Standards for Each Class

Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Pure seed (minimum)	99.0 percent	99.0 percent	98.5 percent
Total weed seeds (maximum)	15 per pound	15 per pound	30 per pound
Other varieties (maximum) *
Brown	2 per pound	8 per pound	16 per pound
Yellow	4 per pound	16 per pound	32 per pound
Other crop seeds (maximum)	2 per pound	5 per pound	10 per pound
Inert matter (maximum) **	1.0 percent	1.0 percent	1.5 percent
Prohibited noxious weed seeds ***	none	none	none
Objectionable weed seeds (maximum) +	1 per 2 pounds	1 per 2 pounds	3 per pound
Germination (minimum)	85.0 percent	85.0 percent	85.0 percent

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

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

*Including seeds of quackgrass.

+Objectionable weed seeds include dodder species, wild oats, hedge bindweed (wild morning glory), giant ragweed (kinghead), small seeded falseflax, and American dragonhead.

History: Effective July 1, 2018.

General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10

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