Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R68 - Plant Industry
Rule R68-8 - Utah Seed Rule
Section R68-8-13 - Hermetically Sealed Seed Containers
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Agricultural or vegetable seeds packaged in hermetically sealed containers may be sold, exposed for sale, or offered for sale or transportation for 36 months after the last day of the month the seeds were tested for germination before packaging.
(2) If seeds in hermetically sealed containers are sold, exposed for sale, or offered for sale or transportation more than 36 months after the last day of the month in which they were tested for germination before packaging, they shall be retested within nine months, exclusive of the calendar month in which the retest was completed, immediately before the sale, exposure for sale, or offering for sale or transportation.
(3) The 36-month provision on the date of the test in Section 4-16-5 will apply to hermetically sealed agricultural and vegetable seed when the following conditions have been met:
TABLE 8 |
|
AGRICULTURAL SEEDS |
PERCENT |
beet, field |
7.5% |
beet, sugar |
7.5% |
bluegrass, Kentucky |
6% |
clover, crimson |
8% |
fescue, red |
8% |
ryegrass, annual |
8% |
ryegrass, perennial |
8% |
any other agricultural seed |
6% |
mixtures of above |
8% |
TABLE 9 |
|
VEGETABLE SEED |
PERCENT |
bean, garden |
7% |
bean, lima |
7% |
beet |
7.5% |
broccoli |
5% |
brussels sprout |
5% |
cabbage |
5% |
carrots |
7% |
cauliflower |
5% |
celeriac |
7% |
celery |
7% |
chard, swiss |
7.5% |
cabbage, Swiss |
5% |
chives |
6.5% |
collards |
5% |
corn, sweet |
8% |
cucumber |
6% |
eggplant |
6% |
kale |
5% |
kohlrabi |
5% |
leek |
6.5% |
lettuce |
5.5% |
muskmelon |
6% |
mustard, India |
5% |
onion |
6.5% |
onion, Welsh |
6.5% |
parsely |
6% |
parsnip |
6% |
pea |
7% |
pepper |
4.5% |
pumpkin |
6% |
radish |
5% |
rutabaga |
5% |
spinach |
8% |
squash |
6% |
tomato |
5.5% |
turnip |
5% |
watermelon |
6.5% |
all other vegetable seeds |
6% |