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CHAPTER 300
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE VIRGINIA SEED POTATO INSPECTION
LAW STANDARDS
2VAC5-300-10. Notification of arrival date and location of potatoes.
All persons upon receiving seed Irish potatoes in
Virginia, for the commercial production of Irish potatoes,
shall notify the nearest office of the Virginia Seed Potato Inspection Service
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Fruit and Vegetable
Marketing Program, of arrival date and location of potatoes intended for
seed purposes.
2VAC5-300-20. Requirements for shipment.
All Irish potatoes shipped into Virginia for seed must
meet U.S. No. 1 or U.S. No. 1, size "B," requirements, except that
the tolerance for shatter bruising, dirt, and greening may be that designated
for U.S. No. 2.
2VAC5-300-30. Certification.
All Irish potatoes shipped into Virginia for seed must
be certified according to the regulations established by the officially
recognized certifying agency in the state, province of Canada, or the
government of a foreign country, wherein said seed potatoes were
produced provided such seed potatoes meet the requirements specified in
2VAC5-300-20 and are within tolerances established by 2VAC5-300-60.
2VAC5-300-40. Inspection.
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services,
or his duly authorized agents shall have the right to draw a reasonable sample
from any lot of seed Irish potatoes for the purpose of inspection and
observation by the personnel of the Eastern Shore Agricultural Experiment
Station. These samples may be planted for observation and comparison, and the
results of these tests may be published.
2VAC5-300-50. Certificate of inspection.
A certificate of inspection shall be issued by the
Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services or his duly authorized agents
at the time of inspection if all requirements of the Virginia Seed Potato Inspection
Law Standards (Article 3 (§ 3.2-1816 et seq.) of Chapter 18 of the Code
of Virginia) and its rules and regulations have been met. Seed Irish
Potatoes potatoes that fail to comply shall be placed under
"stop sale" order and the chairman of the State Seed Potato
Board shall be promptly notified of this action. Any lot of seed potatoes
placed under "stop sale" order shall be held until an official
release is issued by the commissioner or his authorized agents in accordance
with § 3.2-4107 3.2-1819 of the Virginia Seed Potato Inspection
Law Standards. The commissioner or his authorized agents shall
verify the removal of certification tags from all bags on lots released for
nonpropagational purposes.
2VAC5-300-70. Advisory review committee.
The chairman of the State Seed Potato Board may appoint
an advisory review committee comprised of three members of the board to
evaluate circumstances involved in any differences of opinion regarding any lot
of seed Irish potatoes inspected. This committee shall make
recommendations to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services or his
representative.