Section 156.07. Approved laboratory or greenhouse.

 

(1)   Laboratory or greenhouse in this state. The college may approve a laboratory or greenhouse in this state, for purposes of s. ATCP 156.03 (1) (d) , if all of the following apply:

(a) The college first inspects the laboratory or greenhouse facilities, equipment, procedures and records before granting approval for production of propagative material.

(b) The college inspects all greenhouse-produced minitubers at least once during their growth, and at least once at harvest or in storage, prior to shipment and field planting.

(c) In the preparation and distribution of propagative material, the laboratory or greenhouse uses testing, propagation, isolation and sanitation procedures approved by the college.

(d) The initial tissue culture plantlets or other propagative material used for laboratory propagation is tested for all pathogens of concern using methods approved by the college.

(e) The operator of the laboratory or greenhouse does all of the following:

1. Applies to the college for approval, and provides information reasonably required by the college for purposes of evaluation and approval under this subsection.

2. Agrees to pay the college's reasonable costs to inspect, evaluate and approve the laboratory or greenhouse under this subsection.

3. Keeps complete records of laboratory or greenhouse operations, and makes the records available to the college for inspection upon request.

4. Keeps complete and accurate records of all propagative materials distributed for use in the production of certified seed potatoes. Records shall include the applicable college approval under s. ATCP 156.03 (1) (d) , the potato variety, the type of propagative material, the amount of propagative material produced and distributed, the date of each shipment, the name and address of the person receiving each shipment, and a complete record of all disease tests on the propagative material.

5. Labels propagative material as directed by the college, consistent with this chapter.

(2)   Laboratory or greenhouse outside this state. The college may approve a laboratory or greenhouse in another state, for purposes of s. ATCP 156.03 , if the seed potato certification agency in the other state approves that laboratory or greenhouse based on standards and procedures equivalent to the standards and procedures in sub. (1) .

History: CR 06-085 : cr. Register April 2007 No. 616 , eff. 5-1-07.