Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 587.262 Requirements for land. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. Land intended for the production of foundation, registered or certified classes of seed must not have been planted with any variety of alfalfa and must be free from volunteer alfalfa plants for 4 years, 3 years and 1 ye…

NAC 587.263 Requirements for isolation. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the minimum distance a field of alfalfa must be from a different variety or a field of the same variety of alfalfa that does not meet the requirements for variet…

NAC 587.267 Fields of alfalfa: Inspections; control of contamination. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The Department will make the following inspections of a field of alfalfa: (a) A seedling inspection will be made in the year the crop is planted; and (b) A seed crop inspection will be…

NAC 587.269 Fields of alfalfa: Maximum tolerances. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) A field of alfalfa must meet the following tolerances to be eligible for certification: Maximum Permitted in Each Class Factor Foundation Registered Certified Other varieties, including off-type plants.....…

NAC 587.274 Minimum standards for classes of alfalfa seed. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. Each lot of seed entered for certification must be sampled and meet the minimum standards for the class of seed produced. Samples will be drawn by a representative of the Department pursuant to N…

NAC 587.282 Applicability. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) The general standards for certification of seed of the Department and NAC 587.283 to 587.288, inclusive, govern the certification of barley, oat, rye, triticale and wheat seed. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 6-11-80; …

NAC 587.283 Requirements for land. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. A small grain crop that is grown for certification must not be planted on land on which the last crop grown was of the same kind, unless the last crop grown was of the same variety and met all certification requirements…

NAC 587.284 Requirements for isolation. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. A field of wheat, oats, barley or triticale must be separated by a strip of ground adequate to prevent mechanical mixtures. 2. A field producing any class of rye must be isolated by at least 660 feet from a field o…

NAC 587.285 Inspection of seed crops; control of contamination. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The Department will make an inspection of a seed crop of small grain after seed heads are produced. 2. A field of small grain entered for certification must show evidence of control of: (a) …

NAC 587.286 Fields of small grain: Maximum tolerances. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a field of small grain must meet the following tolerances to be eligible for certification: Maximum Permitted in Each Class (Ratio of Plants) Fact…

NAC 587.288 Minimum standards for classes of small grain. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The following standards are established for foundation, registered and certified classes of small grain: Factor Foundation Registered Certified Pure seed (minimum).................................…

NAC 587.291 Applicability. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) The general standards for certification of seed as adopted by the Department and NAC 587.291 to 587.296, inclusive, govern the standards for certification of bean seed. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 12-3-90)

NAC 587.2925 Requirements for land. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. A field of beans planted for the production of foundation, registered or certified classes of seed must not have been planted to or grown a crop of beans for 1 year unless the previous crop was: (a) Eligible for certif…

NAC 587.294 Fields of beans: Inspections; maximum tolerances. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The Department shall conduct at least two field inspections of a field of beans during the growing season. At least one of these field inspections must be conducted during the windrow stage. 2…

NAC 587.296 Minimum standards for classes of bean seed. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The Department shall examine a sample of the cleaned seed lot for: Permitted in Each Class Factor Foundation Registered Certified Pure seed (minimum).................................................…

NAC 587.297 Applicability. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) The general standards for seed certification of the Department and NAC 587.299 to 587.309, inclusive, govern the certification of alsike, arrowleaf, crimson, red, strawberry, sweet and white clovers. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agri…

NAC 587.299 Requirements for land. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. A crop of the same kind must not have been grown or planted on the land for 5 years before stand establishment for the production of foundation seed, 3 years for registered seed and 2 years for certified seed. 2. The ap…

NAC 587.301 Requirements for isolation. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the minimum distance in feet from a different variety of the same kind or a field of the same variety that does not meet the varietal purity requirements for certificat…

NAC 587.302 Fields of clover: Inspections; control of contamination. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The Department shall make the following inspections of a field of clover: (a) A seedling inspection will be made in the year the crop is planted; and (b) A seed crop inspection will be …

NAC 587.304 Fields of clover: Maximum tolerances. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. A field of clover must meet the following tolerances to be eligible for certification: Maximum Permitted in Each Class (Ratio of Plants) Factor Foundation Registered Certified Other varieties.............…

NAC 587.305 Limitations on age of stand. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. A stand of red clover is not eligible to produce any class of certified seed after two seed crops which are produced either in the same or consecutive years. 2. For white and alsike clover: (a) A foundation or reg…

NAC 587.309 Minimum standards for classes of clover. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The following seed standards are established for foundation, registered and certified classes of clover: Arrowleaf and Crimson Red Strawberry Sweet White and Alsike FOUNDATION Pure seed (minimum) 98.00…

NAC 587.320 Applicability of various standards. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The general standards of the Department for certification of seed, together with the standards of NAC 587.320 to 587.329, inclusive, govern the standards for the certification of grass seed. 2. All classes …

NAC 587.321 Requirements for land. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. Foundation seed must be produced on land on which the same species was not seeded or grown during the previous 5 crop years. 2. Registered seed must be produced on land on which the same species was not seeded or grown …

