WAC 16-301-425
Inspection procedures for trial grounds. (1) Applications for planting in a trial ground must be submitted
to the department prior to May 15 of the growing year, and must
include a detailed varietal planting plan, a description of the
exact location of the trial ground and the manner of isolation.
(2) A minimum of three field inspections is made during the
growing season and one windrow inspection.
(3) A disinfectant must be applied to machinery used in the
production of bean seed and to footwear of personnel performing
inspections prior to movement to other bean fields.
(4) If any regulated diseases are detected by field
inspections or subsequent laboratory/greenhouse tests, no seed
may be released for general planting but must again be planted in
an approved trial ground for one additional year and undergo
inspection procedures by the department.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310,
15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 00-24-077, § 16-301-425,
filed 12/4/00, effective 1/4/01.]