Section 285.715.13. Laboratory seed testing fees.

(1) The fees of $6.00 for purity testing, $5.00 for germination testing, and

$10.00 for purity and germination testing are  the  fees   for general crops which include all of the following:

(a)   Corn.

(b)   Cereals.

(c)   Soybeans.

(d)  Field beans.

(e)   Field peas.

(f)  Buckwheat.

(g)   Millet.

(h)   Rape.

(i)   Flax.

(j)   Sunflower.

(k)   Vetch.

(l)   Clovers.

(m)   ) Trefoil.

(n)   Alfalfa.

(o)   Lespedeza.

(p)   Timothy.

(q)   Sorghum.

(r)   Vegetables and similar kinds of crops.

(2)    The fees of $8.00 for purity testing, $7.00 for germination testing, and $14.00 for purity and germination testing are the fees for grasses, which include all of the following:

(a)   Bromes.

(b)   Fescues.

(c)   Orchardgrass.

(d)  Reed canarygrass.

(e)   Wheatgrasses.

(f)  Bluegrasses.

(g)   Bentgrass.

(h)   Red top.

(i)   Ryegrass.

(j)   Green needlegrass.

(k)   Prairie sandreed.

(l)   Sand dropseed.

(m)   ) Switchgrass.

(n)   Similar kinds of grasses.

(3)   The fees of $16.00 for  purity   testing,  $8.00  for  germination testing, and $22.00 for purity and germination testing are the fees for chaffy rangegrasses, which include all of the following:

(a)   Big bluestem.

(b)   Little bluestem.

(c)   Buffalograss.

(d)  Indiangrass.

(e)   Side oats grama.

(f)  Similar kinds of chaffy rangegrasses.

(4)   The following are fees for testing flower and tree seed: (a) Purity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8.00.

(b) Germination . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 6.00.

(c) Purity and germination . . . . . . . . $12.00.

(5)   The following are fees for testing mixtures  of  lawn,  pasture,  or flower seed:

(a)    Purity -    $8.00    for    the     first     component,    plus    $5.00    for    each additional component.

(b)    Germination - $7.00 for the first component,    plus    $4.00    for    each additional component.

(c)   Purity and germination - combine the prices of subdivisions (a) and

(b) of this subrule.

(6)    The fee for an all states noxious   weed   examination    is   $4.00,    in addition to a standard purity charge.

(7)   The fee for a tetrazolium test is $12.00.

(8)   The fee for a sod grower's analysis is $40.00.

(9)   The fee for a cold test for soybeans, field beans or corn is $8.00.

(10)   The fee for tests that are  not  listed,  for  special  procedures, extra time, is $20.00 per hour.

(11)   The fee for a moisture test is $3.00.

(12)   The fees for testing for bacterial blight of a field bean are as follows:

(a)   October 1 through December 15 - $15.00.

(b)   December 16 through March 30 - $25.00. Blight tests are not conducted from April 1 through September 30.

(13)    The fee for testing for bean common mosaic virus,    from    October     1 through January 15 only, is $10.00.

(14)   Seed will not be tested for persons who do not reside in Michigan without the prior approval of the state seed analyst.

History: 1990 AACS.