SUMMARY OF PROCEDURES FOR SOURCE IDENTIFYING WILDLAND COLLECTED SEED

1. Collector or seed broker/conditioner files Pre-Collection Application and obtains appropriate land management agency permits or private property permission letters.

2. Seed broker/conditioner must a) accept only seed amounts covered by permits/permission, b) check field lot numbers on the bags, c) sample the uncleaned field lot and put into the UCIA sample envelope provided, d) obtain a harvest site map or GPS reading from the collector, e) complete and sign the Site Identification Log (and Addendum if needed) for each conditioner lot and f) maintain individual field lot identity until approval is given by a UCIA representative to blend them into a conditioner lot.

3. Cleaning and maintenance of seed conditioning equipment must follow UCIA guidelines to prevent species/lot contamination. The cleaned seed shall be sampled, and the sample may be sent to an official seed testing laboratory under the direction of a UCIA representative.

4. After verification of the harvest site and paper trail for transporting, storing, conditioning, and sampling of uncleaned and cleaned seed, tags will be issued and attached to bags under the direction of a UCIA representative.

NOTE: The current (updated June 18, 2002) Pre-Collection Application and Source Identification Logs (Part I and II) are included in the back of this Directory.