Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Division 70 - Plant Industries
Chapter 35 - Seed Regulation
Section 2 CSR 70-35.010 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment updates names of plants that produce noxious weed seeds and clarifies what seed is subject to regulation.
PURPOSE: This rule designates what plants' seeds are agricultural seeds for labeling purposes and also designates restricted weed seeds. Both agricultural seed and restricted weed seeds content must be declared on the label to comply with the statute, but the seed of plants making up these lists are not specified by statute.
(1) Agricultural Seeds. Agricultural seeds will be those listed as agricultural seeds in the Federal Seed Act, 7 CFR Section 201.2(h), January (1976).
(2) Restricted Weed Seeds.
(3) Hermetically-Sealed Container. A hermetically-sealed container does not allow water vapor penetration through any wall, including the seals, greater than 0.05 grams of water per twenty-four (24) hours per one hundred (100) square inches of surface at one hundred degrees Fahrenheit (100o F) with a relative humidity (RH) on one (1) side of ninety percent (90%) and on the other side of zero percent (0%). Water vapor penetration (WVP) is measured by the standards of the United States Bureau of Standards as-gm water/24 hr./100 sq. in./100 F/90% RH v. 0% RH.
(4) Percentage of Germination. The label claim for percent of germination shall be the result of a test of any lot of seed which has been sampled according to and analyzed by the Rules for Testing Seed, (Vol. 6, No. 2, 1981, Rev. 1984), Association of Official Seed Analysts.
The secretary of state has determined that the publication of this rule in its entirety would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. The entire text of the material referenced has been filed with the secretary of state. This material may be found at the Office of the Secretary of State or at the headquarters of the agency and is available to any interested person at a cost established by state law.
*Original authority: 266.091, RSMo 1951, amended 1957, 1978, 1979, 1993, 1995.