NAC587.243. Requirements for land.

The following requirements for land must be met in addition to those specified in the standards for individual crops:

     1. The unit of certification must be a clearly defined area of land which may be divided subject to regulations for specific crops.

     2. A field history must be provided to the Department which states the crops planted in previous years as required by the standards for each crop.

     3. The Department may approve a modification of land history if a cultural practice is proven successful. As used in this subsection, “cultural practice” includes mechanical means for preparation of a seed bed, such as deep plowing, and chemical means, such as the use of fumigants or other materials. The materials and method that are used must be reported to the Department. The method used must be approved by the Department and adequate to maintain varietal purity. To aid in distinguishing between volunteers and the crop seeded, the seed must be planted in distinct rows but the spacing of the rows may vary.

     4. The time interval for land history must not be less than the requirement stated in the Federal Seed Act, 7 C.F.R. §§ 201 et seq., for the specified crop and appropriate certified generation. A copy of the Federal Seed Act may be obtained by mail from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, Missouri 63197-9000, or by toll-free telephone at [phone], at a cost of $18.

     5. The Department may approve reseeding of a field but will not allow reseeding after a field has produced a seed crop.

     6. Manure or other contaminating amendments must not be applied the year before seeding or during the established productive life of the stand.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 12-3-90)