Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
5. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
5E. Division of Agricultural Environmental Services |
5E-4. Seed: Generally |
1(1) The department will make commercial tests and perform analysis of consumer request samples of seed when such will not interfere with prescribed duties of the department.
28(2) Definitions. As used in this rule, the following definitions shall apply:
40(a) Consumer means individuals who purchase and use seed for plant production purposes.
53(b) Consumer request seed samples means an official seed sample taken and analyzed by the department at the request of the consumer.
75(3) Schedule of charges for the collection, packaging, shipment and analysis of consumer request seed samples and commercial tests is listed below:
97Type Test and Charge
101Product
102Purity
103Germination
104(a) Aeschynomene
106$10.50
107$15.75
108(b) Alfalfa
11015.75
11115.75
112(c) Austrian Winter Pea
11610.50
11715.75
118(d) Bahiagrass, All Varieties
12221.00
12321.00
124(e) Beggarweed
12610.50
12715.75
128(f) Bentgrass
13015.75
13115.75
132(g) Bermudagrass
13421.00
13515.75
136(h) Bluegrass
13821.00
13915.75
140(i) Buckwheat
14215.75
14315.75
144(j) Carpetgrass
14621.00
14715.75
148(k) Centipedegrass
15021.00
15115.75
152(l) Chufa
15410.50
15521.00
156(m) Clovers
15815.75
15915.75
160(n) Corn, Field or Sweet
16510.50
16621.00
167(o) Cowpeas
16910.50
17015.75
171(p) Fescue
17321.00
17415.75
175(q) Flowers
17715.75
17815.75
179(r) Flowers, Mixed
18226.25
18331.50
184(s) Hairy Indigo
18715.75
18815.75
189(t) Hemp
19121.00
19221.00
193(u) Herbs
19515.75
19615.75
197(v) Lespedeza
19915.75
20015.75
201(w) Lovegrass
20321.00
20415.75
205(x) Lupine
20710.50
20815.75
209(y) Millets
21115.75
21215.75
213(z) Mixed Grasses
21636.75
21736.75
218(aa) Oats
22015.75
22115.75
222(bb) Partridge Pea
22510.50
22615.75
227(cc) Peanuts, Hulled
23010.50
23115.75
232(dd) Rye
23415.75
23515.75
236(ee) Ryegrass
23821.00
23915.75
240(ff) Rice
24215.75
24315.75
244(gg) Sesame
24610.50
24715.75
248(hh) Sesbania
25010.50
25115.75
252(ii) Sorghum
25415.75
25515.75
256(jj) Soybeans
25810.50
25915.75
260(kk) Sunflower
26210.50
26315.75
264(ll) Timothy
26615.75
26715.75
268(mm) Tobacco
27015.75
27115.75
272(nn) Tree or Shrub Seed
27715.75
27821.00
279(oo) Triticale
28115.75
28215.75
283(pp) Vegetables
28510.50
28615.75
287(qq) Velvet bean
29010.50
29115.75
292(rr) Vetch
29410.50
29515.75
296(ss) Wheat
29815.75
29915.75
300(4) The Cold Test for corn is $5.00.
308(5) Seed not listed will be charged according to other seed of similar size.
322(6) An additional charge of $5.00 is required for testing germination of uncleaned seed.
336(7) The charge for noxious weed test is equal to one-half of the charge of the purity test.
354Rulemaking Authority 356578.11(2) FS. 358Law Implemented 360578.11(2)(h) FS. 362History–New 6-29-62, Amended 9-29-83, Formerly 5E-4.07, Amended 8-17-92, 7-7-19, 1-28-20.