Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XIII - Seeds
Chapter 5 - General Seed Certification Requirements
Section XIII-509 - Application Deadlines (Formerly Section 131)

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XIII-509

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Onion bulbs and seed, and shallots-March 1.

B. Tissue Culture Sugarcane-April 1.

C. Clover (crimson, red, white), rescue grass, harding grass, vetch, and Irish potatoes-April 1.

D. Oats, wheat, ryegrass, singletary peas-April 15.

E. Watermelon-May 1.

F. Sweet potatoes and sweet potato plants:

1. greenhouse plantings (virus-tested)-45 days prior to planting;

2. field plantings-June 1.

G. Okra-June 15.

H. Rice-July 1.

I. Cotton, millet, sesame, sunflower, tree-July 15.

J. Tomatoes (Spring)-June 1, (Fall)-July 15.

K. Soybeans-August 1.

L. Corn-a minimum of 30 days prior to pollination.

M. Cowpeas-a minimum of 30 days prior to harvest.

N. Grasses:

1. Bermuda grasses:
a. new plantings-minimum of 30 days prior to harvest;

b. established stands (fields certified the previous year)-June 1. Renewal application must be submitted;

2. turf and pasture grass:
a. new plantings-at least 15 days prior to land preparation for planting;

b. established stands (fields certified the previous year)-June 1. Renewal application must be submitted.

O. Clonally propagated plant species, except for plant species for which a deadline is specifically provided in this Section:

1. new plantings-submit application at least 15 days prior to land preparation for planting;

2. established stands (fields certified the previous year)- submit renewal application by April 15.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433.

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