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Seeds Regulations

Version of section 13 from 2006-03-22 to 2007-10-24:

  •  (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), seed may be graded with a Canada pedigreed grade name only where

    • (a) the seed is of pedigreed status;

    • (b) the seed has been conditioned by the grower of the seed on the grower’s premises or by an approved conditioner registered pursuant to Part IV;

    • (c) the grower of the seed has completed and signed a declaration attesting that the seed is derived from a crop that has been issued a crop certificate and that the seed has not become mixed with any other seed; and

    • (d) the seed is graded by an accredited grader, based on

      • (i) the results of an officially-recognized test; or

      • (ii) in the case of seed corn, a test done in accordance with paragraph 11(1)(b).

  • (2) Where seeds are not conditioned on the grower’s premises and it can be determined that the services of an approved conditioner are not available, a grower may, under the supervision of an inspector, have seed conditioned by other than an approved conditioner.

  • (3) Imported seed may be graded with a Canada pedigreed grade name only where

    • (a) the seed meets the condition set out in paragraph 1(d); and

    • (b) the seed was imported in a package labelled with a tag of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development or the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies.

  • SOR/78-314, s. 1
  • SOR/86-850, s. 6
  • SOR/88-242, s. 3
  • SOR/93-162, s. 4
  • SOR/96-252, s. 2

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