(a) Handling the crop after planting and prior inspection.

1. (1) A field must be rogued and/or sprayed with recommended herbicides during the growing season to remove:

   1. (A) Other varieties;
   2. (B) Other perennial grasses;
   3. (C) Most common weeds; and
   4. (D) Objectionable and noxious weeds.

2. (2) Note.

   1. (A) When spraying, the herbicide will be applied to the area containing the mixture plus an eighteen inch (18”) border surrounding the outer limits of the visible area of mixture.
   2. (B) Spraying will continue until the mixture is eradicated.

(b) Time and number of inspections.

1. (1) Foundation, registered, and certified (three (3) inspections required):

   1. (A) Spring (April or May);
   2. (B) Summer (June or July); and
   3. (C) Fall (September or October).

2. (2)

   1. (A) Every two (2) years an intensive field inspection will be made of the registered class.
   2. (B) A representative area of the field, ten percent (10%), will not be harvested until seed heads appear.

(c)

1. (1) Production fields that fail to meet the published varietal purity standards for the class applied for within one (1) growing year will be permanently downgraded to the next lowest class if the field meets the standard of the next lowest class, or removed from certification.
2. (2) A field removed from certification may be re-entered into certification if it meets the requirements in 2 CAR § 34-1604, Land requirements — Rules covering land prior to planting.