Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 4 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 4.12 - AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES DIVISION
Subchapter 4.12.35 - Grading of Certified Seed Potatoes
Rule 4.12.3504 - RED TAGS
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 4.12.3504
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) The official red tag shall be used to designate seed lots that are the equivalent of U.S. No. 2 grade with the following exceptions:
(a) size -- the minimum size shall be 1
1/2 ounces and the maximum shall be 12 ounces.
(b) growth cracks shall not be scored.
(c) surface or russet scab shall not be scored.
(d) cuts and bruises shall be scored
when removal causes loss of more than 15% of the total weight of a tuber.
(e) second growth shall not be deliberately
removed.
(f) the following blue tag
exceptions shall also apply to red tags: air cracks, sunburn (greening), stem-end
discoloration, immaturity, sprouts, oversize, undersize, hollow heart, hollow heart
with discoloration, light brown discoloration, brown center, freezing injury, and
the tolerance for late blight tuber rot, soft rot or wet breakdown.
AUTH: 80-3-311, MCA; IMP: 80-3-311, 80-3-312, MCA
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