NAC 587.323 Requirements for isolation. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the following requirements for isolation must be met if at least two different strains of the same species of grass are in bloom at the same time: Type of Reproduction …

NAC 587.325 Fields of grass seed: Inspections; control of contamination. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The Department will make the following inspections of a field of grass seed: (a) A seedling inspection will be made in the year the crop is planted; and (b) A field inspection will …

NAC 587.327 Fields of grass seed: Maximum tolerances. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. A field of grass seed must meet the following tolerances to be eligible for certification: Maximum Permitted in Each Class Factor Foundation Registered Certified Other varieties.......................…

NAC 587.329 Minimum standards for classes of grass seed. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The following standards for grass seed apply to the foundation and registered classes: Species Type of Repro- duction1 Percent Pure Seed (Minimum) Percent Other Crop (Maximum) Percent Weed Seed (Ma…

NAC 587.331 Applicability. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) The general standards for certification of seed as adopted by the Department and NAC 587.331 to 587.339, inclusive, govern the standards for certification of rapeseed. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 12-3-90)

NAC 587.333 Requirements for land. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. A field of rapeseed planted for the production of: (a) Foundation seed must not have been planted to or grown a crop of rapeseed during the previous 5 years. (b) Registered seed must not have been planted to or grown a …

NAC 587.335 Requirements for isolation. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the minimum distance that a field of rapeseed must be from a different variety or field of the same variety of rapeseed which does not meet the varietal purity r…

NAC 587.337 Field inspections; control of contamination. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The Department will make a field inspection of rapeseed when the crop is in the early flowering stage. 2. The Department may reject or reclassify a seed field if volunteer plants or noxious weeds a…

NAC 587.3375 Fields of rapeseed: Maximum tolerances. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. A field of rapeseed must meet the following tolerances to be eligible for certification: Maximum Permitted in Each Class Factor Foundation Registered Certified Other varieties none none 0.1% 2. As used…

NAC 587.339 Minimum standards for classes of rapeseed. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. A field of rapeseed must meet the following standards for purity and germination of seed. Factor Foundation Registered Certified Pure seed (minimum).............................. 99.00% 99.00% 99.00%…

NAC 587.3391 Eligibility of seed. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) Any seed described in subsection 3 of NAC 587.3393 that is labeled as “Nevada Sod Quality Seed” must: 1. Be produced in Nevada; and 2. Comply with the provisions of NAC 587.222 to 587.3395, inclusive. (Added to NAC by Dep’t…

NAC 587.3392 Procedures for qualification. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. A person who wishes to label seed as “Nevada Sod Quality Seed” must submit to the Department a sample of the seed to be labeled, a report of the analysis of the seed conducted pursuant to NAC 587.3393 and a comp…

NAC 587.3393 Seed standards. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. If only a portion of a particular harvested seed lot is to be labeled, the sample submitted pursuant to subsection 2 of NAC 587.3392 must represent only that portion of seed and must be clearly marked with a new lot number. 2…

NAC 587.3394 Requirements for labeling. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The Department shall issue labels for seed lots that qualify for labeling as “Nevada Sod Quality Seed” pursuant to the provisions of NAC 587.3391 to 587.3395, inclusive. 2. A label issued pursuant to subsection 1 m…

NAC 587.3395 Fees. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The Department shall charge the applicant for any fees charged to the Department for seed submitted pursuant to NAC 587.3392 that is sampled out of State. 2. The Department shall charge a fee of 15 cents for each tag issued for seed la…

NAC 587.3396 “Prevariety germplasm” defined. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) As used in NAC 587.3396 to 587.33995, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “prevariety germplasm” means the seed, seedling or other propagating material of, without limitation, a species, selection, …

NAC 587.33965 Applicability. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) The general standards of certification of seed as adopted by the Director and the provisions of NAC 587.3396 to 587.33995, inclusive, govern the certification of prevariety germplasm. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R17…

NAC 587.3397 Germplasm classes: Tested; selected; source identified. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. Propagating materials from a class of prevariety germplasm that is designated as tested must be the progeny of plants whose parentage has been tested and has proven genetic superiority …

NAC 587.33975 Designation of seed generations. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The Department shall designate each successive generation of production of prevariety germplasm, including the sexual and asexual means of reproduction and establishment, by a consecutive number beginning wi…

NAC 587.3398 Limitation of generations. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The Department may specify a limitation on generations of prevariety germplasm grown in seed fields or orchards on a case-by-case basis. 2. The Department shall not limit the number of generations of prevariety ger…

NAC 587.33985 Determination and indication on tag of geographic origin and location. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The exact geographic location of the parent population and the history of the stand must be determined by the collector for natural stands of prevariety germplasm of the…

NAC 587.3399 Requirements of isolation. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) The Department shall establish a zone of isolation for each species of prevariety germplasm of the tested or selected class. The zone must be free from off-type plants and other cross-pollinating species. The Departme…

NAC 587.33995 Inspections; form required for source identified class. (NRS 587.077, 587.083) 1. The Department shall conduct at least one field inspection of prevariety germplasm of the tested class that is collected from a natural stand before pollination. At the time of this in…