Section 2836 - Standards for Safflower Seed(a) Terms defined. (1) For purposes of the Official Standards of the State of California for Safflower Seed: (A) Safflower Seed. Safflower Seed shall be any seed which, before the removal of dockage, consists of 50 percent or more of safflower seed.(B) Grades. Grades shall be "Safflower Seed," "Sample grade Safflower Seed," and special grades provided for in the standards.(C) Dockage. Dockage shall be weed seeds, weed stems, chaff, straw, grain other than safflower seed, empty hulls, sand, dirt, and other foreign material; also underdeveloped, shriveled, and small pieces of safflower seed kernels removed in properly separating the material other than safflower seed and which cannot be recovered by properly rescreening or recleaning.(D) Damaged Kernels. Damaged kernels shall be kernels and pieces of kernels of safflower seed which are damaged by blight and/or mold, or which are heat damaged, sprouted, frosted, badly ground damaged, badly weather damaged, or otherwise materially damaged.(E) Heat-damaged Kernels. Heat-damaged kernels shall be kernels and pieces of kernels of safflower seed which have been damaged by heat.(F) Stones. Stones shall be concreted earthy or mineral matter and other substances of similar hardness that do not disintegrate readily in water.(G) Other Grains. Other grains in safflower seed shall consist of kernels of wheat, barley, oats, corn, sorghum, rye and triticale.(b) Principles Governing the Application of the Standards.(1) The following principles shall apply in the determination of the grades of safflower seed: (A) Basis of Determination. Each determination of other grains, dockage, moisture, temperature, odor, live weevils or other insects injurious to stored safflower seed, and distinctly low quality shall be upon the basis of the seed as a whole. All other determinations shall be upon the basis of the seed when free from dockage.(B) Percentages. All percentages shall be upon the basis of weight.(C) Moisture. Moisture shall be ascertained by the air-oven method prescribed by the United States Department of Agriculture as described in Service and Regulatory Announcement No. 147 (1959 revision), issued by the Agricultural Marketing Service and available from the Department of Food and Agriculture, Grain and Commodity Inspection, 1220 N Street, Sacramento, California 95814, or ascertained by any method which gives equivalent results.(c) Grades, Grade Requirements, and Grade Designations.(1) The following grades, grade requirements, and grade designations are applicable under these standards: (A) Safflower Seed. The grade "Safflower Seed" shall be safflower seed with not more than 3.0 percent damaged kernels, not more than 0.1 percent heat-damaged kernels, not more than 3.0 percent other grains, and not more than 8.0 percent moisture.(B) Sample Grade Safflower Seed. The grade "Sample grade Safflower Seed" shall be safflower seed which does not meet the requirements for the grade Safflower Seed; or which contains stones; or which is musty, or sour, or heating; or which has any commercially objectionable foreign odor; or which is otherwise of distinctly low quality.(C) Grade Designation. The grade designation for safflower seed shall include the words "Safflower Seed" or the words "Sample grade Safflower Seed," as the case may be; the name of each applicable special grade; and the word "dockage" together with the percentage thereof.(D) Dockage. The quantity of dockage shall be calculated in terms of percentage based on the total weight of the seed including the dockage. Dockage shall be stated in terms of tenths ( 1/10) of percent.(d) Special Grades for Safflower Seed(1) Weevily safflower seed.(A) Requirements. Weevily safflower seed shall be safflower seed which is infested with live weevils or other insects injurious to stored safflower seed.(B) Grade Designation. Weevily safflower seed shall be graded and designated according to the grade requirements of the standards applicable to such safflower seed if it were not weevily, and there shall be added to, and made part of the grade designation, the word "weevily." The specifications of these standards shall not excuse failure to comply with applicable federal and state laws governing the sales of such commodities.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 2836
1. New section filed 2-19-65; designated effective 6-1-65 (Register 65, No. 3).
2. Amendment filed 5-5-67; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 67, No. 18).
3. Amendment of subsection (a)(1)(G) filed 7-3-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No. 27).
4. Amendment filed 11-4-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 45). Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 52002, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 52001 and 52002, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. New section filed 2-19-65; designated effective 6-1-65 (Register 65, No. 3).
2. Amendment filed 5-5-67; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 67, No. 18).
3. Amendment of subsection (a)(1)(G) filed 7-3-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No. 27).
4. Amendment filed 11-4-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 45).