ABOUT Fees:

Certification fees and deadlines are also available in the OSCS Handbook or as a PDF of fee changes as of July 1, 2022.

Payment: If paying by check, make payable to "Oregon Seed Certification Service" and send directly to:
Oregon Seed Certification Service, Oregon State University, 31 Crop Science Building, Corvallis, OR 97331-3003 .

Refunds: To be eligible for refunds, seedling and/or seed crop applications must be withdrawn prior to field inspection. The initiate refund, seed grower must submit a written request to Seed Certification (a special request charge may be withheld for processing). No refunds on rejected fields, either seedling or seed crop.

SEEDLING INSPECTIONS1 FEE
Application submitted within 60 days after planting; small grains application submitted within 45 days after planting $50.00 / field
Late sign-up: 61 - 120 days after planting $70.00 / field
Late sign-up: 121+ days after planting $100.00 / field
Small grains late sign-up: 46 days or more after planting $100.00 / field
Re-inspection of seedling $40.00 / field
Re-inspection signed up after the date specified rejection notice $65.00 / field
Establishment of Crop History (ECH) - Perennial ryegrass only $50.00 / field
Pre-plant Inspection $50.00 / field
Modified Land History (MLH) - includes pre-plant inspection
Late requests requiring added inspections will be assessed an additional $50.00.
$65.00 / field
 
SEED CROP INSPECTIONS1,2 FEE
Minimum charge for all crop inspections $50.00 / field
Seed stock class 0-15 acres (Foundation / Pre-Basic, Registered / Basic) of Grass, Beets, Beans, Alfalfa, Clovers, Vetches, Sunflower & Stolon Beds $65.00 plus per acre fee
Seed stock class 16-30 acres (Foundation / Pre-Basic, Registered / Basic) of Grass, Beets, Beans, Alfalfa, Clovers, Vetches, Sunflower & Stolon Beds $130.00 plus per acre fee
Seed stock class over 30 acres (Foundation / Pre-Basic, Registered / Basic) of Grass, Beets, Beans, Alfalfa, Clovers, Vetches, Sunflower & Stolon Beds $195.00 plus per acre fee
Certified class (Blue tag) Grasses, Legumes, Small Grains, Sugar Beets, Kale, Stolon Beds & Miscellaneous crops
Certified class (Blue tag) Beans, Chickpea, Sunflower, Hybrid Annual Rape / Type Canola
$3.90 / acre
$4.90 / acre
Pre-Variety Germplasm increases $4.90 / acre
Late sign-up fees: 1 - 50 acres $37.50 / field
additional fee
Late sign-up fee: 50+ acres $0.75 / acre additional fee
Re-inspection of crop $40.00 / field
Re-inspections signed up after the date specified on the rejection notice $65.00 / field

 

ADDITIONAL & SPECIAL SAMPLING, TAGGING, AND CERTIFICATES FEE
All Grasses and Legumes, Beans, Beets & OECD3 crops $0.29 / cwt - sampled4,5
Re-Samples for all Grasses, Legumes, Beans, Beets, & OECD crops $0.07 / cwt - sampled5,6
minimum $20.00 / lot
Cereals $0.19 / cwt - sampled4
OECD Certificates: 5,000 pounds or less7 $35.00 / each
OECD Certificates: 5,001 pounds or more7 $60.00 / each
Second Issuance of Tags4 $0.06 / tag
Additional Charge for Adhesive Tags $0.10 / tag
Pre-Printed Tags on Seed Containers4 $0.03 / tag
Revising OECD Certificates $30.00
Special Inspections or Audits4 $70.00 / hr + OSU mileage & per diem
Special Requests - Process review of Reissuance / Blends / Mixtures / Coated Seed & other manual reviews or entries $35.00 / each
Movement of Untagged Seed Lots (no charge when using eCertification) $15.00 / request
Minimum charge for sampling/verification when lot is not accessible or prepared $50.00 / visit
Rush fee for delivery of tags, tag verification, or sampling $100.00 / delivery

Footnotes

1 Check specific crop standards for special requirements
2 Contact OSCS for current fee list for corn, potato, hemp, and mint
3 OECD - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
4 $35.00 minimum charge
5 Additional charge for lots tagged in 25 pounds or less, $0.07/tag (min. of $35.00)
6 $20.00 minimum charge
7 An additional OECD assessment will be billed on each OECD seed lot, as assessed by USDA-OECD authorities. Current assessment is: $0.32 / cwt for grasses, legumes, brassicas, beets, and mixtures; $0.34 / cwt for soybean, cereals, cotton, and sunflower; $0.42 / cwt for corn. These charges are passed through from USDA and are to be billed in addition to other listed fees.

 

Sign-up Deadlines1

Seedling Inspection: Within 60 days of planting, unless otherwise noted below.
Within 15 days for Alfalfa planted between January 1 and July 1
Within 15 days for Red Clover planted between April 1 and July 1
Within 15 days for spring-planted Camelina
Within 30 days for spring-planted Utah Sweetvetch & Rocky Mountain Penstemon

Modified Land History and Pre-plant Inspections: Within 60 days of planned working of ground (see procedures).

Crop Inspection:
March 15: Chickpea, Field Pea2, Mustard, Oil Rape, Hybrid Annual Rape / Type Canola, Sunflower, Hybrid Sunflower; or within 30 days of planting if after March 1.
April 15: Camelina2, Chicory, Flax, Grasses (except Bermudagrass, Seashore Paspalum, Sudangrass or Teff), Buckhorn Plantain, Kale, Little Burnet, Meadowfoam, Radish2, Rocky Mountain Penstemon2, Sugar Beet, Swede, Turnip, Legumes (except Alfalfa, Field Bean, Field Pea, Red Clover, Soybean2 or Trefoil), Utah Sweetvetch2
June 15: Alfalfa, Bermudagrass, Buckwheat2, Chickpea, Lentil, Mint, Red Clover, Safflower, Seashore Paspalum, Soybean2, Sudangrass2, Trefoil, Field Bean2, Teff2

Small Grains and Small Grain Identity Preservation
Seedling application: When required (see Small Grain Standards), to be submitted within 45 days of planting (or earlier if row closure is expected to occur rapidly).
Crop application: June 15

 

1 Field must be ready for inspection, including isolation stakes, at final sign-up deadlines.
2 Camelina, Buckwheat, Field Bean, Field Pea, Lentil, Soybean, and Sudangrass planted after crop sign-up deadline must be signed up within 15 days after planting. Teff must be signed up within 10 days of planting. Radish must be signed up within 30 days of planting. Rocky Mountain Penstemon & Utah Sweetvetch must be signed up within 30 days of planting when spring planted.