{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-4.1-55-01","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 4.1-55-01","heading":"Definitions","body":"In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:\n1.\"Certification\" means a process that includes the random inspection of potato plants growing in the field, the random inspection of seed potatoes after they have been harvested, and a determination that the seed potatoes are within acceptable disease tolerance levels.\n2.\"Certified\" means a designation, the use of which is authorized by the seed commissioner, to indicate that the seed potatoes have met the requirements for certification.\n3.\"Closed container\" means a container that is sewn, tied, sealed, glued, nailed, or otherwise secured for handling.\n4.\"Inspection\" means the examination of a random sample of potato plants or potato tubers in accordance with rules of the seed department or requirements of the United States department of agriculture.\n5.\"Label\" means a tag or device attached to a container, stamped or printed information on a container, or documentation accompanying a container, which sets forth the information required by law.\n6.\"Potato\" means an Irish potato.\n7.\"Selection\" means a subgroup of a potato variety and includes clones, lines, strains, and sports.\n8.\"Variety\" means a subdivision of a kind that:\na.Can be differentiated by one or more identifiable morphological, physiological, or other characteristics from other varieties of the same kind;\nb.Has describable variations in essential and distinct characteristics; and\nc.Will remain unchanged in its essential and distinct characteristics and uniformity when reproduced or reconstituted, as required by the different categories of varieties.","path":["Title 4.1 Agriculture","Chapter 4.1-55 Seed Potatoes"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t04-1c55.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"61b5bdd74bce60946d15d0e99f841be75c7638167f593be7e85551233aa94052","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-4.1-54-05","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-4.1-55-02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}