# Title 74 — Seed Commission

## Article 74-03 — Seed Certification Standards

## Chapter 74-03-12 — Specific Crop Requirements - Soybeans, Chickpeas, and Lentils

### § 74-03-12-01. Land requirements.

In soybeans, chickpeas, and lentils, a crop 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. In soybeans and chickpeas, a crop will not be considered eligible for
certification if planted on land which produced any class of dry field bean, green bean, or field peas the
preceding year. Soybeans may not follow chickpeas. Chickpeas may not follow soybeans.
History: Amended effective May 1, 1986; September 1, 2002; July 1, 2010.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
### § 74-03-12-02. Field inspection.

Field inspection shall be made on soybeans prior to harvest when the crop is approaching maturity
preferably after the leaves have dropped or at a time when varietal purity can be determined. Field
inspection on chickpeas or lentils 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: Amended effective May 1, 1986; September 1, 2002; July 1, 2010.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
### § 74-03-12-03. 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 * 0.1 percent 0.2 percent 0.2 percent
Corn and sunflower plants bearing seed none none none
Prohibited noxious weeds ** none none none
Objectionable 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.
**The tolerance for prohibited or objectionable weeds, or both, in the field will be determined by the
inspector.
***Objectionable weeds include nightshade species and cocklebur.

History: Amended effective May 1, 1986; August 1, 1991; September 1, 2002; January 2, 2006; July 1,
2010.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
### § 74-03-12-04. Seed standards.

Seed count required on soybeans, chickpeas, and lentils.
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) * 0.1 percent 0.2 percent 0.2 percent
Other crop seeds (maximum)
Soybeans and chickpeas none 1 per 2 pounds 1 per pound
Lentils 1 per 2 pounds 1 per pound 3 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.
**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.
Chickpea and lentil seed labelers shall have an ascochyta test performed on the harvested seed of
each field or lot. The test results shall appear on the label for each seed lot.
History: Amended effective May 1, 1986; May 1, 1988; December 18, 1989; September 1, 2002;
January 2, 2006; July 1, 2010; October 1, 2012.
General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10
Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42
