01-001 C.M.R. ch. 259
DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY
Title 7 M.R.S.A. §951-A provides that no potato seed, the product of which is intended for sale, may be planted in lots of one acre or more unless it meets the minimum disease standards of Maine certified seed as defined by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Section 951-A further provides that in the event of an insufficient volume of seed of any variety for planting, application to plant seed of a higher disease content may be made to the Commissioner. If approved by the Commissioner, this seed will qualify. The statute establishes a fine of $20.00 per acre or part acre planted in violation of these provisions.
Evidence of certified seed shall be certification records of seed producer, bin location and evidence of sale to person planting. Seed plots grown by a producer to provide seed for his/her own operation not inspected during the growing season but tested in the Florida Test and showing less than 5% total virus and no evidence of Ring Rot shall be eligible under this regulation. In addition, each grower shall keep records by variety and by field of seed source during each growing season and report planting records on such forms as may be provided by the Commissioner.
Out-of-state seed imported and meeting state and importing standards will qualify.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Title 7 M.R.S.A §§ 951-A; 12
EFFECTIVE DATE:
November 28, 1981
EFFECTIVE DATE (ELECTRONIC CONVERSION):
May 4, 1996
CONVERTED TO MS WORD:
May 15, 2008
CORRECTIONS:
February, 2014 – agency names, formatting