NAC587.442. Standards for certification of seed lots; standards for grade of U.S. No. 1 seed potatoes in Nevada.

     1. To be eligible for certification, each seed lot must satisfy:

     (a) Current requirements for the grade of U.S. No. 1 seed potatoes established by the United States Department of Agriculture; or

     (b) Contract grade requirements, including:

          (1) All conditions and requirements of grade established by an agreement between a buyer and seller;

          (2) Not more than 1 percent each of late blight, soft rot or wet breakdown;

          (3) Not more than 1 percent each of dirt or debris; and

          (4) No bacterial ring rot or root-knot nematode, based on visible, external symptoms.

     2. The United States standards for the grades of seed potatoes set forth in 7 C.F.R. §§ 51.3000 to 51.3006, inclusive, as those sections existed on March 6, 1987, are adopted by reference as the standards for the grade of U.S. No. 1 seed potatoes in this State. The standards may be obtained from the Department free of charge.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Agriculture by R036-01, eff. 10-17-2001)