Official sampling of seed commodities is provided by the Commodity Inspection Program to:

• meet the demands of importing countries that require testing for Phytosanitary Certificates and various other export requirements.
• provide unbiased representative samples for testing seed quality and condition.
• provide authorized samples for testing of seed for Endophyte tags, Sod Quality tags, and ISTA Orange tags.

More information, forms and instructions for seed sampling services

Retail seed dealer license
Any person who offers or sells agricultural or vegetable seed directly to the consumer or user for planting must have a retailseed dealer license. A retail seed dealers license is available through the Oregon Department of Agriculture for $40.00.
 
Application for retail seed dealers license (pdf, 44KB)

Wholesale seed dealer license.
Any person who sells, offers or holds for sale, agricultural or vegetable seed to retailers, distributors, brokers or other wholesalers for resale must hold a wholesaleseed dealer license. Wholesale seed dealer licenses are available through the Oregon Department of Agriculture for $400.00.
 
Application for wholesale seed dealers license (pdf, 44KB)
 
More information on seed dealer licenses.

The Commodity Inspection Program offers official verification of seed treatments, blends, and mixes to facilitate the movement of commodities in the domestic and international markets. Official letters of treatment verification are provided to fulfill export, contract or customer requirements where there is a need for an independent third party or official government review of the seed treatment/blend process.
 
More information, forms and instructions for seed treatment verification services

The Commodity Inspection Program offers official verification of the fumigation of seed to facilitate the movement of commodities in the domestic and international markets. Official letters of treatment verification are provided to fulfill export, contract or customer requirements where there is a need for an independent third party or official government review of the seed fumigation process.

More information, forms and instructions for seed verification services

The Commodity Inspection Program offers official verification of seed package counts and weights to facilitate the movement of commodities in the domestic and international markets. Official letters of seed package count and/or weight are provided to fulfill export, contract or customer requirements where there is a need for an independent third party or official government review of a seed lot or shipment.

More information, forms and instructions for seed verification services

Payment for ag commodities (ORS 576.700)
The Commodity Inspection Program administers the Oregon statutes for payment of agricultural commodities when a licensed wholesale seed dealer fails to pay a seed grower as required by law.
 
For more information - Slow-pay/no pay
 
Contact the Commodity Inspection Program

• cid-expert@oda.state.or.us
• (503) 986-4620

The Commodity Inspection Program increases customer confidence in the Oregon seed industry through regulatory activities that assist in maintaining the credibility of the industry.

Endophyte and sod quality tags
The CID administers Oregon's sod quality seed and endophyte forage seed tagging programs. Annually more than 380,000 tags are issued to certify seed is free of endophyte fungus, and/or verifies that grass seed meets Oregon sod quality seed standards. Both programs are used as marketing tools to increase the market price of Oregon seed.

Oregon seed law and the Federal Seed Act both require seed dealers and seed conditioners to keep records for each lot of agricultural seed and flower seed for three years for total disposition and one year for a seed sample.  For more information describing what kinds of records are required to be kept, please refer to seed record requirements (25.5 KB word doc).