PART 361—IMPORTATION OF SEED AND SCREENINGS UNDER THE FEDERAL SEED ACT Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1581-1610; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. Source: 62 FR 48460, Sept. 16, 1997, unless otherwise noted. § 361.1 Definitions. Terms used in the singular form in this part shall be construed as the plural, and vice versa, as the case may demand. The following terms, when used in this part, shall be construed, respectively, to mean: Administrator. Agricultural seed. Agrotricum—x Agrotriticum Alfalfa— Medicago sativa Alfilaria— Erodium cicutarium Alyceclover— Alysicarpus vaginalis Bahiagrass— Paspalum notatum Barley— Hordeum vulgare Barrelclover— Medicago truncatula Bean, adzuki— Vigna angularis Bean, field— Phaseolus vulgaris Bean, mung— Vigna radiata Beet, field— Beta vulgaris vulgaris Beet, sugar— Beta vulgaris vulgaris Beggarweed, Florida— Desmodium tortuosum Bentgrass, colonial— Agrostis capillaris Bentgrass, creeping— Agrostis stolonifera palustris Bentgrass, velvet— Agrostis canina Bermudagrass— Cynodon dactylon dactylon Bermudagrass, giant— Cynodon dactylon aridus Bluegrass, annual— Poa annua Bluegrass, bulbous— Poa bulbosa Bluegrass, Canada— Poa compressa Bluegrass, glaucantha— Poa glauca Bluegrass, Kentucky— Poa pratensis Bluegrass, Nevada— Poa secunda Bluegrass, rough— Poa trivialis Bluegrass, Texas— Poa arachnifera Bluegrass, wood— Poa nemoralis Bluejoint— Calamagrostis canadensis Bluestem, big— Andropogon gerardii Bluestem, little— Schizachyrium scoparium Bluestem, sand— Andropogon hallii Bluestem, yellow— Bothriochloa ischaemum Bottlebrush-squirreltail— Elymus elymoides Brome, field— Bromus arvensis Brome, meadow— Bromus biebersteinii Brome, mountain— Bromus marginatus Brome, smooth— Bromus inermis Broomcorn— Sorghum bicolor Buckwheat— Fagopyrum esculentum Buffalograss— Buchloe dactyloides Buffelgrass— Cenchrus ciliaris Burclover, California— Medicago polymorpha Burclover, spotted— Medicago arabica Burnet, little— Sanguisorba minor Buttonclover— Medicago orbicularis Canarygrass— Phalaris canariensis Canarygrass, reed— Phalaris arundinacea Carpetgrass— Axonopus fissifolius Castorbean— Ricinus communis Chess, soft— Bromus hordeaceus Chickpea— Cicer arietinum Clover, alsike— Trifolium hybridum Clover, arrowleaf— Trifolium vesiculosum Clover, berseem— Trifolium alexandrinum Clover, cluster— Trifolium glomeratum Clover, crimson— Trifolium incarnatum Clover, Kenya— Trifolium semipilosum Clover, ladino— Trifolium repens Clover, lappa— Trifolium lappaceum Clover, large hop— Trifolium campestre Clover, Persian— Trifolium resupinatum Clover, red or Red clover, mammoth— Trifolium pratense Red clover, medium— Trifolium pratense Clover, rose— Trifolium hirtum Clover, small hop or suckling— Trifolium dubium Clover, strawberry— Trifolium fragiferum Clover, sub or subterranean— Trifolium subterraneum Clover, white— Trifolium repens Clover—(also see Alyceclover, Burclover, Buttonclover, Sourclover, Sweetclover) Corn, field— Zea mays Corn, pop— Zea mays Cotton— Gossypium Cowpea— Vigna unguiculata unguiculata Crambe— Crambe abyssinica Crested dogtail— Cynosurus cristatus Crotalaria, lance— Crotalaria lanceolata Crotalaria, showy— Crotalaria spectabilis Crotalaria, slenderleaf— Crotalaria brevidens intermedia Crotalaria, striped or smooth— Crotalaria pallida Crotalaria, sunn— Crotalaria juncea Crownvetch— Coronilla varia Dallisgrass— Paspalum dilatatum Dichondra— Dichondra repens Dropseed, sand— Sporobolus cryptandrus Emmer— Triticum dicoccon Fescue, chewings— Festuca rubra commutata Fescue, hair— Festuca tenuifolia Fescue, hard— Festuca brevipila Fescue, meadow— Festuca pratensis Fescue, red— Festuca rubra rubra Fescue, sheep— Festuca ovina ovina Fescue, tall— Festuca arundinacea Flax— Linum usitatissimum Galletagrass— Hilaria jamesii Grama, blue— Bouteloua gracilis Grama, side-oats— Bouteloua curtipendula Guar— Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guineagrass— Panicum maximum maximum Hardinggrass— Phalaris stenoptera Hemp— Cannabis sativa Indiangrass, yellow— Sorghastrum nutans Indigo, hairy— Indigofera hirsuta Japanese lawngrass— Zoysia japonica Johnsongrass— Sorghum halepense Kenaf— Hibiscus cannabinus Kochia, forage— Kochia prostrata Kudzu— Pueraria montana lobata Lentil— Lens culinaris Lespedeza, Korean— Kummerowia stipulacea Lespedeza, sericea or Chinese— Lespedeza cuneata Lespedeza, Siberian— Lespedeza juncea Lespedeza, striate— Kummerowia striata Lovegrass, sand— Eragrostis trichodes Lovegrass, weeping— Eragrostis curvula Lupine, blue— Lupinus angustifolius Lupine, white— Lupinus albus Lupine, yellow— Lupinus luteus Manilagrass— Zoysia matrella Meadow foxtail— Alopecurus pratensis Medic, black— Medicago lupulina Milkvetch or cicer milkvetch— Astragalus cicer Millet, browntop— Brachiaria ramosa Millet, foxtail— Setaria italica Millet, Japanese— Echinochloa frumentacea Millet, pearl— Pennisetum glaucum Millet, proso— Panicum miliaceum Molassesgrass— Melinis minutiflora Mustard, black— Brassica nigra Mustard, India— Brassica juncea Mustard, white— Sinapis alba Napiergrass— Pennisetum purpureum Needlegrass, green— Stipa viridula Oat— Avena byzantina A. sativa A. nuda Oatgrass, tall— Arrhenatherum elatius Orchardgrass— Dactylis glomerata Panicgrass, blue— Panicum antidotale Panicgrass, green— Panicum maximum trichoglume Pea, field— Pisum sativum Peanut— Arachis hypogaea Poa trivialis—(see Bluegrass, rough) Rape, annual— Brassica napus annua Rape, bird— Brassica rapa rapa Rape, turnip— Brassica rapa silvestris Rape, winter— Brassica napus