02 NCAC 48C .0115. RECORDING BLENDS

(a)  It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture to accept for the purpose of recording any combination of varieties identified with a "blend" designation as identified in Section 106‑277.2(40), North Carolina Seed Law.

(b)  The request for recording will be supported by an affidavit stating the component varieties and research information which shows an advantage of the "blend" over the singular use of either component variety.  Each lot of seeds offered under the same blend designation shall always be made up in the same percentage of each variety.

(c)  A two‑pound planting sample will be provided upon recording and may be requested annually by the Commissioner from each producer of a blend, as long as the blend is being offered or exposed for sale.

(d)  Any request for the recording of a "blend" which is refused may be appealed to the Board of Seed Crop Improvement.  Notice of such appeal shall be given to the chairman of said board, including such evidence and pertinent documents bearing on the appeal.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106‑277.15;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Transferred from T02.11C Eff. January 1, 1985.