R68-8-2. Prohibited Noxious Weed Seeds and Restricted Weed Seeds

(1) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, offer, or expose for sale, or distribute in Utah any agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree, and shrub seeds, or seeds for sprouting for seeding purposes that: (a) contain, either in part or in whole, any prohibited noxious weed seeds: (i) prohibited noxious weed seeds are the seeds of any plant determined by the department to be injurious to public health, crops, livestock, land, or other property and that are especially troublesome and difficult to control; and (ii) Utah prohibited noxious weed seeds are indicated in Table 1; or TABLE 1 PROHIBITED WEED SEEDS COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Bermudagrass* Cynodondactylon * Beancaper, Syrian Zygophyllum fabago Bindweed or wild morning-glory Convolvulus spp. Blueweed or vipers bugloss Echium vulgare Broom, Scotch Cytisus scoparius Bugloss, small Anchusa arvensis Camelthorn Alhagi maurorum Cinquefoil, sulfur Potentilla recta Cogongrass Imperata cylindrica Crupina, common Crupina vulgaris Daisy, ox-eye Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Goatgrass, jointed Aegilops cylindrica Goatsrue Galega officinalis Hemlock, poison Conium maculatum Henbane, black Hyoscyamus niger Hoary cress, globe-podded Lepidium draba (Cardaria draba) Hoary cress, heart-podded Lepidium chalepense (Cardaria chalepensis) Hoary cress, lens-podded Lepidium appelianum (Cardaria pubescens) Houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale Knapweed, diffuse Centaurea diffusa Knapweed, Russian Centaurea repens Knapweed, spotted Centaurea maculosa Knapweed, squarrose Centaurea virgata Subsp. squarrosa Knotweed, Japanese Polygonum cuspidatum Loosestrife, purple Lythrum salicaria Medusahead Taeniatherum caput-medusae Millet, spring Milium vernale Mustard, African Brassica tournefortii Mustard, elongated Brassica elongata Mustard, garlic Alliaria petiolata Pepperweed, perennial or tall whitetop Lepidium latifolium Phragmites or common reed Phragmites australis ssp. Puncturevine or goathead Tribulus terrestris Olive, Russian Elaeagnus angustifolia Quackgrass Elymus repens Reed, giant Arundo donax Rocket, dames Hesperis matronalis Rue, African Peganum harmala Sage, Mediterranean Salvia aethiopis Saltcedar or tamarisk Tamarix ramosissima Skeleton weed, rush Chondrilla juncea Sorghum spp., perennial including johnsongrass and Sorghum almum Sorghum spp., Sorghum halepense, Sorghum almum Spurge, leafy Euphorbia esula Spurge, Myrtle Euphorbia myrsinites Starthistle, Malta Centaurea melitensis Starthistle, purple Centaurea calcitrapa Starthistle, yellow Centaurea solstitialis St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum Thistle, Canada Circium arvense Thistle, Scotch, or cotton Onopordum acanthium Thistle, musk Carduus nutans Thistle, plumeless Carduus acanthoides Toadflax, Dalmatian Linaria dalmatica Toadflax, yellow Linaria vulgaris Ventenata or North African grass Ventenata dubai Vipergrass, cut leaf Scorzonera laciniata Woad, dyers Isatis tinctoria * except for Washington county (b) contain restricted weed seeds in more than allowable amounts; (i) restricted weed seeds listed in Table 2 shall be allowed in crop seed; and (ii) shall not exceed a maximum of 27 seeds per pound, either as a single species or in combination. TABLE 2 RESTRICTED WEED SEEDS COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME Dodder Cuscuta spp. Halogeton Halogeton glomeratus Oat, wild Avena fatua Poverty weed Iva axillaris (2) The maximum percentage of weed seeds by weight are listed in Table 3. TABLE 3 WEED SEEDS BY WEIGHT MAX PERCENT Cheat (Bromus secalinus)* 2% Chess (Bromus brizaformis)* 2% Japanese brome (Bromus japonicus)* 2% Red brome (Bromus rubens)* 2% Downy brome (Bromus tectorum)* 2% *either as a single species or in combination in grass seeds. (3) For any weed seed not listed in Tables 1-3 in grass, flower, or tree and shrub seeds, the maximum percentage by weight allowed is 1%. For other kinds or types of weed seeds, the maximum permitted weight is .50%.