Section 285.619.2. Scionwood orchards; location and plantings.

(1) The registrant shall be grown in a planting, hereinafter known as a scionwood orchard, isolated not less than 1,000 feet from wild and cultivated bearing- age trees of the same genus but which are not eligible for registration. A scionwood orchard shall  be   planted  in  a manner approved by the department and that will assure  optimum   cultural conditions. A planting chart of the scionwood orchard  shall be furnished the department, and all planting and maintenance  records  shall   be made available for department   inspection.  Trees  shall  be  planted  so   that branches of different varieties of the same  fruit  species  do  not intermingle. The trueness-to- name of a tree  submitted   for  registration shall  be  established  to  the  satisfaction  of the   department   before scionwood is distributed from it.

(2) Scionwood from registered trees may be offered for sale or sold as "Michigan Certified Virus-Free Scionwood."

History: 1979 AC; 1984 AACS.