2004 Minnesota Statutes

     21.112 Commissioner, duties; seed potatoes. 

    Subdivision 1.    Duties, employees.  The commissioner 
 shall provide the means and direct the work for the inspection, 
 certification, promotion of quality, and creation of demand and 
 sale of seed potatoes.  The commissioner may enter into 
 contracts and ground leases for planting and growing potatoes 
 outside of the state for experimental and research purposes.  
 The commissioner shall provide such forms as are necessary and 
 keep a record of the work performed, and shall appoint, 
 designate, or employ such officers, inspectors, and employees as 
 may be deemed necessary and fix their compensation.  

    Subd. 2.    Advisory seed potato certification task force. 
  The commissioner may appoint an advisory seed potato 
 certification task force.  If the task force is appointed each 
 member shall be a grower in Minnesota of certified seed potatoes.
 The terms, compensation and removal of members shall be as 
 provided in section 15.059.  The task force shall expire June 
 30, 2003. 

    HIST: 1951 c 465 s 3; 1983 c 260 s 12; 1986 c 444; 1997 c 192 
 s 14; 2001 c 161 s 9