Common use of SEED REQUIREMENTS Clause in Contracts

SEED REQUIREMENTS. (a) For all seed the Contractor shall furnish the State and/Purchaser with the following documentation: • The state or provincial seed dealer license and endorsements. • Copies of State Department of Agriculture test results on each lot of seed. Test results must be within six months prior to the date of application. (b) Seed of the type specified shall be certified in accordance with WAC 16-302. Seed mixes shall be commercially prepared and supplied in sealed containers. The labels shall show: • Common and botanical names of seed, • Lot number, • Net weight, • Pounds of Pure live seed (PLS) in the mix, and • Origin of seed. • Contractor must have a business license issued by supplier’s state or provincial Department of Licensing with a “seed dealer” endorsement. • When native seed is specified, seed shall be certified for source, purity, and viability. Source Identified seed shall be generation four or less. Non-Source Identified seed shall meet or exceed Washington State Department of Agriculture Certified Seed Standards and be from within the appropriate genetic zones of the Ecoregion(s) as defined by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (c) The seed certification class shall be Certified (blue tag) in accordance with WAC 16-302 and meet the following requirements: • Prohibited Weed: 0% maximum, • Noxious Weed: 0% maximum, • Other Weed: 0.20% maximum, and • Other Crop: 0.40% maximum. (d) The Contractor shall document all Source Identified seed by providing the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agents (AOSCA) yellow seed label for each species in the mix. Site Identification Logs can be supplied for collections where the AOSCA yellow label is not available.