2017 Revised Code of Washington
Title 15 - AGRICULTURE AND MARKETING
15.49 Seeds.
15.49.021 Standards and label requirements—Rules.
RCW 15.49.021 Standards and label requirements—Rules.
(1) The department shall establish by rule standards and label requirements for the following seed types: Agricultural seed (including grass, lawn, and turf seed), flower seed, and vegetable seed.
(2) The standards and label requirements shall be divided into the following categories:
(a) Percentage of kind and variety of each seed component present; and
(b) Percentage of weed seed (restricted and common).
(3) The standards and label requirements developed by the department shall at a minimum include:
(a) Amount of inert material;
(b) Specifics and warning for treated seed;
(c) Specifics for coated seed;
(d) Specifics and duration for inoculated seed;
(e) Specifics for seed which is below standard;
(f) Specifics for seed contained in containers, mats, tapes, or other planting devices;
(g) Specifics for seed sold in bulk;
(h) Specifics for hybrid seed; and
(i) Specifics for seed mixtures.
[ 1989 c 354 § 71.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1989 c 354 §§ 70-81 and 84-86: See note following RCW 15.49.005.
Severability—1989 c 354: See note following RCW 15.36.012.
