Washington Administrative Code

(1) Bean seed must first be planted into an approved trial ground that meets the requirements of the department.(2) Bean seed, up to a maximum of one pound per variety, may be planted in an approved trial ground intended for research purposes, with notification to the department,…

(1) Bean seed planted for harvest as green beans for cannery or freezing, otherwise in compliance with this quarantine, is not required to be entered into an inspection program except that the department reserves the right to request complete listing and location of all the plant…

(1) Applications for planting in a trial ground must be submitted to the department prior to May 15 of the growing year, and must include a detailed varietal planting plan, a description of the exact location of the trial ground and the manner of isolation.(2) A minimum of four f…

(1) Any bean field planted with seed in violation of the requirements of this quarantine is subject to destruction, in full or in part, or quarantined, as determined necessary by the director, to prevent the spread of regulated diseases. Any expenses of such actions will be solel…

When the director finds personal property planted in violation of the terms of this quarantine or infected as described in WAC 16-301-430, the director may issue a written notice of quarantine or destruction to the owners and occupants thereof. The notice must identify the proper…

(1) Any bean field planted with seed in violation of the requirements of this quarantine is subject to destruction, in full or in part, or quarantined, as determined necessary by the director, to prevent the spread or establishment of bean diseases.(2) In addition to actions spec…

The production of crucifer vegetable seed is an important industry in Washington state. The economic well-being of that industry is threatened by the introduction of crucifer seed infected with certain bacterial and fungal pathogens. In addition, certain crucifer species produce …

Definitions for some terms in WAC 16-301-490 through 16-301-580 can be found in chapter 15.49 RCW and chapter 16-301 WAC. In addition, the following definitions apply to these sections and take precedence over conflicting definitions found elsewhere:"Appropriate pathological test…

(1) "Regulated diseases" means those bacterial and fungal diseases of crucifers listed in this section and any new variations or strains of these diseases.(2) "Regulated pathogens" means those bacterial and fungal organisms identified as the causal agents for the diseases listed …

(1) The quarantine area for the crucifer seed quarantine includes all Washington state counties except Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Columbia, Douglas, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Island, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Skagit, Snohomi…

Two regulated areas are established for the crucifer quarantine, one in western Washington and one in eastern Washington. Each regulated area has specific requirements and prohibitions related to the regulated articles.(1) The regulated area in western Washington for this crucife…

In the regulated areas, the crucifer seed quarantine does not apply to:(1) Shipments, movements, or transportation of:(a) Prepackaged crucifer seed in packages of 1/2 ounce or less if the seeds are free of regulated diseases as required in WAC 16-301-530 and 16-301-531; or(b) Veg…

Any crucifer seed whose primary uses are for any nonvegetable use in the western Washington regulated area must be tested for the presence of dormant seed.This testing must be done by either a single or paired germination test that demonstrates freedom from dormant seed.[Statutor…

(1)(a) It is a violation of this chapter to establish crucifer seed that is infected with any regulated disease in the western Washington regulated area.(b) Any crucifer seed planted or established in the western Washington regulated area whose primary use is for any nonvegetable…

(1)(a) It is a violation of this chapter to plant crucifer seed that is infected with black leg of crucifers (Phoma lingam) in the eastern Washington regulated area.(b) Any crucifer seed to be planted in the eastern Washington regulated area must be laboratory tested and found to…

Regulated articles imported into Washington state must comply with the testing and treatment regulations of this chapter before transport into a regulated area.[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 17.24.041, and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 16-14-068, § 16-301-534, filed 7/1/16, effect…

(1) Only boxes that have not previously contained crucifer seedlings may be used for shipping transplants into or within a regulated area.(2) Racks used to ship transplanted crucifer seedlings must be thoroughly disinfected with an appropriate sanitizer before the seedlings are s…

(1) All crucifer transplants produced in greenhouses in the regulated areas must be subjected to pest control procedures that reduce the presence of diseases or insects that may inhibit identifying regulated diseases.(2) The interiors of greenhouses in the regulated areas used to…

(1) If a crucifer seed lot tests positive for any regulated disease, the infected seed lot may be treated with an approved treatment method.(2) After treatment, the seed lot must be tested for the presence of regulated diseases using appropriate pathological testing methods.(3) I…

When no documentation exists verifying that a crucifer seed lot is free from regulated diseases, the following protocols must be followed before the seed is planted in the western Washington regulated area:(1) A crucifer seed lot will be classified as a suspect seed lot if the se…

(1) If a crucifer seed lot has not been tested to determine if it is free of the regulated diseases as required in WAC 16-301-530 and 16-301-531, and the quantity of seed in the lot is too small for pathology testing to be practical, it must be planted in a trial ground.(2) Trial…

(1) A minimum of two phytosanitary field inspections of a trial ground must be conducted by the department. These inspections must take place at a minimum:(a) During the seedling stage; and(b) At the bloom stage.(2) The phytosanitary field inspection application must include:(a) …

(1) Seed harvested from an approved trial ground must be tested in an approved laboratory for the presence of regulated pathogens before it is planted in a regulated area.(2) If the seed harvested from a trial ground tests positive for any regulated pathogens, it may not be relea…

(1) When the director determines that crucifer seed or a crucifer production area is infected with a regulated disease, the director may issue a quarantine order or notice of destruction. A violation of this chapter may also result in either a quarantine order or notice of destru…

(1) So that timely investigations may be made, all interested parties, including owners, seed company representatives, and university extension personnel are encouraged to promptly report any suspected infected crucifer fields to the seed program.(2) The owner of any crucifer cro…