biennis Redtop— Agrostis gigantea Rescuegrass— Bromus catharticus Rhodesgrass— Chloris gayana Rice— Oryza sativa Ricegrass, Indian— Oryzopsis hymenoides Roughpea— Lathyrus hirsutus Rye— Secale cereale Rye, mountain— Secale strictum strictum Ryegrass, annual or Italian— Lolium multiflorum Ryegrass, intermediate— Lolium hybridum Ryegrass, perennial— Lolium perenne Ryegrass, Wimmera— Lolium rigidum Safflower— Carthamus tinctorius Sagewort, Louisiana— Artemisia ludoviciana Sainfoin— Onobrychis viciifolia Saltbush, fourwing— Atriplex canescens Sesame— Sesamum indicum Sesbania— Sesbania exaltata Smilo— Piptatherum miliaceum Sorghum— Sorghum bicolor Sorghum almum— Sorghum almum Sorghum-sudangrass— Sorghum drummondii Sorgrass— Rhizomatous Sourclover— Melilotus indicus Soybean— Glycine max Spelt— Triticum spelta Sudangrass— Sorghum drummondii Sunflower— Helianthus annuus Sweetclover, white— Melilotus albus Sweetclover, yellow— Melilotus officinalis Sweet vernalgrass— Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweetvetch, northern— Hedysarum boreale Switchgrass— Panicum virgatum Timothy— Phleum pratense Timothy, turf— Phleum bertolonii Tobacco— Nicotiana tabacum Trefoil, big— Lotus uliginosus Trefoil, birdsfoot— Lotus corniculatus Triticale—x Triticosecale Vaseygrass— Paspalum urvillei Veldtgrass— Ehrharta calycina Velvetbean— Mucuna pruriens utilis Velvetgrass— Holcus lanatus Vetch, common— Vicia sativa sativa Vetch, hairy— Vicia villosa villosa Vetch, Hungarian— Vicia pannonica Vetch, monantha— Vicia articulata Vetch, narrowleaf or blackpod— Vicia sativa nigra Vetch, purple— Vicia benghalensis Vetch, woollypod or winter— Vicia villosa varia Wheat, common— Triticum aestivum Wheat, club— Triticum compactum Wheat, durum— Triticum durum Wheat, Polish— Triticum polonicum Wheat, poulard— Triticum turgidum Wheat × Agrotricum— Triticum Agrotriticum Wheatgrass, beardless— Pseudoroegneria spicata Wheatgrass, crested or fairway crested— Agropyron cristatum Wheatgrass, crested or standard crested— Agropyron desertorum Wheatgrass, intermediate— Elytrigia intermedia intermedia Wheatgrass, pubescent— Elytrigia intermedia intermedia Wheatgrass, Siberian— Agropyron fragile sibiricum Wheatgrass, slender— Elymus trachycaulus Wheatgrass, streambank— Elymus lanceolatus lanceolatus Wheatgrass, tall— Elytrigia elongata Wheatgrass, western— Pascopyrum smithii Wildrye, basin— Leymus cinereus Wildrye, Canada— Elymus canadensis Wildrye, Russian— Psathyrostachys juncea Zoysia japonica—(see Japanese lawngrass) Zoysia matrella—(see Manilagrass) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS APHIS inspector. Coated Seed. Declaration. Hybrid. Import/importation. Kind. Lot of seed. Mixture. Official seed laboratory. Pelleted seed. Person. Port of first arrival. Registered seed technologist. Screenings. State. United States. Variety. Vegetable seed. Artichoke— Cynara cardunculus cardunculus Asparagus— Asparagus officinalis Asparagusbean or yard-long bean— Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis Bean, garden— Phaseolus vulgaris Bean, lima— Phaseolus lunatus Bean, runner or scarlet runner— Phaseolus coccineus Beet— Beta vulgaris vulgaris Broadbean— Vicia faba Broccoli— Brassica oleracea botrytis Brussels sprouts— Brassica oleracea gemmifera Burdock, great— Arctium lappa Cabbage— Brassica oleracea capitata Cabbage, Chinese— Brassica rapa pekinensis Cabbage, tronchuda— Brassica oleracea costata Cantaloupe—(see Melon) Cardoon— Cynara cardunculus cardunculus Carrot— Daucus carota sativus Cauliflower— Brassica oleracea botrytis Celeriac— Apium graveolens rapaceum Celery— Apium graveolens dulce Chard, Swiss— Beta vulgaris cicla Chicory— Cichorium intybus Chives— Allium schoenoprasum Citron— Citrullus lanatus citroides Collards— Brassica oleracea acephala Corn, sweet— Zea mays Cornsalad— Valerianella locusta Cowpea— Vigna unguiculata unguiculata Cress, garden— Lepidium sativum Cress, upland— Barbarea verna Cress, water— Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Cucumber— Cucumis sativus Dandelion— Taraxacum officinale Dill— Anethum graveolens Eggplant— Solanum melongena Endive— Cichorium endivia Gherkin, West India— Cucumis anguria Kale— Brassica oleracea acephala Kale, Chinese— Brassica oleracea alboglabra Kale, Siberian— Brassica napus pabularia Kohlrabi— Brassica oleracea gongylodes Leek— Allium porrum Lettuce— Lactuca sativa Melon— Cucumis melo Muskmelon—(see Melon). Mustard, India— Brassica juncea Mustard, spinach— Brassica perviridis Okra— Abelmoschus esculentus Onion— Allium cepa Onion, Welsh— Allium fistulosum Pak-choi— Brassica rapa chinensis Parsley— Petroselinum crispum Parsnip— Pastinaca sativa Pea— Pisum sativum Pepper— Capsicum Pe-tsai—(see Chinese cabbage). Pumpkin— Cucurbita pepo moschata maxima Radish— Raphanus sativus Rhubarb— Rheum rhabarbarum Rutabaga— Brassica napus napobrassica Sage— Salvia officinalis Salsify— Tragopogon porrifolius Savory, summer— Satureja hortensis Sorrel— Rumex acetosa Southernpea—(see Cowpea). Soybean— Glycine max Spinach— Spinacia oleracea Spinach, New Zealand— Tetragonia tetragonioides Squash— Cucurbita pepo moschata C. maxima Tomato— Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato, husk— Physalis pubescens Turnip— Brassica rapa rapa Watermelon— Citrullus lanatus lanatus § 361.2 Preemption of State and local laws; general restrictions on the importation of seed and screenings. (a) The regulations in this part preempt State and local laws regarding seed and screenings imported into the United States while the seed and screenings are in foreign