NDAC 74-03-10-03
Field standards
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code ยง 74-03-10-03
1.
Isolation. Fields of safflower planted to produce the registered or certified class of seed shall
be at least one thousand three hundred twenty feet [402.34 meters] from any other variety or
noncertified field of safflower. When certified classes of seed of the same variety are planted
in close proximity, no isolation requirement applies, except to maintain field borders.
2.
Specific field standards.
Maximum Permitted in Each Class
Factor
Foundation
Registered
Certified
Other varieties *
1:10,000
1:2,000
1:1,000
Inseparable other crops
1:30,000
1:10,000
1:3,000
Prohibited noxious weeds**
none
none
none
*Other varieties shall include plants that can be differentiated from the variety being
inspected, but shall not include variants characteristic of the variety.
**The tolerance for prohibited or objectionable weeds, or both, in the field will be determined
by the inspector.