Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R68 - Plant Industry
Rule R68-8 - Utah Seed Rule
Section R68-8-2 - Prohibited Noxious Weed Seeds and Restricted Weed Seeds

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 68-8-2

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, offer, or expose for sale, or distribute in Utah any agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree, and shrub seeds, or seeds for sprouting for seeding purposes that:

(a) contain, either in part or in whole, any prohibited noxious weed seeds:
(i) prohibited noxious weed seeds are the seeds of any plant determined by the department to be injurious to public health, crops, livestock, land, or other property and that are especially troublesome and difficult to control; and

(ii) Utah prohibited noxious weed seeds are indicated in Table 1; or

TABLE 1

PROHIBITED WEED SEEDS

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

bermudagrass*

Cynodon Dactylon*

beancaper, syrian

Zygophyllum Fabago

bindweed or wild morning-glory

Convolvulus spp.

blueweed or vipers bugloss

Echium Vulgare

broom, scotch

Cytisus Scoparis

bugloss, small

Anchusa Arvensis

camelthorn

Alhagi Maurorum

cinquefoil, sulfur

Potentilla Recta

cogongrass

Imperata Cylindrica

crupina, common

Crupina Vulgaris

daisy, ox-eye

Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum

goatgrass, jointed

Aegilops Cylindrica

goats rue

Galega Officinalis

hemlock, poison

Conium Maculatum

henbane, black

Hyoscyamus Niger

hoary cress, globe-podded

Lepidium Draba (Cardaria Draba)

hoary cress, heart-podded

Lepidium Chalepense (Cardaria Chalepensis)

hoary cress, lens-podded

Lepidium Appelianum (Cardaria Pubescens)

houndstongue

Cynoglossum Officinale

knapweed, diffuse

Centaurea Diffusa

knapweed, Russian

Centaurea Repens

knapweed, spotted

Centaurea Maculosa

knapweed, squarrose

Centaurea Virgata Subsp. Squarrosa

knotweed, Japanese

Polygonum Cuspidatum

loosestrife, purple

Lythrum Salicaria

medusahead

Taeniatherum Caput-medusae

millet, spring

Milium Vernale

mustard, African

Brassica Tournefortii

mustard, elongated

Brassica Elongata

mustard, garlic

Alliaria Petiolata

pepperweed, perennial or tall whitetop

Lepidium Latifolium

phragmites or common reed

Phragmites Australis ssp.

puncturevine or goathead

Tribulus Terrestris

olive, Russian

Elaeagnus angustifolia

quackgrass

Elymus Repens

reed, giant

Arundo Donax

rocket, dames

Hesperis Matronalis

rue, African

Peganum Harmala

sage, Mediterranean

Salvia Aethiopis

saltcedar or tamarisk

Tamarix Ramosissima

skeleton weed, rush

Chondrilla Juncea

sorghum spp., perennial including johnsongrass and sorghum almum

Sorghum spp., Sorghum Halepense, Sorghum Almum

spurge, leafy

Euphorbia Esula

spurge, myrtle

Euphorbia Myrsinites

starthistle, malta

Centaurea Melitensis

starthistle, purple

Centaurea Calcitrapa

starthistle, yellow

Centaurea Solstitialis

st. johnswort

Hypericum Perforatum

thistle, Canada

Circium Arvense

thistle, scotch, or cotton

Onopordum Acanthium

thistle, musk

Carduus Nutans

thistle, plumeless

Carduus Acanthoides

toadflax, dalmatian

Linaria Dalmatica

toadflax, yellow

Linaria Vulgaris

ventenata or North African grass

Ventenata Dubai

vipergrass, cut leaf

Scorzonera Laciniata

woad, dyers

Isatis Tinctoria

* except for Washington country

(b) contain restricted weed seeds in more than allowable amounts;
(i) restricted weed seeds listed in Table 2 shall be allowed in crop seed; and

(ii) shall not exceed a maximum of 27 seeds per pound, either as a single species or in combination.

TABLE 2

RESTRICTED WEED SEEDS

COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

dodder

Cuscuta spp.

halogeton

Halogeton Glomeratus

oat, wild

Avena Fatua

poverty weed

Iva Axillaris

**restricted to 27 seeds per pound.

(2) The maximum percentage of weed seeds by weight are listed in Table 3.

TABLE 3

WEED SEEDS BY WEIGHT

MAX PERCENT

cheat (Bromus Secalinus)*

2%

chess (Bromus Brizaformis)*

2%

Japanese brome (Bromus Japonicus)*

2%

red brome (Bromus Rubens)*

2%

downy brome (Bromus Tectorum)*

2%

*either as a single species or in combination in grass seeds.

(3) For any weed seed not listed in Tables 1-3 in grass, flower, or tree and shrub seeds, the maximum percentage by weight allowed is 1%. For other kinds or types of weed seeds, the maximum permitted weight is .50%.

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