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SEEDS ACTWeed Seeds Order, 2016The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, pursuant to subsection 4(2)a of the Seeds Actb, makes the annexed Weed Seeds Order, 2016.S.C. 2015, c. 2, s. 76(5)R.S., c. S-8Ottawa, May 6, 2016Lawrence MacAulayMinister of Agriculture and Agri-FoodLe ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Agroalimentaire
The seeds of the kinds of plants set out in the schedule are specified to be weed seeds for the purposes of the Seeds Act.
Repeal
[Repeal]
Coming into Force
These Regulations come into force on November 1, 2016.
(Section 1)Prohibited Noxious Weed Seeds(Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations)Column 1Column 2ItemLatin NameCommon Name1Aegilops cylindrica HostJointed goatgrass2Alopecurus myosuroides Huds.Slender foxtail3Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) KengYellow bluestem4Bothriochloa laguroides (DC.) HerterSilver beardgrass5Centaurea diffusa Lam.Diffuse knapweed6Centaurea iberica Trevir. ex Spreng.Iberian starthistle7Centaurea solstitialis L.Yellow starthistle8Centaurea stoebe L. (=Centaurea maculosa Lam.)Spotted knapweed9Centaurea virgata Lam. subsp. squarrosa (Boiss.) GuglerSquarrose knapweed10Crupina vulgaris Cass.Common crupina11Cuscuta spp.Dodder12Echium plantagineum L.Paterson’s curse13Eriochloa villosa (Thunb.) KunthWoolly cup grass14Halogeton glomeratus (M. Bieb.) Ledeb.Halogeton15Inula britannica L.British yellowhead16Milium vernale M. Bieb.Spring milletgrass17Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Hack. ex Arechav.Serrated tussock18Paspalum dilatatum Poir.Dallis grass19Peganum harmala L.African-rue20Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. GrossDevil’s-tail tearthumb21Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr.Kudzu22Senecio inaequidens DC.South African ragwort23Senecio madagascariensis Poir.Madagascar ragwort24Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav.Silverleaf nightshade25Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) NevskiMedusahead rye26Zygophyllum fabago L.Syrian bean-caper
Primary Noxious Weed Seeds(Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations)Column 1Column 2ItemLatin NameCommon Name1Abutilon theophrasti Medik.Velvetleaf2Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) J.D.SauerTall water-hemp3Ambrosia trifida L.Giant ragweed4Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm.Cow parsley5Berteroa incana (L.) DC.Hoary alyssum6Carduus acanthoides L.Spiny plumeless thistle7Carduus nutans L.Nodding thistle8Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) FernaldLong-spined sandbur9Chondrilla juncea L.Rush skeletonweed10Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.Canada thistle11Conium maculatum L.Poison hemlock12Convolvulus arvensis L.Field bindweed13Datura stramonium L.Jimsonweed14Elymus repens (L.) GouldQuackgrass (Couchgrass)15Euphorbia esula L.Leafy spurge16Galega officinalis L.Goat’s-rue17Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & LevierGiant hogweed18Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden.Hogweed19Jacobaea vulgaris Gaertn.Tansy ragwort20Lepidium appelianum Al-Shehbaz (=Cardaria pubescens (C.A. Mey.) Jarm.)Globe-pod hoary cress21Lepidium chalepense L. (=Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Mazz.)Lens-pod hoary cress22Lepidium draba L. subsp. draba (=Cardaria draba (L.) Desv.)Heart-pod hoary cress23Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill.Dalmatian toadflax24Linaria genistifolia (L.) Mill.Broomleaf toadflax25Linaria repens (L.) Mill.Striped toadflax26Linaria vulgaris Mill.Yellow toadflax27Lythrum salicaria L.Purple loosestrife28Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn.Apple of Peru29Odontites vernus (Bellardi) Dumort. subsp. serotinus (Dumort.) Corb. (=Odontites serotina Dumort.)Red bartsia30Raphanus raphanistrum L.Wild radish31Rhaponticum repens (L.) HidalgoRussian knapweed32Setaria faberi R.A.W. Herrm.Giant foxtail33Solanum carolinense L.Horse nettle (Ball nettle)34Sonchus arvensis L.Perennial sow thistle35Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.Johnson grass36Tribulus terrestris L.Puncture vine
Secondary Noxious Weed Seeds(Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations except Tables XIV and XV)Column 1Column 2ItemLatin NameCommon Name1Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.Common ragweed2Anthemis cotula L.Mayweed3Avena fatua L.Wild oat4Avena sterilis L.Sterile oat5Barbarea spp.Yellow rocket (Winter cress)6Bromus arvensis L.Field brome7Bromus japonicus Houtt.Japanese brome8Bromus secalinus L.Cheat9Bromus tectorum L.Downy brome10Daucus carota L. subsp. carotaWild carrot11Erucastrum gallicum (Willd.) O.E. SchulzDog mustard12Galium aparine L.Cleavers13Galium mollugo L.False baby’s breath14Galium spurium L.False cleavers15Galium verrucosum Huds.Warty bedstraw16Lepidium campestre (L.) W.T. AitonField peppergrass17Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. (=Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.)Ox-eye daisy18Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen.Persian darnel19Pastinaca sativa L.Wild parsnip20Plantago lanceolata L.Ribgrass21All Rumex species (except R. maritimus L. & R. acetosella L.)Dock22Silene latifolia Poir. subsp. alba (Mill.) Greuter & Burdet (=Silene pratensis (Rafn) Gord. & Gren.)White cockle23Silene noctiflora L.Night-flowering catchfly24Silene vulgaris (Moench) GarckeBladder campion25Sinapis arvensis L.Wild mustard26Sisymbrium loeselii L.Tall hedge mustard27Thlaspi arvense L.Stinkweed28Tripleurospermum inodorum (L.) Sch.Bip.Scentless chamomile29Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert (=Saponaria vaccaria L.)Cow cockle
Secondary Noxious Weed Seeds(Applicable to Table XII of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations)The weed species named in Class 3 and in addition:Column 1Column 2ItemLatin NameCommon Name1Cerastium spp.Chickweed2Digitaria spp.Crabgrass3Panicum spp.Panic grass4Prunella vulgaris L.Heal-all5Stellaria media (L.) Vill.Chickweed, common
Noxious Weed Seeds(Applicable to Tables XIV and XV of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations)The weed species named in Class 2 and in addition:Column 1Column 2ItemLatin NameCommon Name1Cerastium spp.Chickweed2Digitaria spp.Crabgrass3Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. (=Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.)Ox-eye daisy4Panicum spp.Panic grass5Prunella vulgaris L.Heal-all6Stellaria media (L.) Vill.Chickweed, common7Tripleurospermum inodorum (L.) Sch.Bip.Scentless chamomile
Other Weed SeedsSeeds of all other kinds or species of plants not listed as kinds or species in Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations.