# Title 74 — Seed Commission

## Article 74-03 — Seed Certification Standards

## Chapter 74-03-12.1 — Specific Crop Requirements - Field Peas

### § 74-03-12.1-01. Land requirements.

A crop of field peas will not be considered for certification if planted on land which produced the
same kind the previous year unless the previous crop was the same variety and was inspected for
certification. A crop will not be considered eligible for certification if planted on land which produced dry
field bean, green bean, or chickpeas the preceding year.
History: Effective July 1, 2010; amended effective October 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
### § 74-03-12.1-02. Field inspection.

Field inspection shall be made prior to harvest when the crop is in bloom or at such a time as the
varietal purity of the crop can be determined.
History: Effective July 1, 2010.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
### § 74-03-12.1-03. 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 at least five feet [1.52 meters] wide which is either mowed,
sprayed, or uncropped.
2. Specific field standards.
Maximum Tolerance
Factor Foundation Registered Certified
Other varieties * none 0.01 percent 0.01 percent
Other crops (inseparable) none none none
Prohibited noxious weeds ** none none none
*Other varieties include plants that can be differentiated from the variety being inspected, but shall not
include variants characteristic of the variety inspected.
**The tolerance for prohibited or objectionable weeds, or both, in the field will be determined by the
inspector.
History: Effective July 1, 2010; amended effective July 1, 2018.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
### § 74-03-12.1-04. Seed standards.

Seed count and variety identification tests required on field peas.

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) * none 1 per 2 pounds 1 per pound
Other crop seeds (maximum) none 1 per 2 pounds 1 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 or allowance for Austrian/forage pea seed.
**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.
History: Effective July 1, 2010; amended effective October 1, 2012; July 1, 2018.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
