The Grower’s Responsibilities:
1.
Obtain eligible planting stock (Foundation or Registered seed of
varieties approved by OCIA).
2.
Plant eligible seed on eligible land with adequate isolation from other
varieties of the same kind.
3.
Make application for field inspection prior to established deadline
dates. Fill in all required
information and send payment for inspection fees.
4. Submit seed source verification with application—certification label,
sales invoice or PVP form (with tag attached on reverse side). Where
more than one seed lot is used for production of a variety, a tag from each seed
lot must be submitted.
5.
Prepare seed fields for inspection, clearly mark field boundaries, rogue
out weeds, other crop plants, etc.
6.
Send appropriate representative sample to State Dept. of Agriculture Seed
Laboratory (in OCIA sample bags)when seed is
conditioned for sale.
7.
Label seed lots that meet certification requirements with:
Official certification labels
Analysis tags
Variety protection statement if required
8.
Send to OCIA office all PVP
forms; account for all certification labels issued.
The
1.
Supply each grower with instructions and material for making application
for field inspection.
2.
Check each completed application carefully with special attention to land
eligibility and origin and eligibility or planting stock.
3.
Make field inspection of all crops at proper time and notify the grower
of inspection results.
4.
Make laboratory tests for purity analysis and germination on all samples
submitted by growers.
5.
Issue certificates and certification labels for seed lots that qualify
for certification.
6.
Publish directories of Registered and Certified seed production.