NAC587.262. Requirements for land.

     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 year, respectively, preceding the establishment of the stand.

     2. The application must indicate the crops grown for the previous 4 years, 3 years and 1 year on the land intended for the production of the foundation, registered or certified classes of seed, respectively.

     3. At least 2 years must elapse between the destruction of varieties of dissimilar adaptation and establishment of a new stand for the production of seed for certification.

     4. During the year immediately preceding the seeding of any class of seed, the land must be free from volunteer plants. Manure or other amendments to the soil that are contaminating must not be applied during the year immediately preceding the seeding of the land or during the established and productive life of the stand.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture, eff. 5-1-79; A 12-3-90; R174-99, 3-13-2000)