# The Fodder Plant Seed (Scotland) Regulations 2005, Paragraph 6: Sampling from sacks – minimum number of containers to be sampled

Extent: S

When the seed lot is in sacks or similar sized containers each containing at least 15 kilograms of seed and not more than 100 kilograms of seed, the minimum number of containers to be sampled shall be in accordance with the following table–
Number of containers in which the seed lot is contained
Minimum number of containers to be sampled
1–4
3 primary samples from each container
5–8
2 primary samples from each container
9–15
1 primary sample from each container
16–30
A total of 15 primary samples with each sample being taken from a different container
31–59
A total of 20 primary samples with each sample being taken from a different container
60 or more
A total of 30 primary samples with each sample being taken from a different container

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2005/329/schedule/5/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fodder-plant-seed-scotland-regulations-2005/schedule-5/paragraph-6
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