§ 106-1070 – North Carolina Sweetpotato Quality and Branding Advisory Council.
106-1070. North Carolina Sweetpotato Quality and Branding Advisory Council. There is established within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services the North Carolina Sweetpotato Quality and Branding Advisory Council. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall serve as chair, and the members of the Advisory Council shall be appointed by the North Carolina SweetPotato Commission, to consist […]
§ 106-1065 – Title.
106-1065. Title. This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "North Carolina Sweetpotato Act of 2020. (2020-18, s. 6.)
§ 106-1066 – Definitions.
106-1066. Definitions. As used in this Article: (1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (2) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (3) "North Carolina Sweetpotato Quality and Branding Advisory Council" means the advisory council established pursuant to G.S. 106-1070. (4) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, […]
§ 106-1067 – North Carolina sweetpotato brand.
106-1067. North Carolina sweetpotato brand. Only sweetpotatoes that are grown in the State of North Carolina may be identified, classified, packaged, labeled, or otherwise designated for sale inside or outside the State as North Carolina sweetpotatoes. (2020-18, s. 6.)
§ 106-1068 – Powers of Commissioner to regulate and promote North Carolina sweetpotatoes.
106-1068. Powers of Commissioner to regulate and promote North Carolina sweetpotatoes. (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture may take all actions necessary and appropriate to create, register, license, promote, and protect a trademark for use on or in connection with the sale or promotion of North Carolina sweetpotatoes and products containing North Carolina sweetpotatoes. The Commissioner […]
§ 106-1069 – Standards for grades.
106-1069. Standards for grades. The most recent standards for grades adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Standards for Grades of Sweet Potatoes are adopted by reference and shall be the standards for grades in this State, except that the Commissioner may establish tolerances or allowable percentages of United […]