1. I. Application of General Certification Standards

   1. A. 1. Unit of Certification.

      1. 2. Isolation

         An isolation of a minimum of ten feet is required for all classes of certified seed from other varieties or from peanuts grown from uncertified seed of the same variety shall be required.

      2. 3. Certified (all classes) seed production fields may be rejected if weeds and grasses prevent variety determination and purity by the inspector.

      The unit of certification shall be a field or a portion of a field.

   2. B. Specific Requirements

      		Maximum Permitted in Each Class
      	Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
      	Other varieties*	1:1000	1:500	1:200
      	*Other varieties shall be considered to include off-type plants that can be differentiated from the variety that is being inspected.

   The General Certification Standards, Clemson University Regulation 27-190, are basic and applicable and together with the following specific standards constitute the standards for certification of peanut seed.

   II. Land Requirements.

   A crop of peanuts will not be eligible for certification if planted on land which grew peanuts either of the previous two years unless the preceding peanut crop was grown from certified seed of the same variety.

   III. Field Inspection.

   A field inspection shall be made before harvest.

   IV. Field Standards.

2. V. Seed Standards

   		Standards for Each Class
   	Factor	Foundation	Registered	Certified
   	Pure seed (min.)	N.S.	97.00%	97.00%
   	Inert Matter (max.)	N.S.	3.00%	3.00%
   	**Weed Seeds (max.)	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
   	Objectionable or Noxious
   	Weed Seeds	None	None	None
   	Other Crop Seeds	0.11%	.21%	.52%
   	***Other Kinds (max.)	0.01%	.01%	.02%
   	Other Varieties (max.)	0.10%	.20%	.50%
   	Germination & Hard Seed (min.)	N.S.	70.00%	70.00%
   **Total weed seeds shall not exceed 5 per lb.
   ***Other kinds shall not exceed 2 per lb. for Foundation and Registered, and 3 per lb. for Certified.

   VI. Size of Lots

   For the purpose of issuing certification tags the standard lot size for peanuts shall be a maximum of 500 bags or 25,000 lbs.

   VII. Size of Official Sample

   A 2 lb. sample of peanuts is required for official purity and germination tests by the S. C. State Department of Agriculture.

   VIII. Certified peanuts cannot be stored in the same building with other peanuts unless they are properly identified.

   IX. Conditioning Seed

   Certified seed peanuts shall be handled through approved conditioning plants by a certifying state agency. Certified peanut seed should be treated with a recommended fungicide for the control of seedborne organisms. The rate of application and material used for treatment of the sample shall be the same for the lot.

3. X. Carry Over

   Certified Seed peanuts cannot be carried over a year and sold as certified seed.

HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 8, Issue No. 12, eff December 28, 1984; State Register Volume 25, Issue No. 5, Part 1, eff May 25, 2001; SCSR 46-4 Doc. No. 5032, eff April 22, 2022.