REGULATION NO. 623. FIELD SEED CERTIFICATION

R 285.623.104 Field conditions. Rule 104. (1) A field that contains more than an occasional weed which produces seed that is not readily separable from the crop seed or that contains weed growth that will impair seed quality or prevent adequate field inspection is ineligible for …

R 285.623.105 Inspections and final certification. Rule 105. (1) A field inspection shall be performed by the certifying agency when all of the following can best be determined: (a) The identity of the variety. (b) Mixtures. (c) Weediness. (d) Disease infection. (e) Vigor. (f) Cr…

R 285.623.106 Containers and tags. Rule 106. (1) A bag of seed that is to be offered for sale or sold as certified, registered, or foundation seed shall be identified as to variety. Seed that is offered for sale or sold as certified, registered, or foundation seed shall be placed…

R 285.623.108 Seed from out of state. Rule 108. Seed which is produced in another state or country and which is sold and delivered in this state as certified, registered, or foundation shall have been certified by a legally constituted agency of the state or country of origin in …

R 285.623.109 Interagency certification. Rule 109. If the Michigan crop improvement association participates with another certifying agency in performing services that are required to certify the same lot or lots of seed, the standards for such interagency certification shall be …

R 285.623.110 Modification of standards. Rule 110. The minimum quality standards for foundation and certified seed, other than the standards that affect genetic purity as established in these rules, may be modified by the director of the department of agriculture when application…

R 285.623.111 Definitions. Rule 111. As used in these rules: (a) "Act" means Act No. 221 of the Public Acts of 1959, as amended, being S286.71 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws. (b) "Field crops" means any agricultural crop that is grown for food, feed, forage, fiber, or oil.…

R 285.623.199 Rescission. Rule 199. R 285.623.1 to R 285.623.29 of the Michigan Administrative Code, appearing on pages 1274, 1276, and 1280 to 1282 of the 1979 Michigan Administrative Code and pages 217 to 223 of the 1985 Annual Supplement to the Code, are rescinded. History: 19…

R 285.623.201 Applications for field crop inspection and certification. Rule 201. An application for field crop inspection and certification shall be made to the certifying agency on or before the dates specified by the certifying agency. Page 7 Courtesy of Michigan Administrativ…

R 285.623.202 Isolation. Rule 202. The seed of that portion of a crop which is to be field-inspected and which is less than 6 feet from an inseparable species, a variety of the same species, or the same variety grown from noncertified seed shall not be harvested for certification…

R 285.623.203 Field beans; field and seed standards. Rule 203. (1) Field standards for field bean seed are as follows: Classes of Seed Factor Foundation Certified Other varieties or off-types (maximum) .01% .01% Inseparable other crops none none Bacterial bean blight--percent of …

R 285.623.204 Soybeans; field and seed standards. Rule 204. (1) Field standards for soybean seed are as follows: Maximum Each Class Factor Foundation Certified Other varieties or off-types .05% .1% Inseparable seed plants: Corn (with kernels) and others none none (2) Seed standar…

R 285.623.205 Small grains and buckwheat; field and seed standards. Rule 205. (1) Field standards for small grain seed and buckwheat are as shown in table 205.1: TABLE 205.1 Field Standards for Small Grain Seed and Buckwheat Factor Foundation Maximum Each Class Certified Other va…

R 285.623.206 Red clover and alfalfa; field and seed standards. Rule 206. (1) Red clover or alfalfa seed shall be planted on land on which the same crop has not been previously grown for a minimum of 5 years for producing foundation seed and 2 years for producing certified seed. …

R 285.623.207 Birdsfoot trefoil. Rule 207. (1) Birdsfoot trefoil seed shall be planted on land on which the same crop has not been previously grown for a minimum of 5 years for producing foundation seed and 2 years for producing certified seed. During the year immediately before …

R 285.623.208 Crownvetch. Rule 208. (1) Crownvetch seed shall be planted on land on which the same crop has not been previously grown for a minimum of 5 years for producing foundation seed and 2 years for producing certified seed. During the year immediately before seeding, the l…

R 285.623.209 Perennial cross-pollinated grasses (timothy, reed canarygrass, and orchardgrass). Rule 209. (1) Timothy, reed canarygrass, and orchardgrass seed for the production of foundation seed shall be planted where the same species has not been seeded or grown for at least 5…

R 285.623.210 Rape. Rule 210. (1) Rape shall be planted on land on which the same crop has not been previously grown for a minimum of 4 years for producing foundation seed and 3 years for producing certified seed. (2) Fields that produce foundation seed shall have a minimum isola…

R 285.623.211 Lupine. Rule 211. (1) A field shall not be eligible for certification if lupines were grown in the same field the previous year, unless the previous crop was grown from certified or foundation seed of the same variety. (2) Field inspections shall be made when the fi…

