Section R. 285.623.103 - Production of certified seed; restrictionsRule 103.
(1) If a kind of seed is submitted for certification for which standards have not been established in these rules, association of official seed-certifying agencies standards for that kind of seed will be used. These standards are contained in the AOSCA Certification Handbook, Publication No. 23, June, 1971. The provisions of this publication are adopted by reference in these rules. The publication may be obtained from the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies, P.O. Box 6311, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39759, or from the Michigan Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 30017, Lansing, Michigan 48909, at a cost as of the time of adoption of these rules of $30.00.(2) The production of certified seed of more than 1 variety of a crop on the same farm shall be based upon approval by the certifying agency.(3) Certified seed shall not be produced on land that grew any of the following plants the previous year:(a) An inseparable species that has the same growing season, except when summer fallowing intervenes. When control measures can be applied to eliminate volunteers, this waiting period may be reduced as determined by the seed-certifying agency.(b) Plants of another variety of the same species.(c) Plants of the same variety unless such plants came from certified seed.Mich. Admin. Code R. 285.623.103