Michigan Laws 286.684 – Planting seed potatoes in combined seed lots; certified seed required; exception; conditions; permission
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 286.684
- Advisory committee: means the seed potato advisory committee created in section 6. See Michigan Laws 286.682
- Certified seed: means a class of seed that meets the requirements of 1959 PA 221, MCL 286. See Michigan Laws 286.682
- Cultivar: means unique variety. See Michigan Laws 286.682
- Director: means the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 286.682
- Field year: means the number of years a particular seed lot has been grown in the field after greenhouse propagation. See Michigan Laws 286.682
- Rule: means a rule promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24. See Michigan Laws 286.682
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
- State national harmonization program: means the state national harmonization program for seed potatoes developed by the plant protection and quarantine program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in the United States Department of Agriculture. See Michigan Laws 286.682
(1) Beginning January 1, 2021, and except as otherwise permitted under this section, seed potatoes in combined seed lots that are sufficient to plant 1 or more acres as determined by the director by rule may only be planted if the seed potatoes are certified seed. Seed potatoes imported into this state must meet the minimum standards in the state national harmonization program and in any active applicable quarantine or rule.
(2) Beginning January 1, 2021, a potato grower may plant uncertified potatoes if both of the following conditions are met:
(a) The potatoes were grown and stored as part of that grower’s farming operations.
(b) The uncertified potatoes are no more than 1 field year from certified seed potatoes.
(3) Beginning January 1, 2021, in any year that there is an insufficient volume of any cultivar of certified seed potatoes and seed potatoes meeting the requirements of this section, potato growers may apply to the advisory committee for permission to plant uncertified seed potatoes. Upon recommendation from the advisory committee, the director may grant applying growers permission to plant uncertified seed potatoes for only that growing season.