commerce. Seed and screenings imported for immediate distribution and sale to the consuming public remain in foreign commerce until sold to the ultimate consumer. The question of when foreign commerce ceases in other cases must be considered on a case-by-case basis. (b) No person shall import any agricultural seed, vegetable seed, or screenings into the United States unless the importation is in compliance with this part. (c) Any agricultural seed, vegetable seed, or screenings imported into the United States not in compliance with this part shall be subject to exportation, destruction, disposal, or any remedial measures that the Administrator determines are necessary to prevent the dissemination into the United States of noxious weeds. (d) Except as provided in § 361.7(b), and in addition to the permit requirements of § 319.37-5 of this chapter, coated or pelleted seed, or seed that is embedded in a substrate that obscures visibility may enter the United States only if each lot of seed is accompanied by an officially drawn and sealed sample of seed drawn from the lot before the seed was coated or pelleted. The sample must be drawn in a manner consistent with that described in § 361.5 of this part. (e) Except as provided in §§ 361.4(a)(3) and 361.7(c), screenings of all agricultural seed and vegetable seed are prohibited entry into the United States. [62 FR 48460, Sept. 16, 1997, as amended at 74 FR 53400, Oct. 19, 2009; 79 FR 74594, Dec. 16, 2014; 83 FR 11867, Mar. 19, 2018] § 361.3 Declarations and labeling. (a) All lots of agricultural seed, vegetable seed, and screenings imported into the United States must be accompanied by a declaration from the importer of the seed or screenings. The declaration must state the kind, variety, and origin of each lot of seed or screenings and the use for which the seed or screenings are being imported. (b) Each container of agricultural seed and vegetable seed imported into the United States for seeding (planting) purposes must be labeled to indicate the identification code or designation for the lot of seed; the name of each kind or kind and variety of agricultural seed or the name of each kind and variety of vegetable seed present in the lot in excess of 5 percent of the whole; and the designation “hybrid” when the lot contains hybrid seed. Kind and variety names used on the label shall conform to the kind and variety names used in the definitions of “agricultural seed” and “vegetable seed” in § 361.1. If any seed in the lot has been treated, each container must be further labeled, in type no smaller than 8 point, as follows: (1) The label must indicate that the seed has been treated and provide the name of the substance or process used to treat the seed. Substance names used on the label shall be the commonly accepted coined, chemical (generic), or abbreviated chemical name. (i) Commonly accepted coined names are commonly recognized as names of particular substances, e.g., thiram, captan, lindane, and dichlone. (ii) Examples of commonly accepted chemical (generic) names are blue-stone, calcium carbonate, cuprous oxide, zinc hydroxide, hexachlorobenzene, and ethyl mercury acetate. The terms “mercury” or “mercurial” may be used in labeling all types of mercurials. (iii) Examples of commonly accepted abbreviated chemical names are BHC (1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane) and DDT (dichloro diphenyl trichloroethane). (2) If the seed has been treated with a mercurial or similarly toxic substance harmful to humans and vertebrate animals, the label must include a representation of a skull and crossbones and a statement indicating that the seed has been treated with poison. The skull and crossbones must be at least twice the size of the type used for the information provided on the label, and the poison warning statement must be written in red letters on a background of distinctly contrasting color. Mercurials and similarly toxic substances include the following: Aldrin, technical Demeton Dieldrin p-Dimethylaminobenzenediazo sodium sulfonate Endrin Ethion Heptachlor Mercurials, all types Parathion Phorate Toxaphene O-O-Diethyl-O-(isopropyl-4-methyl-6-pyrimidyl) thiophosphate O,O-Diethyl-S-2-(ethylthio) ethyl phosphorodithioate (3) If the seed has been treated with a substance other than one classified as a mercurial or similarly toxic substance under paragraph (b)(2) of this section, and the amount remaining with the seed is harmful to humans or other vertebrate animals, the label must indicate that the seed is not to be used for food, feed, or oil purposes. Any amount of any substance used to treat the seed that remains with the seed will be considered harmful when the seed is in containers of more than 4 ounces, except that the following substances will not be deemed harmful when present at a rate less than the number of parts per million (p/m) indicated: Allethrin—2 p/m Malathion—8 p/m Methoxyclor—2 p/m Piperonyl butoxide—20 p/m (8 p/m on oat and sorghum) Pyrethrins—3 p/m (1 p/m on oat and sorghum) (c) In the case of seed in bulk, the information required under paragraph (b) of this section shall appear in the invoice or other records accompanying and pertaining to such seed. If the seed is in containers and in quantities of 20,000 pounds or more, regardless of the number of lots included, the information required on each container under paragraph (b) of this section need not be shown on each container if each container has stenciled upon it or bears a label containing a lot designation and the invoice or other records accompanying