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    Advisory Seed Potato Certification Task Force

    Also known as:
    Seed Potato Certification Advisory Task Force
    Advisory Seed Potato Certification Committee (1951-1983)
    Active dates:1951-2007
    Authority:
    1951 Minn. Laws Chap. 465 Sec. 3
    Minn. Stat. 21.112 Subd. 2 [Repealed, 2007 c 133 art 2 sec 4]
    Function:

    Review quality control, research, and market development in the certified seed potato industry.

    History:

    This group was created in 1951 as the Advisory Seed Potato Certification Committee. In 1983 the group was renamed a "task force" and its existence made optional. Appointment and expiration was at the discretion of the commissioner of agriculture. In 2001 the legislature set the expiration date of the committee for June 30, 2003 (see Laws of Minnesota 2001, chap. 161, sec. 9), but it appears the committee may have met through 2007.
    Advisory to:
    Agriculture Department
    Membership:

    Originally, the committee consisted of six members appointed by the commissioner of agriculture, each of whom was a grower of certified seed potatoes in Minnesota (see Minn. Stat. 21.112 (1982)). Members served staggered three-year terms. After 1983, membership was governed by Minn. Stat 15.059.

    Entries for this agency in the Annual Compilation and Statistical Report of Multi-Member Agencies Report: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980.

    Note: This report provides membership details as well as meeting information and a summary of the group's activities.

    Documents/Articles:
    News clippings and documents. Agencies Notebook Collection, 1975-1982.
    Record last updated: 02/07/2025
     

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