The certifying agency may, at its discretion, certify seed which fails to meet certification standards for reasons other than genetic purity. The certification tag or label shall identify the seed as “substandard seed” and shall indicate the reason for which the seed lot failed to meet certification standards. The agency shall only certify varieties protected under Title V of the Federal Seed Act as “substandard seed”. The agency may approve small grain seed as “substandard seed for germination” if the percent germination is within 5 percentage points of the minimum certified germination for that kind. The agency may not certify soybean seed as “substandard seed for germination”.

Authority: Agriculture Article, §9-202, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: June 30, 1986 (13:13 Md. R. 1494)

Regulation .02B amended effective July 1, 1991 (18:10 Md. R. 1117)

Regulation .06C amended effective July 1, 1991 (18:10 Md. R. 1117)

Regulation .09F amended effective July 1, 1991 (18:10 Md. R. 1117)

Regulation .10F amended effective July 1, 1991 (18:10 Md. R. 1117)

Regulation .12 amended effective July 1, 1991 (18:10 Md. R. 1117)

Regulation .18 amended effective July 1, 1991 (18:10 Md. R. 1117)

Regulation .18A amended effective April 30, 1990 (17:8 Md. R. 977)

Regulation .19A and D amended effective July 1, 1991 (18:10 Md. R. 1117)

Chapter revised effective September 25, 1995 (22:19 Md. R. 1473)

Regulation .07 amended effective June 14, 1999 (26:12 Md. R. 926)

Regulation .08B, D amended effective June 14, 1999 (26:12 Md. R. 926)

Regulation .09C amended effective June 14, 1999 (26:12 Md. R. 926)

Regulation .10 amended effective June 14, 1999 (26:12 Md. R. 926)

Regulation .11 amended effective June 14, 1999 (26:12 Md. R. 926)

Regulation .15D amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2002 (29:15 Md. R. 1140); amended permanently effective September 30, 2002 (29:19 Md. R. 1526)

Regulation .18A, B amended effective June 14, 1999 (26:12 Md. R. 926)

Regulation .18B amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2002 (29:15 Md. R. 1140); amended permanently effective September 30, 2002 (29:19 Md. R. 1526)

Regulation .19 amended effective January 21, 2013 (40:1 Md. R. 21)

Regulation .19A, C—F amended as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2002 (29:15 Md. R. 1140); amended permanently effective September 30, 2002 (29:19 Md. R. 1526)

Regulation .19D amended effective June 14, 1999 (26:12 Md. R. 926)