4.12.3402    SEED LABORATORY ANALYSIS FEES

(1)  The Montana seed laboratory, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana will test samples of seeds submitted for purity, germination, and miscellaneous tests. All samples of seed analyzed and tested shall be at the following rates:

 

FEE SCHEDULE

(All prices are in U.S. dollars)  

 

KIND OF SEED

PURITY

ONLY

GERMINATION ONLY

PURITY & GERMINATION

Bentgrasses, Redtop

$44.00

$24.00

$68.00

Bluegrass, Alkaligrass

  30.00

  24.00

  54.00

Bluestems, Gamma, Galleta, & Indiangrass

  70.00

  25.00

  95.00

Bromegrass, Fescue, Orchardgrass & Ryegrass

  25.00

  18.00

  43.00

Canarygrass

  24.00

  16.00

  40.00

Cereals: i.e., (includes seed count)barley*, wheat, rye, triticale, corn, spelt, emmer

  15.00

  12.00

  27.00

Flax

  15.00

  12.00

  27.00

Flowers

  25.00

  25.00

  50.00

Foxtails, creeping* & meadow

  45.00

  25.00

  70.00

Grama, blue, & sideoats

  45.00

  25.00

  70.00

Indian ricegrass* (includes dormancy)  

  20.00

  42.00

  62.00

Legumes, large seeded

  15.00

  15.00

  30.00

Legumes, small seeded

  15.00

  12.00

  27.00

Millets

  22.00

  18.00

  40.00

Mustards, Rape

  20.00

  15.00

  35.00

Natives (Indigenous)  

  30.00

  25.00

  55.00

KIND OF SEED

PURITY

ONLY

GERMINATION ONLY

PURITY & GERMINATION

Needlegrass* (includes dormancy)  

$20.00

$42.00

$62.00

Oats (includes seed count)  

  16.00

  12.00

   28.00

Prairie sandreed

  45.00

  25.00

   70.00

Safflower & Sunflower

  15.00

  15.00

   30.00

Sage Brush

  32.00

  25.00

   57.00

Saltbushes

  20.00

  25.00

   45.00

Small Seeds (more than 2,500 seeds per gram)  

  35.00

  24.00

   59.00

Sorghums, grain & Sudangrass

  13.00

  15.00

   28.00

Sugarbeets

  13.00

  15.00

   28.00

Timothy

  18.00

  15.00

   33.00

Tree

  25.00

  25.00

   50.00

Wheatgrasses* beardless, bluebunch,crested, intermediate, pubescent, slender, streambank, tall, & thickspike

  30.00

  18.00

   48.00

NewHY

  30.00/hr

  20.00

   30.00/hr plus

   20.00

western

  35.00

  25.00

   60.00

White Wheat (includes potassium hydroxide text & seed count)  

  23.00

  12.00

   25.00

Wildryes

  30.00

  20.00

   50.00

Wild Flowers

  25.00

  25.00

   50.00

Vegetables

  15.00

  12.00

   27.00

 

MIXTURES:

(See hourly rate)  

 

Tetrazolium Test (TZ)  : $35.00 except for labor intensive species - $45.00

 

*Laboratory analysis may report that the sample contains dormant seed.

 

(2)  Fees for additional services provided by the seed laboratory:

Hourly rate $30.00 (for services including testing mixtures, excessively high inert (>5%)  or time consuming samples)
Rush $60.00 (expedite sample before routine samples)
BSMV $45.00 (Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus Test)
Seed ID $10.00 (per seed identification)
Dormancy $18.00 (in addition to germination charges)
Utricle Fill $20.00 (in addition to germination charges)
FAX $3.00 (to send analysis reports)
Phone $3.00 (to send analysis reports)
USA Noxious $7.00 (in addition to normal rate)
Canadian Rules $30.00/hr (samples tested in accordance with Canadian rules)
ISTA Rules $30.00/hr (samples tested in accordance with ISTA rules)
Ascochyta test $45.00
Potassium Hydroxide $7.00
MSGA – Cereals $7.00
Herbicide bioassay $25.00
Clearfield confirm  $50.00
Moisture $10.00
Seed count $2.00
ELIZA (per 3 strips) $25.00
Credit card payment 5% handling fee
Grass envelopes $0.50
Cereal envelopes $0.60
Return sample  $3.00 - $5.00

History: 80-5-139, MCA; IMP, 80-5-126, 80-5-128, MCA; NEW, Eff. 5/6/76; AMD, Eff. 12/5/76; AMD, 1983 MAR p. 1920, Eff. 12/30/83; AMD, 1991 MAR p. 738, Eff. 5/17/91; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 262, Eff. 1/26/96; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 3334, Eff. 12/8/00; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 70, Eff. 1/18/02; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 2129, Eff. 9/22/06.