Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of
Rule 02.06.06 - RULES GOVERNING THE PLANTING OF BEANS
Section 02.06.06.250 - TRIAL GROUNDS

a. A written request for trial ground must be submitted to the Director for approval prior to May 20 of the year the bean seed will be planted and must contain: (3-15-22)

b. Must be jointly supervised by the Department and personnel approved by the Director. (3-15-22)

c. The land must be owned or leased by the applicant. If leased, a copy of the lease must accompany the application. (3-15-22)

d. More than one (1) trial ground may be approved provided that a separate application is submitted and each trial ground meets the requirements of Section 250. (3-15-22)

a. Experimental Plots. A maximum of one (1) pound of bean seed per variety per company or designated agent for any given year may be planted in an experimental plot without laboratory testing. Non-Phaseolus shall successfully pass laboratory tests for regulated pests as defined in Subsections 013.01 and 013.03. Tests will be conducted by a Department-approved lab from samples officially drawn in the state of Idaho by the Department. (3-15-22)

b. Introduction Plots. Introduction plots are limited to a maximum of two (2) acres per variety per company or designated agent for any given year and each seed lot to be planted in an introduction plot must successfully pass laboratory tests conducted by the Department from samples officially drawn in the state of Idaho by the Department for regulated pests in Section 012. Non-Phaseolus shall also successfully pass laboratory tests for regulated pests as defined in Section 013. Tests will be conducted by a Department-approved lab from samples officially drawn in the state of Idaho by the Department. (3-15-22)

a. Any machinery used in production of bean seed on trial grounds must be disinfected, to the satisfaction of the Director, prior to movement to other bean fields. (3-15-22)

b. Approved trial grounds shall not be planted under sprinkler irrigation. (3-15-22)

c. During each growing season there will be a minimum of four (4) active growth inspections and one (1) windrow or pre-harvest inspection. (3-15-22)

a. If a regulated pest is found by field inspection, windrow, or pre-harvest inspection or subsequent laboratory seed testing, the infested seed must be destroyed and the field must follow the requirements of Subsection 400.02. Once the negative seed plots have been harvested, the grower must follow the destruction requirements outlined in Subsection 400.02 for the remainder of the trial ground. (3-15-22)

b. None of the remaining bean seed produced on that designated trial ground may be released for general planting in Idaho. The remaining seeds harvested from the field on which the trial ground is located must be sampled and laboratory tested by the Department. If the laboratory test is negative for the regulated pests, then the seeds must be planted on an approved trial ground for one (1) additional year and are limited to a maximum of two (2) acres. (3-15-22)