and pertaining to such seed bear the various statements required for the respective seeds. (d) Each container of agricultural seed and vegetable seed imported into the United States for cleaning need not be labeled to show the information required under paragraph (b) of this section if: (1) The seed is in bulk; (2) The seed is in containers and in quantities of 20,000 pounds or more, regardless of the number of lots involved, and the invoice or other records accompanying and pertaining to the seed show that the seed is for cleaning; or (3) The seed is in containers and in quantities of less than 20,000 pounds, and each container carries a label that bears the words “Seed for cleaning.” § 361.4 Inspection at the port of first arrival. (a) All agricultural seed, vegetable seed, and screenings imported into the United States shall be made available for examination by an APHIS inspector at the port of first arrival and shall remain at the port of first arrival until released by an APHIS inspector. Lots of agricultural seed, vegetable seed, or screenings may enter the United States without meeting the sampling requirements of paragraph (b) of this section if the lot is: (1) Seed that is not being imported for seeding (planting) purposes and the declaration required by § 361.3(a) states the purpose for which the seed is being imported; (2) Seed that is being shipped in bond through the United States; (3) Screenings from seeds of wheat, oats, barley, rye, buckwheat, field corn, sorghum, broomcorn, flax, millet, proso, soybeans, cowpeas, field peas, or field beans that are not being imported for seeding (planting) purposes and the declaration accompanying the screenings as required under § 361.2(a) indicates that the screenings are being imported for processing or manufacturing purposes; (4) Seed that is being imported for sowing for experimental or breeding purposes, is not for sale, is limited in quantity to the amount indicated in column 3 of table 1 of § 361.5, and is accompanied by a declaration stating the purpose for which it is being imported (seed imported for increase purposes only will not be considered as being imported for experimental or breeding purposes); or (5) Seed that was grown in the United States, exported, and is now returning to the United States, provided that the person importing the seed into the United States furnishes APHIS with the following documentation: (i) Export documents indicating the quantity of seed and number of containers, the date of exportation from the United States, the distinguishing marks on the containers at the time of exportation, and the name and address of the United States exporter; (ii) A document issued by a Customs or other government official of the country to which the seed was exported indicating that the seed was not admitted into the commerce of that country; and (iii) A document issued by a Customs or other government official of the country to which the seed was exported indicating that the seed was not commingled with other seed after being exported to that country. (b) Except as provided in §§ 361.5(a)(2) and 361.7, samples will be taken from all agricultural seed and vegetable seed imported into the United States for seeding (planting) purposes prior to being released into the commerce of the United States. (1) Samples of seed will be taken from each lot of seed in accordance with § 361.5 to determine whether any seeds of noxious weeds listed in § 361.6(a) are present. If seeds of noxious weeds are present at a level higher than the tolerances set forth in § 361.6(b), the lot of seed will be deemed to be adulterated and will be rejected for entry into the United States for seeding (planting) purposes. Once deemed adulterated, the lot of seed must be: (i) Exported from the United States; (ii) Destroyed under the monitoring of an APHIS inspector; (iii) Cleaned under APHIS monitoring at a seed-cleaning facility that is operated in accordance with § 361.8(a); or (iv) If the lot of seed is adulterated with the seeds of a noxious weed listed in § 361.6(a)(2), the seed may be allowed entry into the United States for feeding or manufacturing purposes, provided the importer withdraws the original declaration and files a new declaration stating that the seed is being imported for feeding or manufacturing purposes and that no part of the seed will be used for seeding (planting) purposes. (2) Seed deemed adulterated may not be mixed with any other seed unless the Administrator determines that two or more lots of seed deemed adulterated are of substantially the same quality and origin. In such cases, the Administrator may allow the adulterated lots of seed to be mixed for cleaning as provided in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section. (3) If the labeling of a lot of seed is false or misleading in any respect, the seed will be rejected for entry into the United States. A falsely labeled lot of seed must be: (i) Exported from the United States; (ii) Destroyed under the monitoring of an APHIS inspector; or (iii) The seed may be allowed entry into the United States if the labeling is corrected under the monitoring of an APHIS inspector to accurately reflect the character of the lot of seed. § 361.5 Sampling of seeds. (a) Sample sizes. (1) A minimum sample of not less than 1 quart shall be drawn from each lot of agricultural seed; a minimum sample of not less than 1 pint shall be drawn from each lot of vegetable seed, except that a sample of 1/4 (i) If the lot of seed is a mixture consisting of one predominant kind of seed