Certification Marking

Each certified bale or container shall be marked by one (1) of the following: (3-15-22) 01. NAISMA Twine. Only one (1) strand is required per bale. (3-15-22) 02. Bale Tag. The following information shall be shown on baled forage and straw: (3-15-22) a. The words - “NAISMA Weed Free Forage Certification Program” or “Idaho State Noxious Weed Free Forage & Straw Certification Program”; (3-15-22) b. Bale tag serial number; (3-15-22) c. County of origin identification; (3-15-22) d. ISDA emblem; (3-15-22) e. ISDA telephone number; and (3-15-22) f. A statement that the product is “Certified to the NAISMA Standards” or “Certified to the Idaho State Noxious Weed Free Standards.” (3-15-22) g. Year the bale tag was issued. (3-15-22) 03. Forage Cube/Pellet Tag/Label. Certification tags/labels shall be attached to or a statement with the following information printed on each container of noxious weed free product: (3-15-22) a. The words - “NAISMA Weed Free Forage Certification Program”; (3-15-22) b. ISDA forage manufacturer identification number; (3-15-22) c. ISDA emblem; (3-15-22) d. ISDA telephone number; and (3-15-22) e. A statement that the product is “Certified to the NAISMA Standards. (3-15-22) 04. Certified Compressed Forage/Straw Bale Binding Material. The following information shall be printed in purple ink on yellow binding material. Two (2) consecutive vertical purple lines approximately one-eighth IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 02.06.09 Department of Agriculture Invasive Species & Noxious Weeds Section 360 Page 26 of an inch (1/8”) wide, spaced approximately one and one-quarter inches (1 1/4”) apart, placed before and after written text that includes the acronym “ISDA NWFFS” and can include the manufacturer’s name. (3-15-22) 351. -- 359. (RESERVED) 360. PROCEDURES FOR CERTIFICATION OF FORAGE CUBES/PELLETS/COMPRESSED FORAGE/STRAW BALES. 01. Application. A person desiring to certify forage cubes/pellets/compressed forage/straw bales as noxious weed free must make an annual application on the ISDA's forage cube/pellet/compressed forage/straw bale certification application form. (3-15-22) 02. Validity. The application will be valid from the date of Department approval through December 31of that calendar year. (3-15-22) 03. Equipment. Equipment will be cleaned of any noxious weed propagules prior to processing forage/straw for certification. (3-15-22) 04. Purging. After cleaning equipment, a minimum of five hundred (500) pounds of certified forage/ straw must be purged through the entire system prior to processing certified forage cubes/pellets/compressed forage/ straw bales. The five hundred (500) pounds of forage/straw used to eliminate any noxious weed seeds shall not be certified. (3-15-22) 05. Documentation. A person who manufactures products referenced in Section 360 shall retain the following records for two (2) years: (3-15-22) a. All NWFF&S inspection certificates relating to the certified forage/straw delivered to their manufacturing facility each calendar year. (3-15-22) b. Quantity of certified forage cubes/pellets/compressed forage/straw bales processed each calendar year; and (3-15-22) c. Quantity of non-certified forage cubes/pellets/compressed forage/straw bales processed each calendar year. (3-15-22) 361. -- 999. (RESERVED)