(1) When the director determines that a field is infected with a regulated pathogen and threatens to infect other fields, the director may issue a notice of destruction prescribing control measures or other requirements needed to prevent the infection of adjacent properties.(2) U…

Under the authority of chapter 15.49 RCW, the department adopts rules to establish standards for seed certification in Washington state in order to maintain and make available sources of high quality seeds and propagating material of plant varieties (hereinafter to be considered …

Definitions for terms used in this chapter and in chapters 16-301 and 16-303 WAC may be found in chapter 15.49 RCW, Seeds. For the purposes of these chapters, the following definitions shall apply unless otherwise provided for in law or rule:"Agricultural seed" as defined in RCW …

(1) Seed certification in Washington state is conducted under the authority of chapter 15.49 RCW. The department conducts seed certification in cooperation with the Washington state crop improvement association (WSCIA), Washington State University (WSU) and the Association of Off…

For the eligibility of varieties of seed refer to WAC 16-302-040. Four seed classes are recognized in seed certification, namely: Breeder, foundation, registered, and certified.(1) Breeder seed is seed or vegetative propagating material directly controlled by the originating, or …

The general seed certification standards provided for in this chapter together with the varieties eligible for seed certification constitutes the basic requirements for proprietary variety certification.(1) The owner or designee with production or marketing rights of a proprietar…

All Certified seed must conform to the standards of purity and identity or variety in compliance with chapter 15.49 RCW and rules adopted thereunder. The general certification standards together with the specific crop certification standards established in this chapter are the ba…

The general seed certification standards together with specific crop standards established in this chapter constitute the basic standards for production of Foundation seed as deemed necessary by the certifying agency. Seed to be eligible for foundation certification tags, or OECD…

The number of generations through which a seed variety may be multiplied is limited to the number specified by the originating breeder or owner of a variety except that:(1) Unlimited recertification of the Certified seed class may be permitted for crop varieties where Foundation …

(1) Only seed varieties that are accepted as meriting seed certification by an appropriate AOSCA National Variety Review Board or a member agency of AOSCA in accordance with the criteria listed below may be eligible for seed certification in Washington state. The following items …

To participate in the Washington state seed certification program, submit an application for seed certification to the appropriate certifying agency.(1) An application for seed certification must be submitted for each crop, variety and field location.(2) Applications may be obtai…

(1) Seed certification application due dates are:(a) For seed certified by the department: Alfalfa, clover, grasses and rapeseed (seedling applications) - Within 60 days of planting.(i) Except for crops inspected by WSCIA, an applicant may request to the department a dryland prod…

All participants in the seed certification program must:(1) Maintain the genetic purity and identity during seeding, growing, harvesting, and postharvest storage, and ensure reasonable precaution is taken to control contaminating crops and varieties, noxious weeds, and seed-borne…

(1) The general seed certification rules in addition to the rules adopted on specific seed crop standards constitute the certification requirements for the seed crops listed in this chapter.(2) Crops approved for certification for which rules are not in effect may be certified un…

(1) Land requirements for seed certification are as established in the specific seed crop standards.(2) When a cultural practice has proved to be successful, requirements may be modified upon written approval of the seed certifying agency. Cultural practice may include any of the…

The certifying agency conducts field inspections as follows:(1) A seedling field is inspected at the most appropriate time after receipt of seedling application. If the field produces seed the same year of planting, a seedling producing inspection is made prior to harvest.(2) Eac…

A tolerance of "none found" (NF) for contaminating or diseased material in either field or clean seed standards means that none was found during the normal procedure of field inspection or seed sample testing. None found does not constitute a guarantee that the field or seed is e…

(1) A seed field is not eligible for certification unless a field inspection is made prior to defoliation or harvesting.The only exception is for a dry bean seed crops when direct harvest methods are necessary and communicated at the time of application.(2) Prohibited noxious wee…

(1) The applicant applying for seed certification may withdraw a field from field inspection for seed certification by notifying the certifying agency before the field is inspected.(2) No refund on rejected fields due to findings or results. To be eligible for a refund of the per…

(1) The certifying agency shall have the authority to reject from certification any lot of seed not meeting these regulations. The agency reserves the right to refuse certification on any lot of seed if, in the opinion of the certifying agency, the seed lacks uniformity, the fiel…

(1) The terms used in seed testing and the methods of sampling, inspecting, analyzing, testing and examining seed for certification are those adopted by the AOSA as shown in WAC 16-301-010. Other testing methodologies such as, but not limited to, genetic testing may also be used …

The procedure for participating in the program for early sampling of ryegrass is as follows:(1) Any company participating in this program must submit a report to the seed program listing the grower, acreage, variety, and field number of each field to be enrolled. This report must…

(1) The field number must be on all seed containers or bulk seed delivery documents to ensure identity when delivered to the seed conditioner.(2) All seed for certification must be packaged in clean, new containers of uniform weight and identified with a lot number when tagged an…

The following are considered prohibited noxious weeds for the purpose of seed certification.english orcommon namebotanical orscientific nameAustrian fieldcressRorippa austriacaField bindweedConvolvulus arvensisHedge bindweedCalystegia spp.CamelthornAlhagi maurorumCanada thistleCi…

The following weeds are considered objectionable noxious weeds for the purpose of seed certification.english orcommon namebotanical orscientific nameBlackgrass or slender foxtailAlopecurus myosuroidesBlue lettuceLactuca tataricaDocks and sorrelRumex spp.Field pennycress (fanweed)…