or a group of kinds of similar size, the weight of the working sample shall be the weight shown in column 1 of table 1 of this section for the kind or group of kinds that comprises more than 50 percent of the sample. (ii) If the lot of seed is a mixture consisting of two or more kinds or groups of kinds of different sizes, none of which comprises over 50 percent of the sample, the weight of the working sample shall be the weighted average (to the nearest half gram) of the weight shown in column 1 of table 1 of this section for each of the kinds that comprise the sample, as determined by the following method: (A) Multiply the percentage of each component of the mixture (rounded off to the nearest whole number) by the sample sizes shown in column 1 of table 1 of this section; (B) Add all these products; (C) Total the percentages of all components of the mixtures; and (D) Divide the sum in paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(B) of this section by the total in paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(C) of this section. (2) It is not ordinarily practical to sample and test small lots of seed offered for entry. The maximum sizes of lots of each kind of seed not ordinarily sampled are shown in column 2 of table 1 of this section. (3) The maximum sizes of lots of each kind of seed allowed entry without sampling for sowing for experimental or breeding purposes as provided in § 361.4(a)(4) are shown in column 3 of table 1 of this section. Table 1 Name of seed Working weight for noxious weed examination Maximum weight of seed lot not ordinarily sampled Maximum weight of seed lot permitted entry for experimental or breeding purposes without sampling VEGETABLE SEED: Artichoke 500 25 50 Asparagus 500 25 50 Asparagusbean 500 25 50 Bean 25 200 Garden 500 100 500 Lima 500 25 200 Runner 500 25 200 Beet 300 25 50 Broadbean 500 25 200 Broccoli 50 5 10 Brussels sprouts 50 5 10 Burdock, great 150 10 50 Cabbage 50 5 10 Cabbage, Chinese 50 5 10 Cabbage, tronchuda 100 5 10 Cantaloupe (see Melon) Cardoon 500 25 50 Carrot 50 5 10 Cauliflower 50 5 10 Celeriac 25 5 10 Celery 25 5 10 Chard, Swiss 300 25 50 Chicory 50 5 10 Chives 50 5 10 Citron 500 25 50 Collards 50 5 10 Corn, sweet 500 25 200 Cornsalad 50 5 10 Cowpea 500 25 200 Cress, garden 50 5 10 Cress, upland 35 5 10 Cress, water 25 5 10 Cucumber 500 25 50 Dandelion 35 5 10 Dill 50 5 10 Eggplant 50 5 10 Endive 50 5 10 Gherkin, West India 160 25 50 Kale 50 5 10 Kale, Chinese 50 5 10 Kale, Siberian 80 5 10 Kohlrabi 50 5 10 Leek 50 5 10 Lettuce 50 5 10 Melon 500 25 50 Mustard, India 50 25 100 Mustard, spinach 50 5 10 Okra 500 25 50 Onion 50 5 10 Onion, Welsh 50 5 10 Pak-choi 50 5 10 Parsley 50 5 10 Parsnip 50 5 10 Pea 500 25 200 Pepper 150 5 10 Pumpkin 500 25 50 Radish 300 25 50 Rhubarb 300 5 10 Rutabaga 50 5 10 Sage 150 25 50 Salsify 300 25 50 Savory, summer 35 5 10 Sorrel 35 5 10 Soybean 500 25 200 Spinach 150 25 50 Spinach, New Zealand 500 25 50 Squash 500 25 50 Tomato 50 5 10 Tomato, husk 35 5 10 Turnip 50 5 10 Watermelon 500 25 50 AGRICULTURAL SEED: Agrotricum 500 100 500 Alfalfa 50 25 100 Alfilaria 50 25 100 Alyceclover 50 25 100 Bahiagrass 50 25 100 Barrelclover 100 25 100 Barley 500 100 500 Bean, adzuki 500 100 500 Bean, field 500 100 500 Bean, mung 500 100 500 Bean (see Velvetbean) Beet, field 500 100 500 Beet, sugar 500 100 1,000 Beggarweed 50 25 100 Bentgrass, colonial 2.5 25 100 Bentgrass, creeping 2.5 25 100 Bentgrass, velvet 2.5 25 100 Bermudagrass 10 25 100 Bermudagrass, giant 10 25 100 Bluegrass, annual 10 25 100 Bluegrass, bulbous 40 25 100 Bluegrass, Canada 5 25 100 Bluegrass, glaucantha 10 25 100 Bluegrass, Kentucky 10 25 100 Bluegrass, Nevada 10 25 100 Bluegrass, rough 5 25 100 Bluegrass, Texas 10 25 100 Bluegrass, wood 5 25 100 Bluejoint 5 25 100 Bluestem, big 70 25 100 Bluestem, little 50 25 100 Bluestem, sand 100 25 100 Bluestem, yellow 10 25 100 Bottlebrush-squirreltail 90 25 100 Brome, field 50 25 100 Brome, meadow 130 25 100 Brome, mountain 200 25 100 Brome, smooth 70 25 100 Broomcorn 400 100 500 Buckwheat 500 100 500 Buffalograss: (Burs) 200 25 100 (Caryopses) 30 25 100 Buffelgrass: (Fascicles) 66 25 100 (Caryopses) 20 25 100 Burclover, California: (In bur) 500 100 500 (Out of bur) 70 25 100 Burclover, spotted: (In bur) 500 100 500 (Out of bur) 50 25 100 Burnet, little 250 25 100 Buttonclover 70 25 100 Canarygrass 200 25 100 Canarygrass, reed 20 25 100 Carpetgrass 10 25 100 Castorbean 500 100 500 Chess, soft 50 25 100 Chickpea 500 100 500 Clover, alsike 20 25 100 Clover, arrowleaf 40 25 100 Clover, berseem 50 25 100 Clover, cluster 10 25 100 Clover, crimson 100 25 100 Clover, Kenya 20 25 100 Clover, Ladino 20 25 100 Clover, Lappa 20 25 100 Clover, large hop 10 25 100 Clover, Persian 20 25 100 Clover, red 50 25 100 Clover, rose 70 25 100 Clover, small hop (suckling) 20 25 100 Clover, strawberry 50 25 100 Clover, sub (subterranean) 250 25 100 Clover, white 20 25 100 Corn, field 500 100 1,000 Corn, pop 500 100 1,000 Cotton 500 100 500 Cowpea 500 100 500 Crambe 250 25 100 Crested dogtail 20 25 100 Crotalaria, lance 70 25 100 Crotalaria, showy 250 25 100 Crotalaria, slenderleaf 100 25 100 Crotalaria, striped 100 25 100 Crotalaria, Sunn 500 25 100 Crownvetch 100 25 100 Dallisgrass 40 25 100 Dichondra 50 25 100 Dropseed, sand 2.5 25 100 Emmer 500 100 500 Fescue, Chewings 30 25 100 Fescue, hair 10 25 100 Fescue, hard 20 25 100 Fescue, meadow 50 25 100 Fescue, red 30 25 100 Fescue, sheep 20 25 100 Fescue, tall 50 25 100 Flax 150 25 100 Galletagrass: (Other than caryopses) 100 25 100 (Caryopses) 50 25 100 Grama, blue 