Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 140 - Marketing
Chapter ATCP 151 - Potato marketing agreement
Section ATCP 151.01 - Definitions
Current through February 26, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Affected handler" means an individual, partnership, corporation, cooperative or other business entity including a producer-handler, who is engaged in packaging and labeling potatoes in Wisconsin and has assented to the marketing agreement.
(2) "Assent" means a signed statement by affected handlers consenting to the terms of this marketing agreement.
(3) "Damage" means any defect, or any combination of defects, which materially detracts from the edible or marketing quality, or the internal or external appearance of the potato, or any external defect which cannot be removed without a loss of more than 5% of the total weight of the potato.
(4) "Department" means the state of Wisconsin department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
(5) "Holding order" means an official order issued by the department prohibiting the sale or shipment of potatoes when the potatoes fail to meet any of the standards of this agreement.
(6) "Marketing agreement assent form" means the document signed by an affected handler which binds the handler to the terms of the marketing agreement.
(7) "Marketing year" means the one-year period beginning July 1 and ending the following June 30.
(8) "Packaging" or "packages" means any bag, box, carton or other container of any size in which potatoes are enclosed.
(9) "Potatoes" means all varieties of Solanum tuberosum grown and packaged in the state of Wisconsin and sold or intended to be sold for fresh use or seed stock in commercial channels.
(10) "Secretary" means the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
(11) "Serious damage" means any defect, any combination of defects, which seriously detracts from the edible or marketing quality or the internal or external appearance of the potato, or any external defect which cannot be removed without a loss of more than 10% of the total weight of the potato.
(12) "Wisconsin grade" means the official grade standard established under the agreement for any potato or lot of potatoes certified by inspection to meet Wisconsin grade standards.
(13) "Wisconsin seal of quality" means the official seal of quality established under this agreement which affected handlers may use on packages of potatoes certified to meet Wisconsin grade.
