NAC587.444. Certification tags; requirement for new sacks.


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  •      1. For each container of certified seed potatoes that meets all the requirements for certification, the Department will issue one of the following certification tags:

         (a) A blue tag for certified seed potatoes which meet the current requirements for the grade of U.S. No. 1 seed potatoes established by the United States Department of Agriculture.

         (b) A yellow tag for certified seed potatoes which meet the contract grade requirements set forth in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NAC 587.442.

         2. The Department will attach a certification tag to each vehicle that will transport bulk shipments of certified seed potatoes. The certification tag will contain an official seal and will be attached in such a manner that the unloading mechanism cannot operate without breaking the seal.

         3. New sacks must be used for all certified seed potatoes that are sacked.

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