20 25 100 Grama, side-oats: (Other than caryopses) 60 25 100 (Caryopses) 20 25 100 Guar 500 25 100 Guineagrass 20 25 100 Hardinggrass 30 25 100 Hemp 500 100 500 Indiangrass, yellow 70 25 100 Indigo, hairy 70 25 100 Japanese lawngrass 20 25 100 Johnsongrass 100 25 100 Kenaf 500 100 500 Kochia, forage 20 25 100 Kudzu 250 25 100 Lentil 500 25 100 Lespedeza, Korean 50 25 100 Lespedeza, sericea or Chinese 30 25 100 Lespedeza, Siberian 30 25 100 Lespedeza, striate 50 25 100 Lovegrass, sand 10 25 100 Lovegrass, weeping 10 25 100 Lupine, blue 500 100 500 Lupine, white 500 100 500 Lupine, yellow 500 100 500 Manilagrass 20 25 100 Meadow foxtail 30 25 100 Medick, black 50 25 100 Milkvetch 90 25 100 Millet, browntop 80 25 100 Millet, foxtail 50 25 100 Millet, Japanese 90 25 100 Millet, pearl 150 25 100 Millet, proso 150 25 100 Molassesgrass 5 25 100 Mustard, black 20 25 100 Mustard, India 50 25 100 Mustard, white 150 25 100 Napiergrass 50 25 100 Needlegrass, green 70 25 100 Oat 500 100 500 Oatgrass, tall 60 25 100 Orchardgrass 30 25 100 Panicgrass, blue 20 25 100 Panicgrass, green 20 25 100 Pea, field 500 100 500 Peanut 500 100 500 Poa trivialis (see bluegrass, rough) Rape, annual 70 25 100 Rape, bird 70 25 100 Rape, turnip 50 25 100 Rape, winter 100 25 100 Redtop 2.5 25 100 Rescuegrass 200 25 100 Rhodesgrass 10 25 100 Rice 500 100 500 Ricegrass, Indian 70 25 100 Roughpea 500 100 500 Rye 500 100 500 Rye, mountain 280 25 100 Ryegrass, annual 50 25 100 Ryegrass, intermediate 80 25 100 Ryegrass, perennial 50 25 100 Ryegrass, Wimmera 50 25 100 Safflower 500 100 500 Sagewort, Louisiana 5 25 100 Sainfoin 500 100 500 Saltbush, fourwing 150 25 100 Seasame 70 25 100 Sesbania 250 25 100 Smilo 20 25 100 Sorghum 500 100 1,000 Sorghum almum 150 25 100 Sorghum-sudangrass hybrid 500 100 1,000 Sorgrass 150 25 100 Sourclover 50 25 100 Soybean 500 100 500 Spelt 500 100 500 Sudangrass 250 25 100 Sunflower 500 100 500 Sweetclover, white 50 25 100 Sweetclover, yellow 50 25 100 Sweet vernalgrass 20 25 100 Sweetvetch, northern 190 25 100 Switchgrass 40 25 100 Timothy 10 25 100 Timothy, turf 10 25 100 Tobacco 5 1 1 Trefoil, big 20 25 100 Trefoil, birdsfoot 30 25 100 Triticale 500 100 500 Vaseygrass 30 25 100 Veldtgrass 40 25 100 Velvetbean 500 100 500 Velvetgrass 10 25 100 Vetch, common 500 100 500 Vetch, hairy 500 100 500 Vetch, Hungarian 500 100 500 Vetch, Monantha 500 100 500 Vetch, narrowleaf 500 100 500 Vetch, purple 500 100 500 Vetch, woolypod 500 100 500 Wheat, common 500 100 500 Wheat, club 500 100 500 Wheat, durum 500 100 500 Wheat, Polish 500 100 500 Wheat, poulard 500 100 500 Wheat × Agrotricum 500 100 500 Wheatgrass, beardless 80 25 100 Wheatgrass, fairway crested 40 25 100 Wheatgrass, standard crested 50 25 100 Wheatgrass, intermediate 150 25 100 Wheatgrass, pubescent 150 25 100 Wheatgrass, Siberian 50 25 100 Wheatgrass, slender 70 25 100 Wheatgrass, streambank 50 25 100 Wheatgrass, tall 150 25 100 Wheatgrass, western 100 25 100 Wildrye, basin 80 25 100 Wild-rye, Canada 110 25 100 Wild-rye, Russian 60 25 100 Zoysia Japonica (see Japanese lawngrass) Zoysia matrella (see Manilagrass) (b) Method of sampling. (2) For lots of six or fewer bags, each bag shall be sampled. A total of at least five trierfuls shall be taken from the lot. (3) For lots of more than six bags, five bags plus at least 10 percent of the number of bags in the lot shall be sampled. (Round off numbers with decimals to the nearest whole number, raising 0.5 to the next whole number.) Regardless of the lot size, it is not necessary to sample more than 30 bags. (4) When the lot of seed to be sampled is comprised of seed in small containers that cannot practically be sampled as described in paragraph (b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section, entire unopened containers may be taken in sufficient number to supply a sample that meets the minimum size requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section. (c) Drawing samples. (1) For free-flowing seed in bags or in bulk, a probe or trier shall be used. For small free-flowing seed in bags, a probe or trier long enough to sample all portions of the bag shall be used. When drawing more than one trierful of seed from a bag, a different path through the seed shall be used when drawing each sample. (2) For non-free-flowing seed in bags or bulk that may be difficult to sample with a probe or trier, samples shall be obtained by thrusting one's hand into the seed and withdrawing representative portions. The hand shall be inserted in an open position with the fingers held closely together while the hand is being inserted and the portion withdrawn. When more than one handful is taken from a bag, the handfuls shall be taken from well-separated points. (3) When more than one sample is drawn from a single lot, the samples may be combined into a composite sample unless it appears that the quantity of seed represented as a lot is not of uniform quality, in which case the separate samples shall be forwarded together, but without being combined into a composite sample. (d) In most cases, samples will be drawn and examined by an APHIS inspector at the port of first arrival. The APHIS inspector may release a shipment if no contaminants are found and the labeling is sufficient. If contaminants are found or the labeling of the seed is insufficient, the APHIS inspector may forward the sample to the USDA Seed Examination Facility (SEF), Beltsville, MD, for analysis, testing, or examination. APHIS will notify the owner or consignee of the seed that samples have been drawn and forwarded to the