Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
Chapter 30 - Consumer Protection
Subchapter 25 - Seed
Section 35:30-25-5 - Standard of germination and purity
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 35:30-25-5
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) Agricultural seed is prohibited from being sold, offered, or exposed for sale in Oklahoma if:
(1) The percentage
germination, including hard seed, is below 70.
(2) The percentage mechanical purity is below
90, except hybrid, or when seed is sold and labeled as a mixture.
(3) The percentage of inert matter is more
than 10.
(4) The percentage of weed
seed is more than 2
(b) This section does not apply to Buffalograss, Johnsongrass, or chaffy grasses of the following kinds: Bluegrass spp., Bluestem spp., Bromus spp., Dallisgrass, Fescue spp. (except Tall Fescue), Grama spp., Orchardgrass, Wheatgrass, and Yellowgrass Indiangrass, also any other chaffy grasses or other special seed that are commonly marketed below the above standards.
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