# Title 74 — Seed Commission

## Article 74-03 — Seed Certification Standards

## Chapter 74-03-15 — Specific Crop Requirements - Flax

### § 74-03-15-01. Land requirements.

A crop of flax is not eligible for certification if planted on land on which the same kind was grown the
year previous unless the previous crop was the same variety and was inspected for certification.
History: Effective July 1, 2018.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
### § 74-03-15-02. Field inspection.

All field inspection of flax must be made after the crop is in bloom stage. A field harvested before
inspection is not eligible for certification.
History: Effective July 1, 2018.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
### § 74-03-15-03. Field standards.

1. Isolation.
Prior to inspection, the field must be isolated from inseparable crops by a fence row, natural
boundary, or by a strip at least five feet [1.52 meters] wide which is either mowed, sprayed, or
uncropped.
2. Specific field standards (flax).
Maximum Tolerance
Factor Foundation Registered Certified
Other varieties * 1:10,000 1:5,000 1:2,000
Prohibited noxious weeds ** none none none
*Other varieties include plants that can be differentiated from the variety being inspected, but
shall not include variants which are characteristic of the variety.
**The tolerance for prohibited or objectionable weeds, or both, in the field will be determined
by the inspector.
History: Effective July 1, 2018.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
### § 74-03-15-04. Seed standards.

Standards for Each Class

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
