Wash. Admin. Code § 16-302-270 – Seed standards for bean seed certification

Seed standards for the production of bean seed are as follows:

Purity	Foundation	Registered	Certified
Pure seed (minimum)	98.00%	98.00%	98.00%
Other crop and varieties (maximum)	None found	None found	2/100 lbs
*Badly damaged seed (maximum)	NS	2.00%	2.00%
*Splits and cracks (maximum)	NS	2.00%	2.00%
*Inert matter (maximum)	NS	2.00%	2.00%
Weed seed (maximum)	NS	None found	None found
Germination (minimum)	NS	85.00%	85.00%
Prohibited weeds	None found	None found	None found
Objectionable weed (maximum)	None found	None found	None found

*	Combined total of inert matter, splits and cracks, and badly damaged seed shall not exceed 2.00% except for Foundation class.

(1) Laboratory test reports state the percent of discolored beans for information only, if requested.
(2) Legumes such as field and garden beans, lima beans, soybeans, and peas are especially susceptible to threshing or combine damage. Mechanical damage may produce damaged primary roots, hypocotyls or epicotyls, or broken or detached cotyledons. Bruised areas are usually necrotic or decayed.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, [15.49].021, [15.49].310, [15.49].370, 15.140.030, and chapter 15.49 RCW. WSR 25-09-035, s 16-302-270, filed 4/9/25, effective 5/10/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. WSR 00-24-077, § 16-302-270, filed 12/4/00, effective 1/4/01.]