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