Washington Administrative Code
Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142)
SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION
Chapter 16-326 - Brassica seed production district
Section 16-326-020 - General requirements for growing, transporting or processing Brassica seed within any Brassica seed production district
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Growing, transportation or processing of Brassica seed is regulated under provisions of this section only within the borders of a Brassica seed production district, as described in WAC 16-326-010.
(2) No Brassica seed crop grown for any purpose is regulated as part of a Brassica seed production district, if it is harvested or mowed before flowering or otherwise handled so that pollen production is prevented. Note that other regulatory requirements, such as the provisions of the crucifer seed quarantine rule found in WAC 16-301-490 through 16-301-580, are applicable.
(3) Brassica seed crops, including seed grown for planting and seed grown for crushing or extraction for fuel or oil, may only be grown in locations that have been identified in a timely manner through the pinning process.
(4) Transportation and handling of Brassica seed within any Brassica seed production district must be performed in a way to prevent inadvertent spread of seed or production of volunteer plants. All shipments of viable seed must be in covered containers from which the seed cannot leak.
(5) Volunteer Brassica plants must be controlled as soon as feasible, but always prior to pollen production or blossoming.
Statutory Authority: RCW 15.51.050 and chapter 34.05 RCW. 12-08-009, § 16-326-020, filed 3/23/12, effective 4/23/12. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.51 and 34.05 RCW. 08-04-005, § 16-326-020, filed 1/24/08, effective 2/24/08.