Current through September 2, 2024
In order to be eligible for planting bean seed in Idaho:
01.
Idaho Grown Seed. Seeds planted must be from a lot that has an in-state planting tag number (state number) assigned by the Department based on growing season and windrow or final inspections and be tagged by the Department with a Department In-State Planting Tag (Green tag) or be tagged by the ICIA in accordance with these rules.
02.
Malheur County, Oregon Grown Seed. Bean seed produced in Malheur County, Oregon must be from a lot inspected in the growing season and in the pre-harvest or windrow for the regulated pests as defined in Section 012. Non-Phaseolus shall also include inspection for the regulated pests as defined in Subsections 013.01 and 013.02. Seed must be tagged by the Oregon Department of Agriculture. The ICIA may inspect and issue tags for bean seed grown in Malheur County, Oregon provided that each field is inspected according to these rules and the Malheur County Bean Disease Control Area order.
03.
Imported Seed Grown West of the Continental Divide in the Contiguous United States. Imported bean seed grown west of the Continental Divide in the contiguous United States must:
a. Be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate or official field inspection report issued by the regulatory agency of the state of origin, listing the diseases for which the crop was inspected, that must include the regulated pests as defined in Section 012 of these rules, and stating that the crop was field and windrow or pre-harvest inspected. Non-Phaseolus phytosanitary certificate or official field inspection report shall also include regulated pests as defined in Subsections 013.01 and 013.02;
b. Seed lot shall successfully pass laboratory tests conducted by the Department from samples officially drawn in the state of Idaho by the Department for regulated pests as defined in Section 012. Non-Phaseolus shall also pass laboratory tests for regulated pests as defined in Sections 012 and 013. Tests will be conducted by the Department from samples officially drawn in the state of Idaho by the Department;
c. Bear a Department approved tag (yellow);
d. Not be planted under sprinkler irrigation; and
e. Each field planted in Idaho must be submitted for field and windrow or pre-harvest inspections.
04.
Imported Seed Grown East of the Continental Divide in the Contiguous United States or of Foreign Origin. Imported bean seed grown east of the Continental Divide in the Contiguous United States or of foreign origin to be planted in Idaho shall be planted only on an approved trial ground as outlined in Section 250.
05.
Idaho Grown Seeds Shipped to a Foreign Country and Returned. Bean seeds shipped to a foreign country may be returned to Idaho but, upon return, be planted on an approved trial ground as outlined in Section 250.
06.
Idaho Grown Seeds Shipped Within the Contiguous United States, Except Malheur County, Oregon, and Returned. Bean seeds shipped outside Idaho or Malheur County, Oregon, in the contiguous United States, which were tagged with one (1) of the approved planting tags listed in Subsection 200.09 prior to leaving the state and at the Director's discretion were segregated in such a way to ensure freedom from regulated pests, may be returned to Idaho for planting under the following conditions:
a. A written request to bring seed back into Idaho must be submitted to ISDA and approved prior to planting.
b. Seed tags and packaging are intact with the segregation of the seed deemed satisfactory by the Director.
c. Bean seed not tagged with one (1) of the approved planting tags listed in Subsection 200.09 prior to leaving the state, returned to Idaho without seed tags and packaging intact, or not segregated to the satisfaction of the Director, may be returned to Idaho but, upon return, will fall under Subsection 200.03 of these rules or may be planted on an approved trial ground as outlined in Section 250.
07.
Contaminated Seeds. The seeds from any bean field found or known to be contaminated with a regulated pest, as defined in Sections 012 and 013 of these rules, cannot be planted in Idaho.
08.
True Identity of Seed Lots. Failure to maintain the true identity of any seed lot intended for seed purposes will automatically disqualify that lot for future planting in Idaho.
09.
Tags. Bean seeds planted in Idaho shall be from an approved lot bearing an approved tag on each bag or container, stating the kind, variety, and lot number. The following is a list of approved planting tags in Idaho:
a. Department in-state planting tag (green tag);
b. Department approved tag (yellow tag);
c. ICIA tag, provided the lot was field and windrow inspected by ICIA in accordance to these rules; or
d. Oregon Department of Agriculture inspection tag.
10.
Irrigation.
a. Pintos, Reds, Pinks, Great Northerns, Small Whites, Navy Beans, Blacks, Kidneys, Yellows, Cranberries, and Lima beans:
i. First generation of seed grown in Idaho must be grown and inspected under rill or drip irrigation.
ii. Thereafter, the seed may be grown and inspected for two (2) consecutive generations in Idaho under sprinkler irrigation.
iii. Seed grown under sprinkler irrigation for two (2) consecutive generations shall then be grown and inspected for one (1) generation in Idaho under rill or drip irrigation.
b. All other beans:
i. First generation of seed grown in Idaho must be grown and inspected under rill or drip irrigation.
ii. Thereafter, the seed may be grown and inspected for two (2) consecutive generations in Idaho under sprinkler irrigation, following Subsections 200.10.b.iii. through 200.10.b.v.
iii. Any time seed has been grown and inspected for one (1) generation in Idaho under sprinkler irrigation and prior to planting the seed under sprinkler, rill, or drip irrigation in Idaho, the seed must be sampled and laboratory tested by the Department in Idaho and found negative for the regulated pests.
iv. Following a second consecutive planting of the seed under sprinkler irrigation in Idaho, the seed must be sampled and laboratory tested by the Department in Idaho and found negative for the regulated pests.
v. After meeting the requirements of Subsections 200.10.b.i. through 200.10.b.iv., the seed must be grown and inspected for one (1) generation in Idaho under rill or drip irrigation.
Effective March 15, 2022
