Washington Administrative Code
Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142)
SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION
Chapter 16-303 - Seed assessment, fees for seed services and seed certification
SEED TESTING AND ANALYSIS FEES
Section 16-303-210 - Fees for special seed tests
Miscellaneous lab testing fees are as follows:
Miscellaneous Lab Fees - Part A |
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Category |
Sod or quality seed analysis *1 |
Undesirable grass species test, no other purity requested |
Paired tests or 400 TZ when required by AOSA (from section 200) |
Crop or weed exam standard AOSA working amount (in addition to other tests requested) |
Quarantine tests on seed |
Rules test-Canadian (No grade report) |
Rules test-ISTA (No orange certificate) |
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Bluegrass (25 gram test) |
Bentgrass and redtop (10 gram test) |
Other seed |
Purity |
Germ |
Purity |
Germ |
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stock (25 gram test) |
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1 |
N/A |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$76.00 |
$59.00 |
$76.00 |
$59.00 |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$68.00 |
$59.00 |
$68.00 |
$59.00 |
3 *2 |
N/A |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$70.00 |
$68.00 |
$70.00 |
$68.00 |
4 |
N/A |
$114.00 |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
$86.00 |
N/A |
$153.00 |
$70.00 |
$153.00 |
$70.00 |
5 |
$126.00 |
$114.00 |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
$139.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
$117.00 |
$70.00 |
$117.00 |
$70.00 |
6 |
N/A |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$117.00 |
$60.00 |
$117.00 |
$60.00 |
7 |
N/A |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$106.00 |
$70.00 |
$106.00 |
$70.00 |
8 |
$126.00 |
$114.00 |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
$88.00 |
$106.00 |
$70.00 |
$106.00 |
$70.00 |
9 |
$126.00 |
$114.00 |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
$95.00 |
$106.00 |
$76.00 |
$106.00 |
$76.00 |
10 |
N/A |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$106.00 |
$70.00 |
$106.00 |
$70.00 |
11 |
N/A |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$70.00 |
$60.00 |
$70.00 |
$60.00 |
12 |
$126.00 |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$76.00 |
$70.00 |
$76.00 |
$70.00 |
13 |
N/A |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$68.00 |
$59.00 |
$68.00 |
$59.00 |
14 |
$126.00 |
$114.00 |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$117.00 |
$76.00 |
$117.00 |
$76.00 |
15 |
N/A |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$106.00 |
$70.00 |
$106.00 |
$70.00 |
16 |
$126.00 |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$76.00 |
$70.00 |
$76.00 |
$70.00 |
17 |
N/A |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$68.00 |
$60.00 |
$68.00 |
$60.00 |
18 |
N/A |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$68.00 |
$60.00 |
$68.00 |
$60.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$139.00 |
$60.00 |
$139.00 |
$60.00 |
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19 |
N/A |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$70.00 |
$70.00 |
$70.00 |
$70.00 |
20 |
N/A |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$125.00 *1 |
$70.00 |
$125.00 *1 |
$70.00 |
21 |
N/A |
N/A |
$202.00 |
$76.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$125.00 *1 |
$82.00 |
$125.00 *1 |
$82.00 |
*1 Minimum one hour, then billed in 15 minute increments.
*2 Additional sprout counts incur hourly charge.
Miscellaneous Lab Fee - Part B |
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Additional sodium hydroxide exam (wheat only) |
$47 |
Ammonia test (required for Fescue certification) |
$46 |
Bioassay (variety specific) |
$96 |
Broomrape (Orobanche minor) in red clover and other species (dry method) |
$110 |
Canadian seed grade report (Canadian test required) |
$45 |
Cold (vigor) test for wheat with Palouse soil |
$107 |
Cold test without soil |
$57 |
Cold test with soil - Specify soil type *1 |
$65/hour |
Dust like species exam (dry method) including broomrape (Orobanche minor) |
$152 |
Dodder exam |
$90 |
EC norms conversion from AOSA report |
$45 |
Electrical conductivity (EC) |
$158 |
Fluorescent test (all perennial and annual ryegrass) |
$40 |
Germination test in soil *1 |
$65/hour |
Hourly charge (applies to especially contaminated or extraordinary samples, e.g., sample prep for |
$65/hour |
coated seed; also used for custom work such as sample preparation, special bulk searches). |
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Mill check *1 |
$65/hour |
Miscellaneous service, in dirt samples, field run samples, cleaning inert *1 |
$65/hour |
Moisture test (oven) *1 |
$65/hour |
Moisture test/Dickey-John test |
$63 |
Noxious weed conversion fee |
$45 |
Noxious weed search in animal feed pellets, bird seed or organic matter *1 |
$65/hour |
Pest and disease (phytosanitary exam) and/or soil exam including sclerotinia, ergot, smut |
$95 |
Potassium iodine/iodide test *1 |
$65/hour |
Preliminary germination percent via email |
$15 |
Preclean quality grain exam |
$139 |
Seed coat dehull for TZ (Sanfoin/oat) *1 |
$65/hour |
Seed count, manual *1 |
$65/hour |
Seed count, mechanical |
$24 |
Seed mixture purity exam, each crop component |
$76 |
Species or veskof exam |
$222 |
Stress germination exam *1 |
$65/hour |
TKW 1000 seed count (total kernel weight/1000 seed) |
$56 |
Wheat species exam *1 |
$65/hour |
*1 Billing in 15-minute increments with a minimum of one quarter of the hourly rate.
Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310, chapter 34.05 RCW, and 2012 2nd sp.s. c 7 . 12-19-065, § 16-303-210, filed 9/17/12, effective 10/18/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.310 and chapter 34.05 RCW. 07-21-060, § 16-303-210, filed 10/12/07, effective 12/1/07. Statutory Authority: 2003 1st sp.s. c 25 § 309(2), RCW 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 34.05 RCW. 05-12-053, § 16-303-210, filed 5/26/05, effective 6/26/05. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW, 2003 c 308. 03-18-071, § 16-303-210, filed 8/29/03, effective 9/29/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.370(3), 15.49.310, and chapter 34.05 RCW. 03-08-005, § 16-303-210, filed 3/20/03, effective 4/20/03. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.49 and 34.05 RCW. 02-12-061, § 16-303-210, filed 5/30/02, effective 6/30/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 01-01-015, § 16-303-210, filed 12/6/00, effective 1/6/01.