Requests for certification - Required submissions
N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-53-43
in effect4.1-53-43. 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.
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