Section 285.523.8. Issuance and use of official grade certificates.

(1) The official bean grade certificate of the Michigan department of agriculture shall consist of a form and words mutually agreed upon and approved by the department and the official grading agency and shall carry the official state seal.

(2)      Throughout the duration of the cooperative agreement between the Michigan department of agriculture and the official grading agency, the chief bean inspector of the official grading agency shall be the official grading authority for the determination of conformance of any lot  of beans to the official state grade.

(3)      Each grade certificate shall have the key identification number of the shipper, as furnished by the Michigan department of agriculture, recorded  on the certificate.

(4)    A grade certificate shall not be valid if the beans are not shipped within 15 days of the date on the certificate.

(5)     Each car lot and truck lot of beans inspected by a licensed bean inspector at the point of origin shall be sealed with the official seal of the Michigan department of agriculture and the seal numbers shall be recorded on the grade certificate. Lot  numbers or symbols  of  identification  of warehouse lots shall appear on the grade certificate.

(6)      For lots inspected by a licensed bean inspector the original grade certificate or suitable manifests shall, in all cases, be delivered to the buyer with the invoice or other documents covering the shipment.

History: 1979 AC; 1987 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS.