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North Dakota Century Code Title 4.1. Agriculture § 4.1-55-01. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Certification” means a process that includes the random inspection of potato plants growing in the field, the random inspection of seed potatoes after they have been harvested, and a determination that the seed potatoes are within acceptable disease tolerance levels.

2. “Certified” means a designation, the use of which is authorized by the seed commissioner, to indicate that the seed potatoes have met the requirements for certification.

3. “Closed container” means a container that is sewn, tied, sealed, glued, nailed, or otherwise secured for handling.

4. “Inspection” means the examination of a random sample of potato plants or potato tubers in accordance with rules of the seed department or requirements of the United States department of agriculture.

5. “Label” means a tag or device attached to a container, stamped or printed information on a container, or documentation accompanying a container, which sets forth the information required by law.

6. “Potato” means an Irish potato.

7. “Selection” means a subgroup of a potato variety and includes clones, lines, strains, and sports.

8. “Variety” means a subdivision of a kind that:

a. Can be differentiated by one or more identifiable morphological, physiological, or other characteristics from other varieties of the same kind;

b. Has describable variations in essential and distinct characteristics; and

c. Will remain unchanged in its essential and distinct characteristics and uniformity when reproduced or reconstituted, as required by the different categories of varieties.

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