Purity, Germination, and Tetrazolium Fees ($/Unit)
Agricultural Grass Seed
| Seed Kinds | Purity* | Germination** | Tetrazolium** |
| Bluegrasses | 45.00 | 25.00 | 40.00 |
| Bromegrasses | 38.00 | 24.00 | 40.00 |
| Fescues | 35.00 | 22.00 | 40.00 |
| Orchardgrasses | 38.00 | 25.00 | 40.00 |
| Ryegrasses | 38.00 | 23.00 *** | 40.00 |
| Timothy | 28.00 | 23.00 | 40.00 |
| For all others, the hourly rate will apply. | |||
Field Seed
| Seed Kinds | Purity* | Germination** | Tetrazolium** |
| Alfalfa, clovers and trefoils | 20.00 | 17.00 | 40.00 |
| Cereals (barley, oats, wheat, etc.) | 25.00 | 17.00 | 40.00 |
| Beans | 18.00 | 16.00 | 40.00 |
| Corn (all types) | 20.00 | 17.00 | 40.00 |
| Peas and lentils | 18.00 | 17.50 | 40.00 |
| For all others, the hourly rate will apply. | |||
Vegetables, Flowers, & Herb Seed
| Seed Kinds | Purity* | Germination** | Tetrazolium** |
| Brassica (canola, radish, broccoli, etc.) | 40.00 | 17.00 | 50.00 |
| Beets and Swiss chard | 29.00 | 32.00 | 40.00 |
| Carrots, celery, dill, and parsley | 27.00 | 20.00 | 40.00 |
| Cucurbits (squash, melons, etc.) | 25.00 | 20.00 | 40.00 |
| Flowers (bachelor button, poppy, etc.) | 40.00 | 25.00 | 50.00 |
| Lettuce, tomato, and pepper | 25.00 | 20.00 | 40.00 |
| Onion and chives | 25.00 | 20.00 | 40.00 |
| For all others, the hourly rate will apply. | |||
Tree & Shrub Seed
| Seed Kinds | Purity* | Germination** | Tetrazolium** |
| Bitterbrush | 40.00 | 30.00 | 50.00 |
| Saltbush | 60.00 | 30.00 | 50.00 |
| Chokecherry and woods’ rose | 25.00 | 60.00 | 60.00 |
| Serviceberry, cliff-rose, and mahogany | 30.00 | 30.00 | 40.00 |
| Trees (firs, pines, spruces, etc.) | 25.00 | 30.00 | 40.00 |
| For all others, the hourly rate will apply. | |||
Range & Native Seed
| Seed Kinds | Purity* | Germination** | Tetrazolium** |
| Bluestems and grammas | Hourly Rate | 30.00 | 50.00 |
| Globemallow and penstemons | 40.00 | 30.00 | 50.00 |
| Kochia and forage Kochia | 30.00 | 30.00 | 40.00 |
| Rushes and sedges | Hourly Rate | 30.00 | 50.00 |
| Sagebrush and rabbitbrush | Hourly Rate | 30.00 | 40.00 |
| Wheatgrasses, wildryes, and squirreltail | 40.00 | 25.00 | 40.00 |
| Winterfat | Hourly Rate | 30.00 | Hourly Rate |
| For all others, the hourly rate will apply. | |||
Notes
*Samples with high levels of impurities (i.e. other crops, weeds, multiple florets, inert materials) requiring more than one hour analysis time for purity testing will be charged the standard hourly rate of forty dollars ($40.00) for each additional hour.
** For all samples submitted for a TZ or Germination test requiring more than one (1) hour for cleaning and/or preparing will be charged at the standard hourly rate of forty dollars ($40.00) for each additional hour.
***With germination, fluorescence testing thirty dollars ($30.00).
Special Testing Fees
| Test Procedure | Fees ($/Unit) |
| All States Noxious | 25.00 |
| Canada-Purity | 13.00 added to standard purity fee |
| Canada-Germination | 2.50 added to standard germination fee |
| Certified Grains | 13.00 added to standard purity fee |
| Cold Test | 23.50 |
| Crop & Weed Check | 24.50 |
| Dormancy Percentage | 10.00 minimum or %Dormant x germination fee |
| E.C. Norms | 20.00 |
| Ergot Check | 13.50 |
| Identification | 5.00 minimum or hourly if necessary |
| Inventory Germinations (for carryover seed only, when requested) | 20% discount of listed fee, March through July only |
| ISTA-Purity | 13.00 added to standard purity fee |
| ISTA-Germination | 2.50 added to standard germination fee |
| Mixtures-Purity | 12.50 added per kind exceeding 5% |
| Mixtures-Germination | 12.50 added per kind exceeding 5% |
| Mixtures-Tetrazolium | 18.00 added per kind exceeding 5% |
| Moisture Test | 14.00 |
| Noxious Weed Germination (Compost/Mulch, etc.) | 18.00 |
| Noxious Weed Purity (Hay, Straw, etc.) | 40.00 |
| Round-Up-Ready Trait Test (Alfalfa, Canola, Corn) | 40.00 |
| Sand Germination | 25.00 |
| Seed Count | 13.50 |
| Sod quality-Bentgrass | 66.00 |
| Sod quality-Bermudagrass | 64.00 |
| Sod quality-Bluegrass | 64.00 |
| Soil Exam | 13.50 |
| Soil Germination | 23.50 |
| Species Exam | 24.50 |
| Undesirable Grass Species | 25.50 |
Miscellaneous Fees
| Service | Fees ($/Unit) |
| Administrative charge per test for internet access and data processing. | Not to exceed $2.00 per test |
| Hourly charge for analysis | 40.00 |
| Reports | |
| Merge Records | 4.00 |
| Rush Service | 25.00 |
Fees for the Idaho State Seed Lab may also be found at
IDAPA 02.06.01, Rules Governing the Pure Seed Law (pdf), pages 17-20.