WAC 16-354-090   Hop planting stock grades and standards.  (1) Grades for hop clones which inherently produce slips or rhizomes and/or layered stem cuttings of small caliper shall be determined by a committee appointed by the Washington hop commission.

     (2) Washington No. 1 shall consist of hop slips or rhizomes and/or layered stem cuttings of one strain, not less than five inches in length and not less than five-sixteenths inch in diameter and containing at least one visible bud, crowns not less than six inches in length and not less than three-fourths inch in diameter, with one or more visible buds which are:

     (a) Fairly fresh.

     (b) Firm.

     (c) Moist.

     (d) Fairly clean.

     (e) Free from damage caused by:

     (i) Mold.

     (ii) Freezing injury.

     (iii) Broken or mutilated planting stock.

     (iv) Crown gall.

     (v) Black rot.



[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.14 and 34.05 RCW. 09-18-115, § 16-354-090, filed 9/2/09, effective 10/3/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.14 RCW. 85-15-046 (Order 1867), § 16-354-090, filed 7/16/85.]