16. In any protected territory, only seed potatoes produced in a protected territory and graded in accordance with the Seeds Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter S-8) may be planted.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a producer may, with the authorization of an inspector and according to the norms and conditions prescribed by regulation, plant in a protected territory seed potatoes produced by him in that territory and which are not of the grade required under the first paragraph.
A producer of seed potatoes may also, with the authorization of an inspector, plant, in a protected territory, seed potatoes not produced in that territory provided that the potatoes are graded “Elite I” or “Elite II” pursuant to the Seeds Act and no sign of disease is detected in them.