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 16-326-040 - Requirements for growing Brassica seed in all of Brassica seed production district 2
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Brassica napus var. biennis, winter type canola or rapeseed, may not be planted in Brassica seed production district 2.
(2) A minimum isolation distance of two miles must be preserved from the nearest edge of any Brassica seed crop to any other Brassica seed crop. The location pinned first has priority and establishes a basis for the isolation distance for other Brassica seed crops. Any person subsequently pinning any other location for a Brassica seed crop is responsible for maintaining the two-mile minimum isolation distance. Exceptions to this two-mile minimum distance can occur only in the following three situations:
(3) Written agreements between parties to voluntarily allow planting of locations, any portion of which are within the minimum isolation distance of two miles (as referenced in subsection (2)(a) of this section), must comply with all of the following conditions:
The date of the agreement;
The approximate dates during which the affected crops will be in the field;
The name, business name (if applicable), telephone number and address of each affected grower;
The location and acreage of each planting affected by the agreement;
The contractor (if applicable) for each location; and
Brassica seed crop species and variety for each location.
(4) Pinning for Brassica seed crops intended to produce seed for planting starts each year on the first business day after January 31 for summer annual species or varieties (such as mizuna and Chinese cabbage) and on the first business day after May 31 for overwintered species or varieties (such as cabbage, broccoli, and turnip). Pinning for Brassica seed crops to produce seed intended for oil or fuel starts the first business day after June 30.
Statutory Authority: RCW 15.51.050 and chapter 34.05 RCW. 12-08-009, § 16-326-040, filed 3/23/12, effective 4/23/12. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.51 and 34.05 RCW. 08-04-005, § 16-326-040, filed 1/24/08, effective 2/24/08.