Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection › ATCP 140 - Marketing › Chapter ATCP 151 - Potato marketing agreement › Section ATCP 151.08 - Inspection and certification

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL.
				Potatoes may not be sold in packages labeled with the Wisconsin seal of quality
				and identified as potatoes meeting Wisconsin grade, unless they have been
				officially inspected by the department and official certificates have been
				issued showing the potatoes conform to the standards and requirements specified
				in the agreement, including grade standards, labeling requirements and
				inspection and certification requirements.
(2) INSPECTION. Inspection of potatoes under
				this agreement shall be made by the department under the U.S.D.A.-Wisconsin
				joint federal-state inspection agreement. All lots of potatoes shall be
				inspected at the point of loading or shipment. Inspection of potatoes shall be
				made according to standard procedures under the joint federal-state
				agreement.
(3) REQUEST FOR
				INSPECTION. Affected handlers intending to package potatoes in packages labeled
				with the Wisconsin seal of quality shall request the department to provide
				inspection services under this agreement. Priority for inspection services
				shall be given first to affected handlers who are under shipping point
				contractual arrangements of the joint federal-state agreement, and then to
				other affected handlers in the order in which requests for inspection services
				are received.
(4) ISSUANCE OF
				CERTIFICATES. Official certificates shall be issued by department inspectors,
				and be based on a determination that the lot of potatoes under inspection meets
				the standards and requirements specified in the agreement. Potatoes certified
				as Wisconsin grade shall be loaded for shipment within 24 hours after
				inspection and issuance of the certificate or within 48 hours if the 24-hour
				period ends on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. Potatoes not loaded within
				24 hours shall be reinspected for compliance with Wisconsin grade standards,
				unless the 48 hours rule applies. Affected handlers shall keep copies of
				certificates issued by the department for a period of 2 years after the date of
				issuance. In the issuance of inspection certificates, the department makes no
				express or implied warranties as to the disease-free status of the potatoes,
				but certifies only that at the time of inspection the sample potatoes in each
				lot conformed to the quality standards and requirements of this marketing
				agreement.
(5) CERTIFICATE
				CONTENTS. The certificate issued by the department after inspecting each lot
				shall contain the following:
(a) Name and
				address of affected handler;
(b)
				Volume of potatoes in the inspected lot;
(c) Date on which the certificate was
				issued;
(d) Brand or trade name
				found on the packages of potatoes;
(e) A statement indicating the potatoes meet
				the standards of this agreement;
(f) License number of truck-trailer or
				identification number of the railroad car on which potatoes are
				shipped.