P-42.1, r. 0.1 - Regulation respecting the cultivation of potatoes

Section 9 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

9. In every potato crop, only potatoes that are produced in a protected crop zone and certified according to the Seeds Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. S-8) may be planted.

Despite the first paragraph, if no seed potato of a specific variety produced in a protected crop zone is available, seed potatoes of that variety produced outside such a zone may be planted provided that, prior to their acquisition, an inspector is so notified and that it is shown to the inspector that the potatoes are certified Nuclear stock under the Seeds Act or comply with the following requirements:

(1)  they are certified Pre-Elite, Elite I or Elite II;

(2)  they are produced in an operation where the result of a screening for potato cyst nematodes, performed according to a scientifically recognized protocol, was negative;

(3)  they come from a lot of potatoes subjected to a post-harvest test carried out on a representative sampling using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) that revealed a combined percentage of the potato leafroll virus and potato virus Y lower than or equal to 2%.

M.O. 2010-08-23, s. 9.