(a)

1. (1) Application for the production of foundation, registered, or blue tag-certified seed must cover the entire cotton acreage of the applicant, including the entire acreage of tenants and contract growers.
2. (2) Contract growers for a licensed plant breeder may only produce one (1) variety on any farm unit or as per specifications of the originating breeder and/or institution and approved by the State Plant Board.
3. (3) Applicants producing certified seed shall produce only one (1) variety, except that if applicant or his or her tenants or contract growers have other farms which are operated as separate units as to labor and equipment, these units may be planted either with noncertified cotton or with certified cotton of another variety or class.