Limitations on Generations

A. The originator of the variety may specify the number of generations through which a variety may be multiplied. B. No variety may be multiplied more than two generations beyond the foundation class, except as follows: 1. older varieties of certified seed may be recertified when foundation seed is not being maintained; 2. one additional generation of certified seed may be permitted on a one-year basis when, prior to planting season, the Commission declares that there are insufficient supplies of foundation and registered seed to plant the needed acreage of the certified variety. Permission of the variety's originator, if existent, must be obtained. In this situation, the additional generation will not be eligible for recertification. AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:1433. HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Seed Commission, LR 8:565 (November 1982), amended by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Seed Commission, LR 12:825 (December 1986), repromulgated by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Office of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Chemistry and Seed Commission, LR 39:2712 (October 2013), amended LR 40:749 (April 2014).