N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-55-01
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4.1-55-01. Definitions
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4.1-55-01. Definitions
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.
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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