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Weed Seeds Order, 2016
SOR/2016-93
Registration 2016-05-09
Weed Seeds Order, 2016
The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, pursuant to subsection 4(2)Footnote a of the Seeds ActFootnote b, makes the annexed Weed Seeds Order, 2016.
Return to footnote aS.C. 2015, c. 2, s. 76(5)
Return to footnote bR.S., c. S-8
Ottawa, May 6, 2016
 Lawrence MacAulay Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Le ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Agroalimentaire |
The following provision is not in force.
1 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
The following provision is not in force.
2 [Repeal]
Coming into Force
3 These Regulations come into force on November 1, 2016.
The following schedule is not in force.
SCHEDULE(Section 1)
CLASS 1Prohibited Noxious Weed Seeds
(Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations)
| Column 1 | Column 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Item | Latin Name | Common Name |
| 1 | Aegilops cylindrica Host | Jointed goatgrass |
| 2 | Alopecurus myosuroides Huds. | Slender foxtail |
| 3 | Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng | Yellow bluestem |
| 4 | Bothriochloa laguroides (DC.) Herter | Silver beardgrass |
| 5 | Centaurea diffusa Lam. | Diffuse knapweed |
| 6 | Centaurea iberica Trevir. ex Spreng. | Iberian starthistle |
| 7 | Centaurea solstitialis L. | Yellow starthistle |
| 8 | Centaurea stoebe L. (=Centaurea maculosa Lam.) | Spotted knapweed |
| 9 | Centaurea virgata Lam. subsp. squarrosa (Boiss.) Gugler | Squarrose knapweed |
| 10 | Crupina vulgaris Cass. | Common crupina |
| 11 | Cuscuta spp. | Dodder |
| 12 | Echium plantagineum L. | Paterson’s curse |
| 13 | Eriochloa villosa (Thunb.) Kunth | Woolly cup grass |
| 14 | Halogeton glomeratus (M. Bieb.) Ledeb. | Halogeton |
| 15 | Inula britannica L. | British yellowhead |
| 16 | Milium vernale M. Bieb. | Spring milletgrass |
| 17 | Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Hack. ex Arechav. | Serrated tussock |
| 18 | Paspalum dilatatum Poir. | Dallis grass |
| 19 | Peganum harmala L. | African-rue |
| 20 | Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross | Devil’s-tail tearthumb |
| 21 | Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. | Kudzu |
| 22 | Senecio inaequidens DC. | South African ragwort |
| 23 | Senecio madagascariensis Poir. | Madagascar ragwort |
| 24 | Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. | Silverleaf nightshade |
| 25 | Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski | Medusahead rye |
| 26 | Zygophyllum fabago L. | Syrian bean-caper |
CLASS 2Primary Noxious Weed Seeds
(Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations)
| Column 1 | Column 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Item | Latin Name | Common Name |
| 1 | Abutilon theophrasti Medik. | Velvetleaf |
| 2 | Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) J.D.Sauer | Tall water-hemp |
| 3 | Ambrosia trifida L. | Giant ragweed |
| 4 | Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm. | Cow parsley |
| 5 | Berteroa incana (L.) DC. | Hoary alyssum |
| 6 | Carduus acanthoides L. | Spiny plumeless thistle |
| 7 | Carduus nutans L. | Nodding thistle |
| 8 | Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fernald | Long-spined sandbur |
| 9 | Chondrilla juncea L. | Rush skeletonweed |
| 10 | Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. | Canada thistle |
| 11 | Conium maculatum L. | Poison hemlock |
| 12 | Convolvulus arvensis L. | Field bindweed |
| 13 | Datura stramonium L. | Jimsonweed |
| 14 | Elymus repens (L.) Gould | Quackgrass (Couchgrass) |
| 15 | Euphorbia esula L. | Leafy spurge |
| 16 | Galega officinalis L. | Goat’s-rue |
| 17 | Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier | Giant hogweed |
| 18 | Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden. | Hogweed |
| 19 | Jacobaea vulgaris Gaertn. | Tansy ragwort |
| 20 | Lepidium appelianum Al-Shehbaz (=Cardaria pubescens (C.A. Mey.) Jarm.) | Globe-pod hoary cress |
