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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 2. Agriculture
Agency 5. Department of Agriculture And Consumer Services
Chapter 390. Rules and Regulations for the Enforcement of the Virginia Seed Law

8/20/2026

2VAC5-390-190. Minimum germination standard for cotton seed.

A. Cotton for agricultural seed, as defined in § 3.2-4000 of the Code of Virginia, shall have a 60% minimum germination.

B. Cotton for agricultural seed with a germination rate less than 60%, as determined by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, shall not be distributed, sold, or offered for sale.

C. A licensee may relabel and distribute, sell, or offer for sale cotton for agricultural seed that is in violation of § 3.2-4008 C 9 a of the Code of Virginia if such seed is relabeled with the germination rate determined by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and such germination rate, without a tolerance applied, is at least 60%.

Statutory Authority

§ 3.2-4001 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 24, eff. August 12, 2026.

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