12 KAR 1:155. Schedule of charges for samples submitted for testing.
RELATES TO: KRS 250.081(1)(c)6
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 250.08
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: To establish a schedule of charges for service tests, analysis, and examination of seed samples in the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station Seed Laboratory.
Section 1. The following service charges shall be assessed for samples submitted to the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station Seed Laboratory:
(1) Basic charge list.
|
Kind of Seed |
Complete Test |
Purity and Noxious Weed Test |
Germination Only |
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|
Alfalfa |
$14.00 |
$ 7.00 |
$ 8.00 |
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Bentgrass |
16.00 |
12.00 |
8.00 |
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Bermudagrass |
16.00 |
12.00 |
8.00 |
|
|
Bluegrass |
16.00 |
12.00 |
10.00 |
|
|
Bromegrass |
16.00 |
12.00 |
8.00 |
|
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Cereals |
11.00 |
5.00 |
7.00 |
|
|
Clovers |
14.00 |
7.00 |
8.00 |
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Corn |
14.00 |
7.00 |
8.00 |
|
|
Crownvetch |
14.00 |
7.00 |
8.00 |
|
|
Fescue |
15.00 |
8.00 |
8.00 |
|
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Lespedeza |
14.00 |
8.00 |
7.00 |
|
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Lovegrass |
16.00 |
12.00 |
8.00 |
|
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Millet |
11.00 |
5.00 |
7.00 |
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Orchardgrass |
18.00 |
11.00 |
8.00 |
|
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Redtop |
16.00 |
12.00 |
8.00 |
|
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Ryegrass |
18.00 |
6.00 |
8.00 |
|
|
Sorghum-Sudangrass |
11.00 |
5.00 |
7.00 |
|
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Soybean |
12.00 |
6.00 |
7.00 |
|
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Sudangrass |
11.00 |
5.00 |
7.00 |
|
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Timothy |
14.00 |
7.00 |
8.00 |
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Tobacco |
16.00 |
12.00 |
8.00 |
|
|
Vegetables |
14.00 |
10.00 |
7.00 |
|
|
Vetch |
11.00 |
5.00 |
7.00 |
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(2) Nonresidents will be assessed an additional charge of two (2) dollars per sample. Any Kentucky citizen may submit one (1) seed sample per year for a complete test free of charge provided the sample is accompanied by a signed statement: "I certify that I have not previously submitted a sample for free test during the current calendar year."
(3) A complete test includes a purity analysis, a noxious weed seed examination (for Kentucky only), and a germination test.
(4) Purity and noxious weed includes a purity analysis and a noxious weed seed examination (for only those seed designated as noxious in Kentucky).
(5) In ryegrass samples, a complete test includes a fluorescence test which distinguishes perennial ryegrass seed and annual ryegrass seed.
(6) Mixtures, difficult, or dirty samples may be charged an additional eight (8) dollars per hour for extra separation time. Each component over five (5) percent of the total in mixtures shall be charged individually for germination testing.
(7) Rush service may be provided upon request at an additional charge of fifteen (15) dollars per sample.
(8) Schedule of charges for special tests:
(a) Noxious weed seed examination for Kentucky only: eight (8) dollars.
(b) Noxious weed seed examination for any other or for all states: ten (10) dollars.
(c) Moisture test: four (4) dollars.
(d) Seed count per pound: four (4) dollars.
(e) Soybean hypocotyl color test: twelve (12) dollars.
(f) Vigor test (accelerated aging): nine (9) dollars.
(g) Tetrazolium test: twelve (12) dollars.
(h) Phenol test of wheat: twelve (12) dollars.
(i) Peroxidase test of soybeans: twelve (12) dollars.
(j) Seed or plant tall fescue endophyte:
1. One (1) to fifty (50) specimens of same seed lot or uniquely identified group of plants: thirty-five (35) dollars.
2. Fifty-one (51) to 100 specimens of same seed lot or uniquely identified group of plants: sixty (60) dollars.
3. 101 to 150 specimens of same seed lot or uniquely identified group of plants: eighty-five (85) dollars.
(k) Reexamination of a sample to secure information not requested initially, or any analysis or test to obtain information not specifically required by the Kentucky Seed Law may be assessed eight (8) dollars per hour for analytical time.
(9) Charges for kinds not listed above shall be in accord with charges made for other kinds of seed of similar size. (20 Ky.R. 3329; eff. 8-24-94.)