SEF and that the shipment must be held intact pending a decision by APHIS as to whether the seed is within the noxious weed seed tolerances of § 361.6 and is accurately labeled. If the decision pending is with regard to the noxious weed seed content of the seed and the seed has been determined to be accurately labeled, the seed may be released for delivery to the owner or consignee under the following conditions: (1) The owner or consignee executes with Customs either a Customs single-entry bond or a Customs term bond, as appropriate, in such amount as is prescribed by applicable Customs regulations; (2) The bond must contain a condition for the redelivery of the seed or any part thereof upon demand of the Port Director of Customs at any time; (3) Until the seed is approved for entry upon completion of APHIS' examination, the seed must be kept intact and not tampered with in any way, or removed from the containers except under the monitoring of an APHIS inspector; and (4) The owner or consignee must keep APHIS informed as to the location of the seed until it is finally entered into the commerce of the United States. § 361.6 Noxious weed seeds. (a) Seeds of the plants listed in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section shall be considered noxious weed seeds. (1) Seeds with no tolerances applicable to their introduction: Acacia nilotica Aeginetia Ageratina adenophora Ageratina riparia Alectra Alternanthera sessilis Arctotheca calendula Asphodelus fistulosus L. Avena sterilis Avena ludoviciana Azolla pinnata Carthamus oxyacantha Chrysopogon aciculatus Commelina benghalensis Crupina vulgaris Cuscuta Digitaria abyssinica Digitaria velutina Drymaria arenariodes Eichhornia azurea Emex australis Emex spinosa Euphorbia terracina Galega officinalis Heracleum mantegazzianum Hydrilla verticillata Hygrophila polysperma Imperata brasiliensis Imperata cylindrica Inula britannica Ipomoea aquatica Ischaemum rugosum Lagarosiphon major Leptochloa chinensis Limnophila sessiliflora Lycium ferocissimum Lygodium flexuosum Lygodium microphyllum Melaleuca quinquenervia Melastoma malabathricum Mikania cordata Mikania micrantha Mimosa diplotricha Mimosa pigra pigra Monochoria hastata Monochoria vaginalis Moraea collina Moraea flaccida Moraea miniata Moraea ochroleuca Moraea pallida Nassella trichotoma Onopordum acaulon Onopordum illyricum Opuntia aurantiaca Orobanche Oryza longistaminata Oryza punctata Oryza rufipogon Ottelia alismoides Paspalum scrobiculatum Pennisetum clandestinum Pennisetum macrourum Pennisetum pedicellatum Pennisetum polystachion Prosopis alapataco Prosopis argentina Prosopis articulata Prosopis burkartii Prosopis caldenia Prosopis calingastana Prosopis campestris Prosopis castellanosii Prosopis denudans Prosopis elata Prosopis farcta Prosopis ferox Prosopis fiebrigii Prosopis hassleri Prosopis humilis Prosopis kuntzei Prosopis pallida Prosopis palmeri Prosopis reptans reptans Prosopis rojasiana Prosopis ruizlealii Prosopis ruscifolia Prosopis sericantha Prosopis strombulifera Prosopis torquata Rottboellia cochinchinensis Rubus fruticosus Rubus moluccanus Saccharum spontaneum Sagittaria sagittifolia Salsola vermiculata Salvinia auriculata Salvinia biloba Salvinia herzogii Salvinia molesta Senecio inaequidens Senecio madagascariensis Setaria pumila pallidefusca Solanum tampicense Solanum torvum Solanum viarum Sparganium erectum Spermacoce alata Striga Tridax procumbens Urochloa panicoides (2) Seeds with tolerances applicable to their introduction: Acroptilon repens Centaurea repens Centaurea picris Cardaria draba Cardaria pubescens Convolvulus arvensis Cirsium arvense Elytrigia repens Agropyron repens Euphorbia esula Sonchus arvensis Sorghum halepense (b) The tolerance applicable to the prohibition of the noxious weed seeds listed in paragraph (a)(2) of this section shall be two seeds in the minimum amount required to be examined as shown in column 1 of table 1 of § 361.5. If fewer than two seeds are found in an initial examination, the shipment from which the sample was drawn may be entered. If two seeds are found in an initial examination, a second sample must be examined. If two or fewer seeds are found in the second examination, the shipment from which the samples were drawn may be entered. If three or more seeds are found in the second examination, the shipment from which the samples were drawn may not be entered. If three or more seeds are found in an initial examination, the shipment from which the sample was drawn may not be entered. (c) Any seed of any noxious weed that can be determined by visual inspection (including the use of transmitted light or dissection) to be within one of the following categories shall be considered inert matter and not counted as a weed seed: (1) Damaged seed (other than grasses) with over one half of the embryo missing; (2) Grass florets and caryopses classed as inert: (i) Glumes and empty florets of weedy grasses; (ii) Damaged caryopses, including free caryopses, with over one-half the root-shoot axis missing (the scutellum excluded); (iii) Immature free caryopses devoid of embryo or endosperm; (iv) Free caryopses of quackgrass ( Elytrigia repens (v) Immature florets of quackgrass ( Elytrigia repens (3) Seeds of legumes ( Fabaceae (4) Immature seed units, devoid of both embryo and endosperm, such as occur in (but not limited to) the following plant families: buckwheat ( Polygonaceae Convolvulaceae Solanaceae Asteraceae (5) Dodder ( Cuscuta [62 FR 48460, Sept. 16, 1997, as amended at 64 FR 12884, Mar. 16, 1999; 65 FR 33743, May 25, 2000; 