Washington Administrative Code
Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142)
SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION
Chapter 16-328 - Certification of strawberry planting stock
Section 16-328-045 - Production requirements for registered and certified strawberry planting stock
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Registered strawberry plants must originate directly from foundation stock.
(2) Certified strawberry plants must be planted with first year plantings of registered or foundation stock.
(3) Registered or certified strawberry plants must be grown in an insect-proof facility or in a field that is at least one-half mile from any noncertified strawberry plants.
(4) The grower must remove or rogue all low-yielding, diseased, off-type or abnormal plants.
(5) Use of any pesticide which suppresses the symptoms of red stele without eradicating the causal pathogen is prohibited.
(6) If registered or certified strawberry plants are grown in a field, all of the following conditions must be complied with:
Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.14 RCW. 00-19-034, § 16-328-045, filed 9/12/00, effective 10/13/00.