# Title 74 — Seed Commission

## Article 74-03 — Seed Certification Standards

## Chapter 74-03-09.1 — Specific Crop Requirements - Hybrid Canola and Rapeseed

### § 74-03-09.1-01. Land requirements.

Crops for production of foundation seed must not be planted on land that has grown canola,
rapeseed, mustard, or oilseed radish during the preceding five years. Crops for production of certified
seed must not be planted on land that has grown canola, rapeseed, mustard, or oilseed radish during
the preceding three years.
History: Effective October 1, 2012; amended effective July 1, 2018.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
### § 74-03-09.1-02. Seed requirements.

Only the certified class is recognized in the production of commercial hybrid seed. Breeder or
foundation seed must be used to establish all fields of hybrid canola or rapeseed for certification.
History: Effective October 1, 2012.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
### § 74-03-09.1-03. Field inspection.

Field inspection shall be made when the seed parent is in early bloom. Additional inspections may
be required.
History: Effective October 1, 2012.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
### § 74-03-09.1-04. Field standards.

1. General.
a. Isolation. A field producing foundation or certified seed must be isolated by a minimum of
2,640 feet from any other canola or rapeseed.
b. Unit of certification. The entire field is the unit of certification. A portion of a field may be
accepted for certification provided that the rejected portion does not affect the genetic
purity of the portion accepted.
2. Specific field standards.
Maximum Permitted in Each Class
Factor Foundation Certified

Other varieties * 1:2,000 1:500
Inseparable other crops 1:2,000 1:500
*Other varieties include plants that can be differentiated from the variety being inspected, but
shall not include variants characteristic of the variety.
History: Effective October 1, 2012.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
### § 74-03-09.1-05. Seed standards.

Registered
Factor Foundation Crambe Only Certified
Pure seed (minimum)+ 99.00 percent 99.00 percent 99.00 percent
Inert matter (maximum) 1.00 percent 1.00 percent 1.00 percent
Prohibited noxious weed seeds * none none none
Objectionable weed seeds ** 1 per pound 3 per pound 5 per pound
Other weeds 5 per pound 10 per pound 15 per pound
Total other crop seeds (maximum) 0.05 percent 0.10 percent 0.25 percent
Other varieties (maximum) 0.05 percent 0.10 percent 0.25 percent
Other kinds (maximum) *** 0.01 percent 0.01 percent 0.01 percent
Germination (minimum) 85.00 percent 85.00 percent 85.00 percent
Sclerotia (maximum) 7 per pound 7 per pound 7 per pound
+Percent hybrid seed shall not be less than eighty percent. A certificate from an accredited laboratory indicating
the percentage of hybridity must be submitted prior to final certification.
A certificate from an accredited laboratory indicating satisfaction erucic acid and glucosinolate content may be
required prior to final certification.
*Prohibited noxious weed seeds include the seeds of cleavers or bedstraw.
**Objectionable weed seeds are dodder, wild mustard, wild oats, quackgrass, and hedge bindweed (wild
morning glory).
***Shall not exceed one per pound for foundation and six per pound for certified.
History: Effective October 1, 2012.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
