NAC587.238. Eligibility of varieties for certification.

     1. A variety is eligible for certification by the Department only if it has been approved as meriting certification by at least one certifying agency or by an appropriate national variety review board.

     2. Before a variety will be considered for certification, the originator, developer, owner or agent must request certification and provide the following information:

     (a) The name of the variety, which must be the established name if the variety has been previously marketed.

     (b) A statement of the variety’s origin and the breeding procedure used in its development.

     (c) A detailed description of the morphological, physiological and other important characteristics of plants and seed, including variants, that distinguish it from other varieties.

     (d) Evidence of performance, including comparative yield data, insect and disease resistance and other factors supporting the identity of the variety.

     (e) A statement on the plans and procedures for the maintenance of classes of stock seed, including the number of generations through which the variety may be multiplied.

     (f) A statement delineating the geographic area of adaptation of the variety.

     (g) A description of the manner in which the variety is constituted if the particular cycle of reproduction or multiplication is specified.

     (h) Any additional restriction on the variety specified by the breeder with respect to geographic area of seed production, age of stand and other factors affecting genetic purity.

     (i) A sample of seed representative of the variety as marketed. The size of the sample is that required for a submitted sample in the current issue of the Rules for Testing Seeds published by the Association of Official Seed Analysts and available at cost from the Department.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 6-11-80; A 12-3-90)