699 Seed testing and seed certification fees

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Seed Testing and Seed Certification Fees

[46 Pa.B. 2071]
[Saturday, April 23, 2016]

 The Secretary of Agriculture, under the authority of 3 Pa.C.S. § 7109 (relating to fees), establishes the following adjustment of fees for seed testing and seed certification services:

Seed Testing Fees

	Old Fees			New Fees
Seed Kind	Purity	Germ	Both	Purity	Germ	Both
Alfalfa, Clovers	$9.00	$7.00	$15.00	$17.00	$15.00	$32.00
Alkaligrass	$20.00	$10.00	$28.00	$29.00	$23.00	$52.00
Beans	$8.00	$8.00	$15.00	$17.00	$15.00	$32.00
Beans, Fava	Previously not listed			$17.00	$15.00	$32.00
Beans, Lima	$8.00	$9.00	$16.00	$17.00	$15.00	$32.00
Beet	$10.00	$7.00	$16.00	$17.00	$25.00	$42.00
Bentgrass, Redtop	$19.00	$10.00	$28.00	$29.00	$23.00	$52.00
Bermudagrass	Previously not listed			$23.00	$19.00	$42.00
Birdsfoot Trefoil, Crownvetch	$10.00	$8.00	$17.00	$17.00	$15.00	$32.00
Bluestems	$33.00	$10.00	$42.00	$45.00	$25.00	$70.00
Bromes	$15.00	$9.00	$23.00	$23.00	$19.00	$42.00
Bromes, Deertongue grass	$15.00	$9.00	$23.00	Separated into different categories
Corn, Peas	$6.00	$8.00	$13.00	$17.00	$15.00	$32.00
Deertongue grass	$15.00	$9.00	$23.00	$22.00	$17.00	$37.00
Fescues (excluding Tall Fescue)	$13.00	$9.00	$21.00	$23.00	$19.00	$42.00
Gamagrass	$20.00	$10.00	$28.00	$29.00	$23.00	$52.00
Indiangrass	$20.00	$10.00	$28.00	$29.00	$23.00	$52.00
Kentucky bluegrass—Poa spp.	$19.00	$10.00	$28.00	$29.00	$23.00	$52.00
Lovegrass	$12.00	$9.00	$20.00	$23.00	$19.00	$42.00
Millets	$11.00	$8.00	$18.00	$20.00	$17.00	$37.00
Oats (including fluorescence test)	$10.00	$7.00	$16.00	$20.00	$17.00	$37.00
Orchardgrass	$15.00	$9.00	$23.00	$23.00	$19.00	$42.00
Radish, Forage	Previously not listed			$20.00	$17.00	$37.00
Reed Canarygrass	$11.00	$8.00	$18.00	$20.00	$17.00	$37.00
Ryegrass	$11.00	$8.00	$18.00	$20.00	$17.00	$37.00
Ryegrass (with fluorescence)	$11.00	$13.00	$23.00	$23.00	$19.00	$42.00
Sedges	$20.00	$10.00	$28.00	$29.00	$23.00	$52.00
Soybeans, Flatpea	$8.00	$9.00	$16.00	$17.00	$15.00	$32.00
Small Grains (oats without fluorescence)	$9.00	$7.00	$15.00	$17.00	$15.00	$32.00
Sorghums, Sudangrass	$10.00	$8.00	$17.00	$20.00	$17.00	$37.00
Swiss Chard	$10.00	$7.00	$16.00	$17.00	$25.00	$42.00
Switchgrass	$12.00	$9.00	$20.00	$20.00	$17.00	$37.00
Tall Fescue	$13.00	$9.00	$21.00	$20.00	$17.00	$37.00
Teff	Previously not listed			$23.00	$19.00	$42.00
Timothy	$9.00	$7.00	$15.00	$17.00	$15.00	$32.00
Tobacco	$10.00	$8.00	$17.00	$17.00	$15.00	$32.00
Vetch	$8.00	$8.00	$15.00	$17.00	$15.00	$32.00
Wheatgrass	Previously not listed			$23.00	$19.00	$42.00
Wild Barley	Previously not listed			$23.00	$19.00	$42.00
Wildrye	Previously not listed			$23.00	$19.00	$42.00
Flowers	$10.00	$8.00	$17.00	$17.00	$15.00	$32.00
Flower mixes—Germination only		$8.00/ component			$15.00/ component
Vegetables (except Beans, Beet,  Peas, Corn, Swiss Chard)	$10.00	$7.00	$16.00	$17.00	$15.00	$32.00
Trees, Forbs and Shrubs	$10.00	$11.00	$20.00	$17.00	$15.00	$32.00
Pit removal = hourly rate  with embryo excision	Hourly rate		$30.00/hr.	Hourly rate		$30.00/hr.
pit removal	Hourly rate		$30.00/hr.	Hourly rate		$30.00/hr.
Mixtures
Lawn and Turf: Two components	$28.00	$30.00	$52.00	$45.00	$36.00	$72.00
Three components	$38.00	$40.00	$67.00	$60.00	$51.00	$102.00
Four components	$48.00	$50.00	$82.00	$75.00	$66.00	$132.00
Each additional component	$10.00	$10.00	$15.00	$15.00	$15.00	$30.00
Pasture, Hay, Conservation:
Two components	$15.00	$18.00	$31.00	$40.00	$30.00	$60.00
Three components	$25.00	$28.00	$46.00	$55.00	$45.00	$90.00
Four components	$35.00	$38.00	$61.00	$70.00	$60.00	$120.00
Each additional component	$10.00	$10.00	$15.00	$15.00	$15.00	$30.00
Vegetable:
Two components	Previously not listed			$34.00	$30.00	$58.00
Three components	Previously not listed			$55.00	$45.00	$90.00
Four components	Previously not listed			$70.00	$60.00	$120.00
Each additional component	Previously not listed			$15.00	$15.00	$30.00
Miscellaneous Charges
Interstate Noxious Weed Exam:
Lawn and Turf			$20.00			$35.00
Lawn and Turf without purity			$40.00			Removed
All others			$20.00			$25.00
Pennsylvania noxious exam:
Lawn and Turf			$25.00			$20.00
All others			$20.00			$15.00
Cold test			$20.00			$30.00
Canada Standards			$20.00			$20.00
Sand/Soil test			$20.00			$30.00
Trait Testing (GMO)			$25.00			$35.00
Seed Treatment			$20.00			Removed
Identification			$5.00			$10.00
Embryo Excision			$30.00			Removed
Washing coated, pelleted or  treated seed		Previously not listed				$15.00
Seed Count test		Previously not listed				$10.00
Rush			$10.00			$20.00
Extra Lab report			$2.00			$5.00
Tests not listed, special  procedures—1 hr. Min.			$30.00/hr.			$30.00/hr.
TZ—1 hr. Min.			$30.00/hr.			$30.00/hr.
Native Warm Season Mixes/Conservation Mixes
Those mixes that are composed  primarily of warm season  native species not normally  used for forage or pasture
Two components	$30.00	$30.00	$59.00	$50.00	$40.00	$80.00
Three components	$45.00	$45.00	$84.00	$65.00	$55.00	$120.00
Each additional	$15.00	$15.00	$25.00	$15.00	$15.00	$30.00

