1 CRR-NY 100.4NY-CRR

STATE COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
TITLE 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
CHAPTER III. PLANT INDUSTRY
SUBCHAPTER A. INSPECTION AND SALE OF SEEDS (ARTICLE 9, AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW)
PART 100. BROMEGRASS AND TIMOTHY SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS
1 CRR-NY 100.4
1 CRR-NY 100.4
100.4 Field standards.
(a) General.
(1) A seed field shall be considered the unit for certification. A strip at least five feet in width and which is mowed, uncropped, or planted to some crop other than the kind in question shall constitute a field boundary.
(2) Isolation requirement.
All fields used for the production of foundation, registered, or certified seed must be isolated from other strains of the same species in accordance with the distance listed below:
FoundationRegisteredCertified
All cross pollinated species (Broomegrass, Timothy, etc.)
 
80 rods40 rods20 rods
(b) Specific requirements.
Maximum permitted in each class
FoundationRegisteredCertified
Other varieties
1
 
none0.25%0.50%
1
Other varieties shall be considered to include offtype plants that can be differentiated from the variety being inspected.
(c) Eligible sources of seed.
Certified seed of grasses shall not be planted for the growing of certified seed. Foundation seed shall be planted for the growing of registered seed and either foundation or registered seed shall be planted for the growing of certified seed.

Footnotes

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Other varieties shall be considered to include offtype plants that can be differentiated from the variety being inspected.
1 CRR-NY 100.4
Current through January 15, 2022
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