R 285.623.212 Adzuki beans. Rule 212. (1) One field inspection will be made before harvest on all fields of adzuki beans that are eligible for certification. (2) Stage of inspection - the field inspection shall be made at the time of leaf drop, just before harvest. (3) Field stan…

R 285.623.213 Perennial pea. Rule 213. (1) Perennial pea seed shall be planted on land on which the same crop has not been previously grown for a minimum of 5 years for producing foundation seed and 2 years for producing certified seed. During the year immediately before seeding,…

R 285.623.214 Foundation corn; inbred lines. Rule 214. (1) An inbred line is a relatively true breeding strain of corn that results from not less than 5 successive generations of controlled self-fertilization with selection. Page 18 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules (2) I…

R 285.623.215 Foundation corn; single cross hybrids. Rule 215. (1) A single cross hybrid must consist of the first generation of a cross between 2 certified inbred lines. (2) A single cross crossing field must be isolated by a distance of not less than 660 feet from other corn of…

R 285.623.216 Certified single cross, double cross, and 3-way hybrids. Rule 216. (1) A double cross hybrid is the first generation of a cross between 2 single cross hybrids. A 3-way cross hybrid is the first generation of a cross between a single cross hybrid and an inbred line. …

R 285.623.301 Application for inspection and certification. Rule 301. (1) An application for inspection and certification of turfgrass seed shall be made to the seed-certifying agency by May 1 of each year in which seed is produced. (2) If a field, other than an annual ryegrass f…

R 285.623.302 Isolation. Rule 302. (1) A field that is used for the production of certified seed shall be in compliance with the minimum specified isolation distances from fields of any other variety of the same species or closely related species, unless the field is used to prod…

R 285.623.303 Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne and Lolium hybridum). Rule 303. (1) Land shall not have grown, or have been seeded to, any other variety of perennial ryegrass during the previous 5 years to be eligible to produce foundation seed. Land shall not have grown, or hav…

R 285.623.304 Annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum and Lolium rigidum). Rule 304. (1) Land shall not have grown, or have been seeded to annualryegrass during the previous 5 years, unless the land was used to produceannual ryegrass seed that is of the same variety and class and isc…

R 285.623.306 Fine fescue (Festuca rubra, Sub var rubra, Fallax, Ovina var duruiscula). Rule 306. (1) The standards of this rule for fine fescue include chewings, red, and hard fescues. Page 24 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules (2) To be eligible to produce fine fescue fo…

R 285.623.307 Tall fescues (Festuca arundinacea). Rule 307. (1) Land shall not have grown, or have been seeded to, tall fescue during the previous 5 years to be eligible to produce foundation seed. Land shall not have grown, or been seeded to, tall fescue grasses during the previ…

R 285.623.401 Labeling of sod quality for varieties of turfgrass seed. Rule 401. In addition to the labeling requirements of Act No. 329 of the Public Acts of 1965, as amended, being S286.701 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws and Act No. 221 of the Public Acts of 1959, as ame…

R 285.623.402 Description and use of tags for sod quality seed. Rule 402. (1) The official Michigan sod quality seed tag that is referred to in R 285.623.401 shall be prepared and issued by the director, be numerically identified, and Page 26 Courtesy of Michigan Administrative R…

R 285.623.403 Application, fees, and procedure for sod quality qualifications. Rule 403. A person who desires to have his or her seed qualify as Michigan sod quality seed shall request, in writing, that the official seed-certifying agency obtain seed samples for this purpose. If …

R 285.623.404 Standards for sod quality certification. Rule 404. (1) The seed lots that are submitted for sod quality certification shall be in compliance with all of the standards established by these rules and with standards that are established in cooperation with the seed-cer…

R 338.623 Relicensure; certified teachers; limited license. Rule 23. (1) A limited license applicant may be relicensed within 3 years after the expiration date of the license under section 16201(3) of the code, MCL 333.16201, if the applicant satisfies the requirements of the cod…

R 35.623 Eligibility of deceased veteran's dependents. Rule 3. (1) For the purposes of the administration of Act No. 9, Public Acts of 1946, Extra Session, as amended, it is further determined that the dependents of a deceased veteran are eligible to receive benefits in the same …

R 400.623 Applicant, licensee and administrator qualifications; licensee, administrator and staff requirements; parole or probation or convicted of felony. Rule 623. (1) An applicant, licensee, and administrator shall have the financial and administrative capability to operate a …

R 432.623 Occupational licensing. Rule 623. (1) An individual must have an occupational license if his or her duties directly impact the integrity of internet gaming as determined by the board in its sole discretion, subject to the following: (a) The board shall exercise its disc…

R 500.623 Certificates of authority; issuance. Rule 623. (1) The commissioner shall not issue a certificate of authority which specifically provides for issuance of contracts on a variable basis to an insurer unless all of the following are true: (a) The insurer possesses capital…