1. A. The weeds listed in the following table are designated as noxious weeds. The seed of any noxious weed is permitted to be in seed sold, distributed, or offered or handled for sale only as provided in the limitation column of the table, except as otherwise provided in Subsection B. There is no tolerance applied to noxious weeds listed as prohibited.

   List of Noxious Weeds and Seed Limitations
   Name	Limitations
   1. Balloon Vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum)	Prohibited
   2. Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)	Prohibited
   3. Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium)	Prohibited
   4. Itchgrass (Rottboellia cochinchinersis)	Prohibited
   5. Yellow Nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus)	Prohibited
   6. Purple Nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus)	Prohibited
   7. Tropical Soda Apple (Solanum viarum)	Prohibited
   8. Cocklebur (Xanthium spp.)	5 per lb.
   9. Spearhead; Beaksedge (Rhynchospora spp.)	5 per lb.
   10. Purple Moonflower (Ipomoea turbinata)	9 per lb.
   11. Red Rice (Oryza sativa)	9 per lb.
   12. Wild Onion and/or Wild Garlic (Allium spp.)	9 per lb.
   13. Morning Glory (Ipomoea spp.)	18 per lb.
   14. Wild Poinsettia (Euphorbia davidii)	18 per lb.
   15. Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense)	100 per lb.
   16. Dock (Rumex spp.)	100 per lb.
   17. Dodder (Cuscuta spp.)	100 per lb.
   18. Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)	100 per lb.
   19. Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense)	100 per lb.
   20. Quackgrass (Elymus repens)	100 per lb.
   21. Russian Knapweed (Rhaponticum repens)	100 per lb.
   22. Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)	100 per lb.
   23. Silverleaf Nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium)	100 per lb.
   24. Wild Mustard and Wild Turnips (Brassica spp. and Sinapis spp.)	100 per lb.
   25. Blueweed, Texas (Helianthus ciliaris)	200 per lb.
   26. Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon)	300 per lb.
   27. Buckhorn Plantain (Plantago lanceolata)	300 per lb.
   28. Cheat (Bromus secalinus)	300 per lb.
   29. Corncockle (Agrostemma githago)	300 per lb.
   30. Darnel; Poison Ryegrass (Lolium temulentum)	300 per lb.
   31. Hairy Chess (Bromus commutatus)	300 per lb.
   32. Hemp Sesbania, Coffeebean, Tall Indigo (Sesbania exaltata)	300 per lb.
   33. Indian Jointvetch (Aeschynomene indica)	300 per lb.
   34. Mexicanweed (Caperonia castaneifolia)	300 per lb.
   Sum of Total Noxious Weed	500 per lb.
   (Subject to limitations above)

2. B. If the noxious weed or weed seed restrictions set out in Chapter 7 of this Part for a field or seed being certified is more restrictive than the limitations in the table in Section A or if any of those rules and regulations provides for limitations on weeds not listed in the table then the rules and regulations in Chapter 7 for that specific crop kind or variety supersedes the limitations listed in the table.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1431 and R.S. 3:1433.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Seed Commission, LR 4:105 (April 1978), amended LR 5:96 (May 1979), LR 7:285 (June 1981), LR 8:563 (November 1982), LR 9:197, 206 (April 1983), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Seed Commission, LR 12:825 (December 1986), LR 14:605 (September 1988), LR 23:1282 (October 1997), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of the Commissioner, Seed Commission, LR 30:199 (February 2004), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 39:2704 (October 2013), amended LR 40:744 (April 2014), LR 43:1895 (October 2017), LR 44:1851 (October 2018).