| 21 | Lepidium chalepense L. (=Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Mazz.) | Lens-pod hoary cress |
| 22 | Lepidium draba L. subsp. draba (=Cardaria draba (L.) Desv.) | Heart-pod hoary cress |
| 23 | Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. | Dalmatian toadflax |
| 24 | Linaria genistifolia (L.) Mill. | Broomleaf toadflax |
| 25 | Linaria repens (L.) Mill. | Striped toadflax |
| 26 | Linaria vulgaris Mill. | Yellow toadflax |
| 27 | Lythrum salicaria L. | Purple loosestrife |
| 28 | Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn. | Apple of Peru |
| 29 | Odontites vernus (Bellardi) Dumort. subsp. serotinus (Dumort.) Corb. (=Odontites serotina Dumort.) | Red bartsia |
| 30 | Raphanus raphanistrum L. | Wild radish |
| 31 | Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo | Russian knapweed |
| 32 | Setaria faberi R.A.W. Herrm. | Giant foxtail |
| 33 | Solanum carolinense L. | Horse nettle (Ball nettle) |
| 34 | Sonchus arvensis L. | Perennial sow thistle |
| 35 | Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. | Johnson grass |
| 36 | Tribulus terrestris L. | Puncture vine |
CLASS 3Secondary Noxious Weed Seeds
(Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations except Tables XIV and XV)
| Column 1 | Column 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Item | Latin Name | Common Name |
| 1 | Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. | Common ragweed |
| 2 | Anthemis cotula L. | Mayweed |
| 3 | Avena fatua L. | Wild oat |
| 4 | Avena sterilis L. | Sterile oat |
| 5 | Barbarea spp. | Yellow rocket (Winter cress) |
| 6 | Bromus arvensis L. | Field brome |
| 7 | Bromus japonicus Houtt. | Japanese brome |
| 8 | Bromus secalinus L. | Cheat |
| 9 | Bromus tectorum L. | Downy brome |
| 10 | Daucus carota L. subsp. carota | Wild carrot |
| 11 | Erucastrum gallicum (Willd.) O.E. Schulz | Dog mustard |
| 12 | Galium aparine L. | Cleavers |
| 13 | Galium mollugo L. | False baby’s breath |
| 14 | Galium spurium L. | False cleavers |
| 15 | Galium verrucosum Huds. | Warty bedstraw |
| 16 | Lepidium campestre (L.) W.T. Aiton | Field peppergrass |
| 17 | Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. (=Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.) | Ox-eye daisy |
| 18 | Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. | Persian darnel |
| 19 | Pastinaca sativa L. | Wild parsnip |
| 20 | Plantago lanceolata L. | Ribgrass |
| 21 | All Rumex species (except R. maritimus L. & R. acetosella L.) | Dock |
| 22 | Silene latifolia Poir. subsp. alba (Mill.) Greuter & Burdet (=Silene pratensis (Rafn) Gord. & Gren.) | White cockle |
| 23 | Silene noctiflora L. | Night-flowering catchfly |
| 24 | Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke | Bladder campion |
| 25 | Sinapis arvensis L. | Wild mustard |
| 26 | Sisymbrium loeselii L. | Tall hedge mustard |
| 27 | Thlaspi arvense L. | Stinkweed |
| 28 | Tripleurospermum inodorum (L.) Sch.Bip. | Scentless chamomile |
| 29 | 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:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Item | Latin Name | Common Name |
| 1 | Cerastium spp. | Chickweed |
| 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)
The weed species named in Class 2 and in addition:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Item | Latin Name | Common Name |
| 1 | Cerastium spp. | Chickweed |
| 2 | Digitaria spp. | Crabgrass |
| 3 | Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. (=Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.) | Ox-eye daisy |
| 4 | Panicum spp. | Panic grass |
| 5 | Prunella vulgaris L. | Heal-all |
| 6 | Stellaria media (L.) Vill. | Chickweed, common |
| 7 | Tripleurospermum inodorum (L.) Sch.Bip. | Scentless chamomile |
CLASS 6Other Weed Seeds
Seeds of all other kinds or species of plants not listed as kinds or species in Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations.
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