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The purpose of seed certification is to maintain and make available to the public, high quality seed of crop varieties that is produced, handled, and distributed properly to ensure varietal identity and genetic purity. Certification of seed in North Dakota is a function of the State Seed Department as authorized in North Dakota Century Code chapter 4.1-53.
The Federal Seed Act Regulations §201.68 prescribe the requirements for seed certification in the United States, implemented by the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies ( AOSCA) and its member agencies. State certification agencies must enforce standards and procedures that meet or exceed the standards and procedures specified in the Federal Seed Act Regulations.
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Certified Seed Grower's Manual
Table of Contents
Introduction
- Basics of Seed Certification
Field Inspection Application
- Application Completion
- Application Submission
- Application Withdrawal
Prior to Field Inspection
Field Inspection
Final Certification
- Commingling Unconditioned Seed
- Sale of Unconditioned Field Inspected Seed
- Testing Seed Prior to Conditioning
- Field Inspection Reports
- Conditioning Seed
- Sampling Seed for Testing
- Seed Sampler’s Report
- Testing
- Tests Required for Labeling Certified Seed
- Creating the Certification
- Seed Lots on Hold
- Labeling
Seed Sales
- Bulk Seed
- C# Bulk Certificate
- Downgrading Seed Lots
- Completing the Log Sheet
- Additional Bulk Certificates
Online Account
- Online Field Inspection Application
- Obtaining Test Results Online
- Creating Online Bulk Certificates
- Online Log Sheet
Carryover Seed
- Unconditioned Carryover Seed
- Conditioned Seed
- Carryover Bagged Seed
- Carryover Bulk Seed
- Commingling Carryover Seed
- Commingling Carryover and Newly Conditioned Seed
- Carryover Seed Report
Seed Sales Permit and Fees
- Seed Laws
- Application for Seed Sales Permit
- Annual Report of Seed Sales
- Fees
- More Labeling Information
- Research Fees
Sourcing Seed
Intellectual Property Rights
- Types of Variety Protection
- Saving, Selling and Conditioning Protected Varieties
- Penalties for Violations
Seed Regulatory Program
- Services Provided
- North Dakota Seed Laws
- Federal Seed Laws
Fee Schedules
- Licensing and Permit Fees
- Field Inspection, Final Certification and Labeling Fees
- Lab Testing Fees
- Variety Research Fees
Seed Department Deadlines
Glossary of Terms
Appendices
- A. Field Inspection Application
- B. Field Inspection Report
- C. Seed Sampler’s Report
- D. Seed Sampler’s Report Instructions
- E. Amount of Seed Required for Testing
- F. C# Bulk Certificate
- G. R# Bulk Certificate
- H. Bulk Certificate Log Sheet
- I. Recertification Request for Carryover Seed
- J. Declaration of Carryover Seed
- K. Application for North Dakota Seed Sales Permit
- L. Annual Report of Agricultural, Vegetable and Flower Seed Sold
- M. Research Fee Report Form