Section R. 285.629.1 - DefinitionsRule 1.
(1) As used in these rules: (a) "Act" means the seed potato act, 2018 PA 94, MCL 286.681 to 286.689.(b) "Bacterial ring rot" means Clavibacter michiganensis subspecies sepedonicus.(c) "Late blight" means Phytophthora infestans.(d) "Potato grower" or "grower" means a person owning, leasing, managing, or in charge of any land upon which potatoes are planted and grown.(e) "Registered grower" means a person who has notified the director of their intent to grow potatoes in this state in combined seed lots of 1 acre or more.(f) "Material Transfer Agreement" means an agreement between a grower and a research or educational institution that provides for the transfer of seed potatoes of an experimental cultivar; restricts the use and transfer of the seed potatoes or their progeny; and includes the name of the developing institution, the name of the recipient, the name of the cultivar, and the purpose or purposes of the cultivars use.(2) A term defined in the act has the same meaning when used in these rules.Mich. Admin. Code R. 285.629.1