Seeds Regulations

48 (1) All documentation for any quantity of graded seed potatoes, whether in containers or in bulk, shall specify, in millimetres, the minimum and maximum size of the graded tubers.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the minimum size specified shall not be less than 30 mm and the maximum size specified shall not be greater than 70 mm for long type varieties or 80 mm for round type varieties.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to graded seed potatoes that are sold under an agreement that states the quantity of graded seed potatoes to be purchased and in which the grower or supplier and the purchaser have agreed to a different minimum and maximum size than the ones set out in that subsection.

(4) Any quantity of seed potatoes, whether supplied in containers or in bulk, shall be sorted and graded by the grower or supplier and at least 95% of the tubers by weight shall fall within the minimum and maximum sizes referred to in subsection (2) or (3), as applicable.

(5) This section does not apply to Nuclear Stock seed potatoes or Breeder’s Selection seed potatoes.