum) * 0.1 percent 0.2 percent 0.2 percent Other crop seeds (maximum) Soybeans and chickpeas none 1 per 2 pounds 1 per pound Lentils 1 per 2 pounds 1 per pound 3 per pound Inert matter 2.0 percent 2.0 percent 2.0 percent Prohibited noxious weed seeds none none none Objectionable weed seeds ** none none none Germination and hard seeds 85.0 percent 85.0 percent 85.0 percent *Other varieties shall not include variants characteristic of the variety. **Objectionable weed seeds are dodder, hedge bindweed (wild morning glory), wild oats, buckhorn, hoary alyssum, horsenettle, quackgrass, wild vetch species, giant foxtail, wild radish, nightshade species, and cocklebur. Chickpea and lentil seed labelers shall have an ascochyta test performed on the harvested seed of each field or lot. The test results shall appear on the label for each seed lot. History: Amended effective May 1, 1986; May 1, 1988; December 18, 1989; September 1, 2002; January 2, 2006; July 1, 2010; October 1, 2012. General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10 Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42 2