N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-53-43: Requests for certification - Required submissions

1.Any person may submit kinds, varieties, selections, and names of seed stock and request that the seed commissioner consider the submission for certification.

2.To pursue certification, a person shall provide to the seed commissioner:

a.The name of the variety;

b.A statement regarding the variety's origin and the breeding procedure or reproductive stabilization used in its development;

c.A description of the morphological, physiological, or other characteristics that distinguish the variety from other varieties;

d.Evidence supporting the identity of the variety;

e.A statement regarding the geographic area of adaptation;

f.A statement regarding plans and procedures for the maintenance of seed classes, including the number of generations through which the variety may be multiplied;

g.A description of the manner in which the variety is constituted when a particular cycle of reproduction or multiplication is specified;

h.Any additional restrictions on the variety specified by the breeder; and

i.A sample of seed that is representative of the variety as marketed.