71 FR 35381, June 20, 2006; 74 FR 53400, Oct. 19, 2009; 75 FR 68956, Nov. 10, 2010] § 361.7 Special provisions for Canadian-origin seed and screenings. (a) In addition to meeting the declaration and labeling requirements of § 361.2 and all other applicable provisions of this part, all Canadian-origin agricultural seed and Canadian-origin vegetable seed imported into the United States from Canada for seeding (planting) purposes or cleaning must be accompanied by a certificate of analysis issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency or by a private seed laboratory accredited by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Samples of seed shall be drawn using sampling methods comparable to those detailed in § 361.5 of this part. The seed analyst who examines the seed at the laboratory must be accredited to analyze the kind of seed covered by the certificate. (1) If the seed is being imported for seeding (planting) purposes, the certificate of analysis must verify that the seed meets the noxious weed seed tolerances of § 361.6. Such seed will not be subject to the sampling requirements of § 361.3(b). (2) If the seed is being imported for cleaning, the certificate of analysis must name the kinds of noxious weed seeds that are to be removed from the lot of seed. Seed being imported for cleaning must be consigned to a facility operated in accordance with § 361.8(a). (b) Coated or pelleted agricultural seed and coated or pelleted vegetable seed of Canadian origin may be imported into the United States if the seed was analyzed prior to being coated or pelleted and is accompanied by a certificate of analysis issued in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section. (c) Screenings otherwise prohibited under this part may be imported from Canada if the screenings are imported for processing or manufacture and are consigned to a facility operating under a compliance agreement as provided by § 361.8(b). (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0124) § 361.8 Cleaning of imported seed and processing of certain Canadian-origin screenings. (a) Imported seed that is found to contain noxious weed seeds at a level higher than the tolerances set forth in § 361.6(b) may be cleaned under the monitoring of an APHIS inspector. The cleaning will be at the expense of the owner or consignee. (1) At the location where the seed is being cleaned, the identity of the seed must be maintained at all times to the satisfaction of the Administrator. The refuse from the cleaning must be placed in containers and securely sealed and identified. Upon completion of the cleaning, a representative sample of the seed will be analyzed by a registered seed technologist, an official seed laboratory, or by APHIS; if the seed is found to be within the noxious weed tolerances set forth in § 361.6(b), the seed may be allowed entry into the United States; (2) The refuse from the cleaning must be destroyed under the monitoring of an APHIS inspector at the expense of the owner or consignee of the seed. (3) Any person engaged in the business of cleaning imported seed may enter into a compliance agreement under paragraph (c) of this section to facilitate the cleaning of seed imported into the United States under this part. (b) Any person engaged in the business of processing screenings who wishes to process screenings imported from Canada under § 361.7(c) that are otherwise prohibited under this part must enter into a compliance agreement under paragraph (c) of this section. (c) A compliance agreement for the cleaning of imported seed or processing of otherwise prohibited screenings from Canada shall be a written agreement 1 1 § 361.9 Recordkeeping. (a) Each person importing agricultural seed or vegetable seed under this part must maintain a complete record, including copies of the declaration and labeling required under this part and a sample of seed, for each lot of seed imported. Except for the seed sample, which may be discarded 1 year after the entire lot represented by the sample has been disposed of by the person who imported the seed, the records must be maintained for 3 years following the importation. (b) Each sample of vegetable seed and each sample of agricultural seed must be at least equal in weight to the sample size prescribed for noxious weed seed examination in table 1 of § 361.5. (c) An APHIS inspector shall, during normal business hours, be allowed to inspect and copy the records. (Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579-0124) § 361.10 Costs and charges. Unless a user fee is payable under § 354.3 of this chapter, the services of an APHIS inspector during regularly assigned hours of duty and at the usual places of duty will be furnished without cost. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's provisions relating to overtime charges for an APHIS inspector's services are set forth in part 354 of this chapter. The U.S. Department of Agriculture will not be responsible for any costs or charges incident to inspections or compliance with this part, other than for the services of the APHIS inspector during regularly assigned hours of duty and at the usual places of duty. All expenses incurred by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (including travel, per diem or subsistence, and salaries of officers or employees of the Department) in connection with the monitoring of cleaning, labeling, other reconditioning, or destruction of seed, screenings, or refuse under this part shall be reimbursed by the owner or consignee of the seed or screenings.