Certification Fees

	Old Fees		No Changes Made to Certification Fees
Application Fee	$30.00		$30.00
Field Inspection Fees
Potatoes	$10.00	per A	$10.00	per A
Prenuclear Potatoes	$0.15	per ft.2	$0.15	per ft.2
Tobacco	$75.00	min.	$75.00	min.
Small Grains	$3.00	per A	$3.00	per A
Soybeans	$3.00	per A	$3.00	per A
Hybrid Field Corn	$9.00	per A	$9.00	per A
Grasses, Legumes	$3.00	per A	$3.00	per A
Turfgrass Sod	$5.00	per A (preplant)	$5.00	per A (preplant)
	$7.00	per A (harvest)	$7.00	per A (harvest)
Trees	Total actual cost		Total actual cost
Tag Fees
Certified Seed	$0.12	per ea.	$0.12	per ea.
I/A Certified Seed	$0.15	per ea.	$0.15	per ea.
Certified Sod	$0.25	per ea.	$0.25	per ea.
Certified Potatoes	$0.12	per ea.	$0.12	per ea.
Miscellaneous Fees
Potato Shipping Insp.	$35.00		$35.00
Grass, Legume Prod.	$0.05	per lb.	$0.05	per lb.
Cert. Mix Supervision	$25.00	per 1,000 lbs.	$25.00	per 1,000 lbs.
Sampling each component	$25.00		$25.00

Further Information

 Further information is available by contacting Johnny Zook, Seed Program Supervisor, Division of Agronomic and Regional Services, Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408, [phone].

Effective Date

 These seed testing and seed certification fees are effective 60 days from publication of this notice, and shall remain effective until further notice. Notice of these fee changes will be provided to all licensed seed distributors and seed laboratory customers.

RUSSELL C. REDDING, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-699. Filed for public inspection April 22, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]