Seed standards.

74-03-15-04. Seed standards. Standards for Each Class 1 Factor Foundation Registered Certified Pure seed (minimum) 99.0 percent 99.0 percent 98.5 percent Total weed seeds (maximum) 15 per pound 15 per pound 30 per pound Other varieties (maximum) * Brown 2 per pound 8 per pound 16 per pound Yellow 4 per pound 16 per pound 32 per pound Other crop seeds (maximum) 2 per pound 5 per pound 10 per pound Inert matter (maximum) ** 1.0 percent 1.0 percent 1.5 percent Prohibited noxious weed seeds *** none none none Objectionable weed seeds (maximum) + 1 per 2 pounds 1 per 2 pounds 3 per pound Germination (minimum) 85.0 percent 85.0 percent 85.0 percent *Other varieties may not include variants characteristic of the variety. **Foreign matter, other than broken seed, may not exceed 0.2 percent. ***Including seeds of quackgrass. +Objectionable weed seeds include dodder species, wild oats, hedge bindweed (wild morning glory), giant ragweed (kinghead), small seeded falseflax, and American dragonhead. History: Effective July 1, 2018. General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10 Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42 2