901-15-03 Services performed by the division of plant industry.

(A) Samples for seed testing shall be tested in order of receipt during the period of January first through May thirty-first of each year and charges made in accordance with the fee schedules contained in paragraphs (C), (D) and (E) of this rule.

(B) Samples for seed testing shall be tested for purity and germination, when requested and in order of receipt, without cost during the period of June first through December thirty-first of each year in accordance with the following schedule:

(1) Three samples of seed of any kind, excluding mixes of seed; or

(2) One sample of seed that is a mixed seed sample.

(C) The fee for purity testing performed in accordance with rule 901-15-01 of the Administrative Code for each sample submitted exceeding the limitation in paragraph (B) of this rule shall be:

(1) For cereals, including barley, oats, rye, wheat and similar species: $9.50;

(2) For all vegetables: $10.50;

(3) For legumes and forages, including alfalfa, clovers, millet, trefoil, rape, lespedeza, sudangrass, vetch and similar species: $12.50;

(4) For the following grasses: timothy, brome and redtop: $18.00;

(5) For grasses other than timothy, brome and redtop: $20.00. The fluorescence test for ryegrass is an additional fee of $4.50;

(6) For corn and soybeans: $12.50; and

(7) For flowers: $10.00.

(D) The fee for germination testing performed in accordance with rule 901-15-01 of the Administrative Code for each sample submitted exceeding the limitation in paragraph (B) of this rule shall be:

(1) For cereals, including barley, oats, rye, wheat and similar species: $7.50;

(2) For the following vegetables: beets, spinach, carrots, parsnips, asparagus and parsley: $11.50;

(3) For vegetables other than beets, spinach, carrots, parsnips, asparagus and parsley: $10.00.

(4) For legumes and forages, including alfalfa, clovers, millet, trefoil, rape, lespedeza, sudangrass, vetch and similar species: $8.50;

(5) For the following grasses: timothy, brome and redtop: $12.00;

(6) For grasses other than timothy, brome and redtop: $14.50;

(7) For corn and soybeans: $9.00; and

(8) For flowers: $12.00.

(E) The fee for the following services performed in accordance with rule 901-15-01 of the Administrative Code shall be, for each sample submitted:

(1) For a cold test: $17.00;

(2) For an Ohio noxious weed seed examination: half of the purity testing fee for that particular type of seed as established in paragraph (C) of this rule . If the sample is for a seed mixture, the fee shall be half of the purity testing fee for the seed forming the largest component of the mixture by weight;

(3) For germination-only testing, the separation fee per component of a mixture: $5.00;

(4) For excessive contamination with weed or other crop seed: $3.50 for each whole per cent, or part thereof that the contamination exceeds one per cent of the total amount of the seed sample, by weight; and

(5) For tetrazolium testing: $20.00.

HISTORY: (former AG-05-01.01); Eff 10-24-80; Rescinded and reenacted, eff. 10-31-04

Rule promulgated under: RC 119.03

Rule authorized by: RC 901.43, 907.10

Rule Amplifies: 901.43, 907.10

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 10/31/2009