Factor	Foundation	Standards for Each Class
		Registered	Certified
Pure seed (minimum)	99.0 percent	99.0 percent	99.0 percent
Total weed seeds (maximum)	2 per pound	5 per pound	10 per pound
Other varieties *	1 per 2 pounds	1 per pound	3 per pound
Other crop seeds (maximum)	1 per 2 pounds	1 per pound	3 per pound
Inert matter (maximum)	1.0 percent	1.0 percent	1.0 percent
Prohibited weed seeds *	none	none	none
Objectionable weed seeds (maximum) *	1 per 2 pounds	1 per 2 pounds	2 per pound
Germination	85.0 percent	85.0 percent	85.0 percent

*Other varieties shall not include variants characteristic of the variety.

Foreign matter other than broken seed may not exceed 0.2 percent.

*Including the seeds of quackgrass.

*Objectionable weed seeds shall include the following: dodder, wild oats, hedge bindweed (wild morning glory), giant ragweed (kinghead), falseflax, and dragonhead.

History: Effective May 1, 1986; amended effective September 1, 2002; January 2, 2006; July 1, 2010; October 1, 2012.

General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10

Law Implemented: NDCC 4.1-52-10, 4.1-53-42