N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-53-43

Current through 2023 Legislative Sessions

Section 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.

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.

N.D.C.C. § 4.1-53-43

Amended by S.L. 2021, ch. 68 (HB 1329),§ 4, eff. 7/1/2021.

Added by S.L. 2011, ch. 69 (HB 1027),§ 3, eff. 7/1/2011.