Weed Seeds Order, 2016

The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, pursuant to subsection 4(2) of the Seeds Act, makes the annexed Weed Seeds Order, 2016.^notenoteOttawa, May 6, 2016Lawrence MacAulayMinister of Agriculture and Agri-FoodLe ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Agroalimentaire

Repeal

Coming into Force

(Section 1)

Prohibited Noxious Weed Seeds(Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations) | Column 1 | Column 2Item | Latin Name | Common Name1 | Aegilops cylindrica Host | Jointed goatgrass2 | Alopecurus myosuroides Huds. | Slender foxtail3 | Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng | Yellow bluestem4 | Bothriochloa laguroides (DC.) Herter | Silver beardgrass5 | Centaurea diffusa Lam. | Diffuse knapweed6 | Centaurea iberica Trevir. ex Spreng. | Iberian starthistle7 | Centaurea solstitialis L. | Yellow starthistle8 | Centaurea stoebe L. (=Centaurea maculosa Lam.) | Spotted knapweed9 | Centaurea virgata Lam. subsp. squarrosa (Boiss.) Gugler | Squarrose knapweed10 | Crupina vulgaris Cass. | Common crupina11 | Cuscuta spp. | Dodder12 | Echium plantagineum L. | Paterson’s curse13 | Eriochloa villosa (Thunb.) Kunth | Woolly cup grass14 | Halogeton glomeratus (M. Bieb.) Ledeb. | Halogeton15 | Inula britannica L. | British yellowhead16 | Milium vernale M. Bieb. | Spring milletgrass17 | Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Hack. ex Arechav. | Serrated tussock18 | Paspalum dilatatum Poir. | Dallis grass19 | Peganum harmala L. | African-rue20 | Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross | Devil’s-tail tearthumb21 | Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. | Kudzu22 | Senecio inaequidens DC. | South African ragwort23 | Senecio madagascariensis Poir. | Madagascar ragwort24 | Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. | Silverleaf nightshade25 | Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski | Medusahead rye26 | Zygophyllum fabago L. | Syrian bean-caperPrimary Noxious Weed Seeds(Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations) | Column 1 | Column 2Item | Latin Name | Common Name1 | Abutilon theophrasti Medik. | Velvetleaf2 | Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) J.D.Sauer | Tall water-hemp3 | Ambrosia trifida L. | Giant ragweed4 | Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm. | Cow parsley5 | Berteroa incana (L.) DC. | Hoary alyssum6 | Carduus acanthoides L. | Spiny plumeless thistle7 | Carduus nutans L. | Nodding thistle8 | Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fernald | Long-spined sandbur9 | Chondrilla juncea L. | Rush skeletonweed10 | Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. | Canada thistle11 | Conium maculatum L. | Poison hemlock12 | Convolvulus arvensis L. | Field bindweed13 | Datura stramonium L. | Jimsonweed14 | Elymus repens (L.) Gould | Quackgrass (Couchgrass)15 | Euphorbia esula L. | Leafy spurge16 | Galega officinalis L. | Goat’s-rue17 | Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier | Giant hogweed18 | Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden. | Hogweed19 | Jacobaea vulgaris Gaertn. | Tansy ragwort20 | Lepidium appelianum Al-Shehbaz (=Cardaria pubescens (C.A. Mey.) Jarm.) | Globe-pod hoary cress21 | Lepidium chalepense L. (=Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Mazz.) | Lens-pod hoary cress22 | Lepidium draba L. subsp. draba (=Cardaria draba (L.) Desv.) | Heart-pod hoary cress23 | Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. | Dalmatian toadflax24 | Linaria genistifolia (L.) Mill. | Broomleaf toadflax25 | Linaria repens (L.) Mill. | Striped toadflax26 | Linaria vulgaris Mill. | Yellow toadflax27 | Lythrum salicaria L. | Purple loosestrife28 | Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn. | Apple of Peru29 | Odontites vernus (Bellardi) Dumort. subsp. serotinus (Dumort.) Corb. (=Odontites serotina Dumort.) | Red bartsia30 | Raphanus raphanistrum L. | Wild radish31 | Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo | Russian knapweed32 | Setaria faberi R.A.W. Herrm. | Giant foxtail33 | Solanum carolinense L. | Horse nettle (Ball nettle)34 | Sonchus arvensis L. | Perennial sow thistle35 | Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. | Johnson grass36 | Tribulus terrestris L. | Puncture vineSecondary Noxious Weed Seeds(Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations except Tables XIV and XV) | Column 1 | Column 2Item | Latin Name | Common Name1 | Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. | Common ragweed2 | Anthemis cotula L. | Mayweed3 | Avena fatua L. | Wild oat4 | Avena sterilis L. | Sterile oat5 | Barbarea spp. | Yellow rocket (Winter cress)6 | Bromus arvensis L. | Field brome7 | Bromus japonicus Houtt. | Japanese brome8 | Bromus secalinus L. | Cheat9 | Bromus tectorum L. | Downy brome10 | Daucus carota L. subsp. carota | Wild carrot11 | Erucastrum gallicum (Willd.) O.E. Schulz | Dog mustard12 | Galium aparine L. | Cleavers13 | Galium mollugo L. | False baby’s breath14 | Galium spurium L. | False cleavers15 | Galium verrucosum Huds. | Warty bedstraw16 | Lepidium campestre (L.) W.T. Aiton | Field peppergrass17 | Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. (=Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.) | Ox-eye daisy18 | Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. | Persian darnel19 | Pastinaca sativa L. | Wild parsnip20 | Plantago lanceolata L. | Ribgrass21 | All Rumex species (except R. maritimus L. & R. acetosella L.) | Dock22 | Silene latifolia Poir. subsp. alba (Mill.) Greuter & Burdet (=Silene pratensis (Rafn) Gord. & Gren.) | White cockle23 | Silene noctiflora L. | Night-flowering catchfly24 | Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke | Bladder campion25 | Sinapis arvensis L. | Wild mustard26 | Sisymbrium loeselii L. | Tall hedge mustard27 | Thlaspi arvense L. | Stinkweed28 | Tripleurospermum inodorum (L.) Sch.Bip. | Scentless chamomile29 | Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert (=Saponaria vaccaria L.) | Cow cockleSecondary 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 2Item | Latin Name | Common Name1 | Cerastium spp. | Chickweed2 | Digitaria spp. | Crabgrass3 | Panicum spp. | Panic grass4 | Prunella vulgaris L. | Heal-all5 | Stellaria media (L.) Vill. | Chickweed, commonNoxious 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 2Item | Latin Name | Common Name1 | Cerastium spp. | Chickweed2 | Digitaria spp. | Crabgrass3 | Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. (=Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.) | Ox-eye daisy4 | Panicum spp. | Panic grass5 | Prunella vulgaris L. | Heal-all6 | Stellaria media (L.) Vill. | Chickweed, common7 | Tripleurospermum inodorum (L.) Sch.Bip. | Scentless chamomileOther Weed SeedsSeeds of all other kinds or species of plants not listed as kinds or species in Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations.