Washington Administrative Code
Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142)
SEEDS AND PLANTING STOCK CERTIFICATION
Chapter 16-350 - Registration and certification of fruit tree planting stock
Section 16-350-032 - Requirements for registered stool beds

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 16-350-032

Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024

(1) Only registered trees are permitted in a registered stool bed.

(2) Registered stool beds must be at least ten feet from nonregistered plants of the Rosaceae family.

(3) The ground in a stool bed and for a distance of at least ten feet on all sides around it must be kept clean cultivated.

(4) Registered stool beds must be planted with foundation or registered planting stock. Certified rootstocks from programs approved by the department may also be used, provided the resulting stock in the stool bed is tested and found free of virus and virus-like diseases prior to harvest of certified rootstock.

Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.14 RCW. 00-19-036, § 16-350-032, filed 9/12/00, effective 10/13/00; 90-23-006 (Order 2058), § 16-350-032, filed 11/9/90, effective 12/10/90; Order 1331, § 16-350-032, filed 1/15/74; Order 1300, § 16-350-032, filed 3/26/73.

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