WAC 16-302-465   Land requirements and field standards for woody plants and Forbes.  (1) The life of a stand shall be unlimited as long as seventy-five percent of the plants present in the stand are those that were planted originally.

     (2) To be eligible for the production of certified class of seed, a field must not have grown or been seeded to the same species during the previous four years for foundation, three years for registered, and two years for certified.

     (3) A seed field inspection must be made the year of establishment and at least once each year that seed is to be harvested. This inspection will be made at a time when plant development allows for the detection of factors such as off-type varieties and weed contamination.

     (4) Isolation for seed production the minimum distance from a different variety or wild hybridizing populations are as follows:

	Minimum of isolation-feet:
	Fields of 2 acres or less	Fields of more than 2 acres
Foundation & registered	400	200
Certified	200	100

     Volunteer plants may be cause for rejection or reclassification of a seed field.

     (5) Specific field tolerances:

	Maximum ratio of heads or plants
Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Other varieties & off type	1/1000	1/500	1/250
Other kinds	1/2000	1/1000	1/500
(Inseparable other species)
Prohibited noxious weeds	None found	None found	None found

[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 00-24-077, § 16-302-465, filed 12/4/00, effective 1/4/01.]