Weed Seeds Order, 2005
SOR/2005-220
Registration 2005-06-29
Weed Seeds Order, 2005
The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, pursuant to subsection 4(2)Footnote a of the Seeds Act, hereby makes the annexed Weed Seeds Order, 2005.
Return to footnote aR.S., c. 49 (1st Supp.), s. 4(4)
Ottawa, June 28, 2005
Weed Seeds
1 The seeds of the species of plants set out in the schedule are deemed to be weed seeds for the purpose of establishing grades under the Seeds Act.
Repeal
2 [Repeal]
Coming into Force
3 This Order comes into force on July 1, 2005.
SCHEDULE(Section 1)
CLASS 1Prohibited Noxious Weed Seeds
(Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations)
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Latin Name | Common Name | |
| 1 | Acroptilon repens (L.) DC. (=Centaurea repens L.) | Russian knapweed |
| 2 | Aegilops cylindrica Host | Jointed goatgrass |
| 3 | Carduus nutans L. | Nodding thistle |
| 4 | Centaurea diffusa Lam. | Diffuse knapweed |
| 5 | Centaurea solstitialis L. | Yellow star thistle |
| 6 | Centaurea stoebe L. (=Centaurea maculosa Lam.) | Spotted knapweed |
| 7 | Conium maculatum L. | Poison Hemlock |
| 8 | Crupina vulgaris Cass. | Common crupina |
| 9 | Cuscuta spp. | Dodder |
| 10 | Datura stramonium L. | Jimsonweed |
| 11 | Eriochloa villosa (Thunb.) Kunth | Woolly cup grass |
| 12 | Euphorbia esula L. | Leafy spurge |
| 13 | Halogeton glomeratus (M. Bieb.) C.A. Mey. | Halogeton |
| 14 | Lepidium appelianum Al-Shehbaz (=Cardaria pubescens (C.A. Mey.) Jarm.) | Globe-pod hoary cress |
| 15 | Lepidium draba L. subsp. chalepense (L.) Thell. (=Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Mazz.) | Lens-pod hoary cress |
| 16 | Lepidium draba L. subsp. draba (=Cardaria draba (L.) Desv.) | Heart-pod hoary cress |
| 17 | Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Hack. ex Arechav. | Serrated tussock |
| 18 | Odontites vernus (Bellardi) Dumort. subsp. serotinus (Dumort.) Corb. (=Odontites serotina Dumort.) | Red bartsia |
| 19 | [Repealed, SOR/2009-161, s. 1] | |
| 20 | Solanum carolinense L. | Horse nettle (Ball nettle) |
| 21 | Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. | Johnson grass |
CLASS 2Primary Noxious Weed Seeds
(Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations except Tables XIV and XV)
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Latin Name | Common Name | |
| 1 | Abutilon theophrasti Medik. | Velvetleaf |
| 2 | Ambrosia trifida L. | Giant ragweed |
| 3 | Barbarea spp. | Yellow rocket or winter cress |
| 4 | Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. | Canada thistle |
| 5 | Convolvulus arvensis L. | Field bindweed |
| 6 | Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex Nevski (=Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv.) | Couchgrass |
| 7 | Galium aparine L. | Cleavers |
| 8 | Galium spurium L. | False cleavers |
| 9 | Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. (=Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.) | Ox-eye daisy |
| 10 | Linaria spp. | Toadflax |
| 11 | Lythrum salicaria L. | Purple loosestrife |
| 12 | Raphanus raphanistrum L. | Wild radish |
| 13 | Senecio jacobaea L. | Tansy ragwort |
| 13.1 | Setaria faberi R. A. W. Herrm. | Giant foxtail |
| 14 | Silene latifolia Poir. subsp. alba (Mill.) Greuter & Burdet (=Silene pratensis (Rafn) Gord. & Gren.) | White cockle |
| 15 | Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke | Bladder campion |
| 16 | Sinapis arvensis L. | Wild mustard |
| 17 | Sonchus arvensis L. | Perennial sow thistle |
CLASS 3Secondary Noxious Weed Seeds
(Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations except Tables XIV and XV)
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Latin Name | Common Name | |
| 1 | Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. | Common ragweed |
| 2 | Anthemis cotula L. | Mayweed (stinking mayweed) |
| 3 | Avena fatua L. | Wild oat |
| 4 | Avena sterilis L. | Wild oat, Sterile oat |
| 5 | Camelina spp. | False flax |
| 6 | Cichorium intybus L. | Chicory |
| 7 | Daucus carota L. subsp. carota | Wild carrot |
| 8 | Erucastrum gallicum (Willd.) O.E. Schulz | Dog mustard |
| 9 | Lepidium campestre (L.) R. Br. | Field peppergrass |
| 10 | Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. | Persian darnel |
| 11 | Plantago lanceolata L. | Ribgrass (Narrow-leaved plantain) |
| 12 | All Rumex species except R. maritimus L. & R. acetosella L. | Dock |
| 13 | Silene noctiflora L. | Night-flowering catchfly |
| 14 | Sisymbrium loeselii L. | Tall hedge mustard |
| 15 | Thlaspi arvense L. | Stinkweed |
| 16 | Tripleurospermum maritimum (L.) W. D. J. Koch subsp. inodorum (L.) Appleq. (=Matricaria maritima L.) | Scentless chamomile |
| 17 | Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert (=Saponaria vaccaria L.) | Cow cockle |
CLASS 4Secondary Noxious Weed Seeds
(Applicable to Table XII of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations)
The weed species named in Class 3 and in addition:
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Latin Name | Common Name | |
| 1 | Cerastium spp. | Chickweed, mouse-ear |
| 2 | Digitaria spp. | Crabgrass |
| 3 | Panicum spp. | Panic grass |
| 4 | Prunella vulgaris L. | Heal-all |
| 5 | Stellaria media (L.) Vill. | Chickweed, common |
CLASS 5Noxious Weed Seeds
(Applicable to Tables XIV and XV of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations)
| Item | Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Latin Name | Common Name | |
| 1 | Cerastium spp. | Chickweed, mouse-ear |
| 2 | Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. | Canada thistle |
| 3 | Digitaria spp. | Crabgrass |
| 4 | Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex Nevski (=Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv.) | Couchgrass |
| 5 | Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. (=Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.) | Ox-eye daisy |
| 6 | Panicum spp. | Panic grass |
| 7 | Prunella vulgaris L. | Heal-all |
| 8 | Sonchus arvensis L. | Perennial sow thistle |
| 9 | Stellaria media (L.) Vill. | Chickweed, common |
| 10 | Tripleurospermum maritimum (L.) W. D. J. Koch subsp. inodorum (L.) Appleq. (=Matricaria maritima L.) | Scentless chamomile |
CLASS 6Other Weed Seeds
Seeds of all other species not listed as crop kinds in Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations.
- SOR/2009-161, ss. 1, 2
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