1.    In order to form a seed potato control area, five individuals who own land within the proposed area shall schedule and provide notice of a meeting that is open to all landowners and occupants in the proposed area.

a.    The notice must define the boundaries of the proposed seed potato control area. b.    The notice must be published at least twice, for two successive weeks, in the official newspaper of each county containing land in the proposed seed potato control area.

2.    If consented to by a majority of the landowners and occupants present at the meeting, a petition to form a seed potato control area may be circulated among all landowners in the proposed area.