P-42.1, r. 0.1 - Regulation respecting the cultivation of potatoes

Section 11 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

11. Every part of a delivery vehicle likely to have been in contact with potatoes must meet the following requirements, after each unloading of the vehicle and before the vehicle enters into a seed potato operation for a bulk loading:

(1)  it has been cleaned in such a way as to eliminate all traces of soil and potato debris;

(2)  it has been disinfected in a disinfection centre using a product registered to that end pursuant to the Pest Control Products Act (S.C. 2002, c. 28);

(3)  it has not been in contact with potatoes or any property infected by a harmful organism since the disinfection.

The driver of the vehicle must give a copy of the disinfection certificate issued by the person in charge of the disinfection centre to the owner or custodian of the first seed potato crop operation where the vehicle enters after its disinfection.

The disinfection certificate must identify the disinfection centre visited, the date of the disinfection, the product used, the name of the person in charge of the centre, the name of the carrier, the number of the delivery notice or of the sales contract pertaining to the potatoes to be loaded and the vehicle registration number or that of its trailer if it is different.

The disinfection certificate must be kept for 2 years at the main establishment in Québec of the owner or custodian of the operation.

M.O. 2010-08-23, s. 11.