Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry
Chapter 115 - STANDARDS FOR SEED CERTIFICATION
Subchapter J - POTATO
FIELD STANDARDS
Section 115.285 - Inspection and testing of Prenuclear seed potatoes
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Inspections of each seed lot for which Prenuclear certification is sought shall be conducted as follows:
(b) The Department may inspect greenhouse or laboratory facilities, records, equipment or other facilities or instruments used in the propagation of potatoes for which Prenuclear certification is sought, or for which Prenuclear certification has been granted, during normal business hours of the greenhouse or laboratory. During the inspection, the Department may take samples and perform tests it deems necessary. When samples are taken under this subsection, the Department will issue to the applicant, or leave with a responsible person at the facility from which the samples are taken, a receipt setting forth the number and description of the samples taken and the reason for the taking of the samples. Once the samples have been tested, the Department will provide the applicant with written notice of the tests conducted and the results of the tests.
(c) The tests and analyses described in this section shall be conducted at a laboratory approved by the Department using testing procedures approved by the Department. The Department will maintain, and provide upon request, a written description of the testing procedures and protocols to be applied, together with a list of the laboratories approved to conduct these tests and analyses. Whenever the Department makes changes to this written description or list, it will mail a copy of the updated description or list to each current applicant for Prenuclear certification, at the address indicated on the application.
(d) The expense of testing or analysis required under subsection (a) shall be borne by the applicant. The expense of testing or analysis conducted under subsection (b) will be borne by the Department, unless the testing or analysis is a "Florida Test," or similar test, required by the Department under § 115.291(d) (relating to winter test).
The provisions of this §115.285 issued under The Pennsylvania Seed Act of 1965 (3 P. S. § § 285-1-285-11); and the act of April 11, 1929 (P. L. 488, No. 205) (3 P. S. § § 291-297).
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 113.32 (relating to procedure for inspections); and 7 Pa. Code § 115.287 (relating to violations).