80-5-404. Planting noncertified seed potatoes prohibited -- exceptions. (1) To control and prevent the spread of contagious diseases and viruses among seed potato stock, it is unlawful for any person to plant or produce potatoes, either seed or commercial, from any seed potato stock unless the seed potatoes are:
(a) from seed stock produced as a part of a certified seed potato crop in the state or country of origin and certified as being from that stock;
(b) subject to inspection at the receiving point by a federal or state-federal standard grade inspector if from a source outside the county;
(c) shipped in a clean, disinfected container or transportation carrier; and
(d) for each individual lot of seed potatoes, accompanied by a United States department of agriculture or state of origin certificate of inspection describing the seed variety, seed class, standard grade, quality or condition, and seed source and have affixed to each inspection certificate an official state of origin seed potato certification tag or label.
(2) The provisions of this section do not apply to:
(a) potatoes grown in home gardens;
(b) potatoes grown by any unit of the Montana university system for research or educational purposes.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 610, L. 1989; amd. sec. 36, Ch. 308, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 59, L. 1997.
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