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Seeds Regulations

Version of section 61 from 2025-02-26 to 2026-03-17:

  •  (1) A person who ships Breeder’s Selection seed potatoes or seed potatoes of a non-registered variety between farm units within Canada shall include with the shipment a copy of the certificate of authorization that is issued by the President under subsection (2) and that identifies the seed potatoes.

  • (2) The President shall issue a certificate of authorization if

    • (a) the lot is to be grown for experimental purposes or for multiplication for the purposes of registration;

    • (b) a sample of the lot or growing crop, except for Pre-Elite, Elite I and Certified classes, has been subjected to laboratory tests and not found positive for the presence of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. sepedonicus;

    • (c) the requirements set out in sections 48 and 48.1 have been met in relation to the seed potatoes; and

    • (d) a crop certificate has been issued for the seed potatoes.

    • (e) [Repealed, SOR/2025-47, s. 7]

  • SOR/91-526, s. 3
  • SOR/97-118, s. 17
  • SOR/2000-184, s. 90
  • SOR/2002-198, s. 19
  • SOR/2025-47, s. 7

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