(1) All seed potatoes distributed by any person in lots that are sufficient to plant one or more acres in Colorado as determined by the commissioner by rule shall be certified by a certifying authority.
(2) All lots of seed potatoes subject to subsection (1) of this section shall, at the time of distribution, be accompanied by the following documents:
An official tag or bulk certificate indicating their status as certified seed potatoes;
A certificate of shipping point inspection;
A North American plant health certificate issued by the certifying authority for seedpotatoes imported from outside Colorado; and
Any other documentation necessary to provide the information required by subsection (3) of this section.
(3) The documents described in subsection (2) of this section shall provide the following:
A description of the grade of the seed potatoes;
The findings of field inspections and postharvest inspections conducted on each lotof seed potatoes, including the name and amount of any diseases observed;
The generation of seed potatoes; and
Evidence that the seed potatoes were tagged, and, if imported from outside Colorado,packed and sealed, under the certification standards of the state, territory, or country in which they were grown.
Source: L. 2010: Entire article added, (SB 10-072), ch. 384, p. 1794, § 5, effective July 1.