Factor	Standards for Each Class
	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Pure seed (minimum)	98.0 percent	98.0 percent	98.0 percent
Total weed seeds (maximum)	0.10 percent	0.10 percent	0.10 percent
Other varieties	0.005 percent	0.01 percent	0.05 percent
Other crop seeds (maximum)	0.01 percent	0.03 percent	0.08 percent
Inert matter (maximum) *	2.0 percent	2.0 percent	2.0 percent
Prohibited noxious weed seeds	none	none	none
Other kinds	0.10 percent	0.03 percent	0.07 percent
Germination	80.0 percent	80.0 percent	80.0 percent

*Inert matter may not include more than 0.5 percent of material other than seed fragments of the variety under consideration.

Other kinds may not exceed 2 per pound for foundation, 6 for registered, and 10 for certified.

History: Effective July 1, 2018.

General Authority: NDCC 4.1-52-10

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