RCW 15.49.021Standards and label requirements—Rules.(1) The department shall establish by rule standards and label requirements for the following seed types: Agricultural seed (including grass, lawn, and turf seed), flower seed, and vegetable seed.(2) The standards and label requirements shall be divided into the following categories:(a) Percentage of kind and variety of each seed component present; and(b) Percentage of weed seed (restricted and common).(3) The standards and label requirements developed by the department shall at a minimum include:(a) Amount of inert material;(b) Specifics and warning for treated seed;(c) Specifics for coated seed;(d) Specifics and duration for inoculated seed;(e) Specifics for seed which is below standard;(f) Specifics for seed contained in containers, mats, tapes, or other planting devices;(g) Specifics for seed sold in bulk;(h) Specifics for hybrid seed; and(i) Specifics for seed mixtures.[ 1989 c 354 s 71.]NOTES:Effective date—1989 c 354 ss 70-81 and 84-86: See note following RCW 15.49.005.Severability—1989 c 354: See note following RCW 15.36.012.
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