Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Pesticide and Plant Pesticide Management Division › RegulationNo 523 - Dry Edible Beans › Section R. 285.523.5 - Point of origin inspection on loaded lots

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 5.
(1) Shippers
				or others requesting point of origin inspection on any lot of beans shall give
				the inspector ample advance notice of desired inspection service.
(2) All shipments shall be completely loaded
				before official inspection is made. Beans shall not be loaded to a depth that
				would hinder or prevent thorough sampling of the load throughout the length and
				depth of the shipment. Official inspection shall not be made of beans that are
				sampled in the loading bins.
(3)
				Shippers shall furnish help to the inspector to provide for thorough sampling
				or to gain access to all parts of any specific lot on which inspection is
				desired.
(4) Inspectors shall
				thoroughly sample not less than 10% of all 100-pound bags in the lot and not
				less than 10 packages from every 10,000 pounds represented if containers hold
				less than 100 pounds each. Not less than 5 packages shall be selected for
				sampling of any sized lot. If small packages become mutilated as a result of
				sampling, then similar packages containing beans of equivalent quality may be
				substituted for the ones selected for sampling.
(5) Extreme care shall be exercised by the
				inspector at all times when sampling so as not to unnecessarily damage the
				containers.
(6) Samples shall be
				taken from all parts of the lots at random. The inspector shall be personally
				responsible for all samples and shall vouch that all samples drawn are truly
				representative to the best of his or her knowledge and belief.
(7) Sufficiently large samples shall be drawn
				by the sampler or inspector so that not less than a 1-pound portion may be
				filed with the inspection laboratory and a portion that is equal to or greater
				than the 1-pound portion shall be kept on file by the inspector for not less
				than 90 days.
(8) Bulk sampling
				methods and procedures shall be uniform for all inspectors and shall be in
				accordance with the instructionsthat shall be issued, in writing, to all
				inspectors from time to time as required.
(9) Grade certificate for an established
				grade shall not be issued if there is an apparent wide variation of quality,
				but picking stock regulations shall then govern the inspection and disposition
				of the load.
(10) An inspector
				shall at all times be in a position to furnish a sworn affidavit on any sample
				to substantiate and verify the origin and identity of the sample. An affidavits
				shall also specify that the sample was personally taken by the inspector
				strictly in accordance with the instructions provided under subrule (8) of this
				rule.
(11) Entire composite samples
				of all bulk loads inspected shall be kept intact in approved sample bags and
				filed by the inspector for not less than 90 days.
(12) Inspectors shall seal all trucks, cars,
				and other vehicles with official seals of the department of agriculture.
				Warehouse lots shall be sealed and identified in accordance with the provision
				of R 285.523.7.