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6.1 In
order to register a vegetative lot, a person must ensure that before
registration, and after registration until such time as the vegetative material
is used to establish a stand under section 29 of the Act, the lot is stored at
a production facility that
a) uses storage methods that maintain the identity and integrity of the
lot, including the applicable collection criteria, and
b) keeps accurate records with respect to the lot.
6.2 In order to register a seedlot, a
person must ensure that
a) the manner in which the cones containing the seeds are stored, prior to
and during processing, including the methods used to process the cones,
maintains the identity and integrity of the lot, including the applicable
collection criteria,
b) the manner in which the seeds themselves are processed maintains the
identity and integrity of the lot, including the applicable collection
criteria, and
c) the facility at which the seedlot is stored, prior to submission to the
Tree Seed Centre under section 5.1.1 (b),
i) uses storage methods that maintain the
identity and integrity of the lot, including the applicable collection
criteria, and
ii) keeps accurate records with respect
to the lot.
6.3 If a seedlot submitted to the Tree
Seed Centre under section 5.1.1 (b) is registered under Part 5, the registered
seedlot must continue to be stored at the Tree Seed Centre and continue to
undergo testing in accordance with section 6.6 (b).
6.4 The Tree Seed Centre
must, in accordance with generally accepted scientific methodology, test a
seedlot submitted under 5.1.1 (b) for the following:
a) the total weight of the lot, and
b) based on samples taken from the lot,
i) the percentage of pure seeds in the
lot,
ii) the average weight of seeds in the
lot,
iii) the average moisture content of seeds
in the lot, and
iv) the germination capacity of the seeds
in the lot.
6.5 In addition to the tests referred to
in section 6.4, the Tree Seed Centre may test a seedlot submitted under
5.1.1 (b) for the presence of fungi, disease or pests, if such tests are
considered necessary, having regard to the species of the lot, the size of the
lot, the collection or processing methods used to produce the lot, or other
applicable criteria.
6.6 While a registered seedlot is stored
at the Tree Seed Centre, the Tree Seed Centre must
a) ensure the storage conditions at the Tree Seed Centre maintain the
optimum physical quality of the seeds in the lot,
b) conduct such tests referred to in sections 6.4 and 6.5 as are required,
on an ongoing basis, to assess the physical quality of the seeds in the lot,
and
c) update the information recorded under section 5.1.3 (b) (ii) to reflect
the latest results of tests conducted under paragraph (b).
6.7 A person who stores a registered
seedlot at the Tree Seed Centre, or a person who purchases or obtains the
seedlot or a portion of the seedlot from that person, may withdraw the seedlot,
or a portion of the seedlot, by submitting a request to the Tree Seed Centre
either
a) in writing, or
b) through the Seed Planning and Registry System.
6.8 If
a person
a) withdraws a seedlot, or portion of a seedlot, under section 6.7,
b) does not use all of the withdrawn seeds to establish a stand under
section 29 of the Act, and
c) proposes to use the unused seeds at a later date to establish a stand
under section 29 of the Act,
then that person
must return the unused seeds to the Tree Seed Centre.
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