North Dakota Code 4.1-53-43 – Requests for certification – Required submissions
1. Any person may submit kinds, varieties, selections, and names of seed stock and request that the seed commissioner consider the submission for certification.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 4.1-53-43
- Commissioner: means the agriculture commissioner or the designee or authorized representative of the commissioner. See North Dakota Code 4.1-01-01
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
2. To pursue certification, a person shall provide to the seed commissioner:
a. The name of the variety; b. A statement regarding the variety’s origin and the breeding procedure or reproductive stabilization used in its development; c. A description of the morphological, physiological, or other characteristics that distinguish the variety from other varieties; d. Evidence supporting the identity of the variety; e. A statement regarding the geographic area of adaptation; f. A statement regarding plans and procedures for the maintenance of seed classes, including the number of generations through which the variety may be multiplied; g. A description of the manner in which the variety is constituted when a particular cycle of reproduction or multiplication is specified; h. Any additional restrictions on the variety specified by the breeder; and i. A sample of seed that is representative of the variety as marketed.