# Title 74 — Seed Commission

## Article 74-03 — Seed Certification Standards

## Chapter 74-03-17 — Specific Crop Requirements - Faba Beans

### § 74-03-17-01. Land requirements.

A crop of faba bean 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, 2020.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
### § 74-03-17-02. Field inspection.

Field inspection must be made when the crop is flowering.
History: Effective July 1, 2020.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
### § 74-03-17-03. Field standards.

1. Isolation. Prior to inspection, a field must be isolated from inseparable crops by a fence row,
natural boundary, or by a strip of at least five feet [1.52 meters] wide which is either mowed,
sprayed, or uncropped. A field must be isolated at least thirty feet [10 meters] from different
varieties of noncertified varieties of faba bean
2. Specific field standards.
Factor Foundation Registered Certified
Other varieties* 1:2,000 1:1,000 1:500
Inseparable other crops none 1:2,000 1:1,000
Prohibited noxious weeds** none none none
*Other varieties include plants that can be differentiated from the variety being inspected, but may not
include variants that 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, 2020.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
### § 74-03-17-04. Seed standards.

A seed count is required.
Standards 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* 1 per 2 pounds 1 per pound 2 per pound
Other crop seeds (maximum) none 1 per pound 2 per pound
Inert matter (maximum)** 2.0 percent 2.0 percent 2.0 percent
Prohibited noxious weed seeds none none none
Objectionable weed seeds none none none
Germination 85.0 percent 85.0 percent 85.0 percent
*Other varieties include plants that can be differentiated from the variety being inspected, but may not
include variants that are characteristic of the variety.
**Objectionable weed seeds include those of buckhorn, dodder, hedge bindweed (wild morning glory), hoary
alyssum, horsenettle, quackgrass, wild oats, wild vetch species, giant foxtail, wild radish, nightshade
species, and cocklebur.
History: Effective July 1, 2020.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
