Rules Governing Noxious Weed Free Forage and Straw
IDAPA 02.06.31
Federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and United States Forest Service (USFS) in Idaho and elsewhere requires forage or straw possessed or used within these boundaries to be certified noxious weed free. To meet this need, Idaho forage and straw growers who produce certified noxious weed free forage and straw for this Idaho market and the hay growers and processors that remanufacture certified forage/straw into pellets, cubes, and twice-compressed forage/straw bales for export to markets outside Idaho utilize a voluntary certification program at ISDA.
Nationally, the North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) is recognized as maintaining the national standard for certification and program definitions. ISDA first incorporated the national standard for certification in 2007. In October of 2018, this organization voted to change the name of its Weed Free Forage Certification program from “North American” to “NAISMA”. ISDA needs to update its NWFFS rules to reflect those changes. ISDA is requesting that the NAISMA prohibited weed list in the NWFFS Rules be listed through “Incorporation by Reference” to eliminate this repetitive practice. ISDA trains inspectors from this list each year. By updating this rule, the effected companies will be able to more easily continue exporting their product outside of Idaho.
Documents
Administrative Rule Request Form – Weed Free – approved draft
Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking – Weed Free Hay
Meeting was held June 26, 2019.
No comments were received.
This rule was consolidated into IDAPA 02.06.09 Rules Governing Invasive Species and Noxious Weeds; Docket No. 02-0609-1901. For more information.
Questions about the rulemaking process may be directed here.