Seed Potato Disease Control

Pest:  Contagious diseases of seed potatoes

Regulated Area:  All states

Regulated Articles: Certified seed potatoes for commercial purposes

Restrictions:  Regulated articles may not be imported into Montana for any commercial purpose unless the seed potatoes meet all of the following conditions:

1. from seed stock produced as a part of a certified seed potato crop in the state or country of origin and certified as being from that stock;
2. subject to inspection at the Montana receiving point by a federal or state-federal standard grade inspector;
3. shipped in a clean, disinfected container or transportation carrier; and
4. accompanied by a USDA or state or origin certification of inspection describing the seed variety, seed class, standard grade, quality or condition, and seed source and have affixed to each inspection certificate an official state of origin seed potato certification tag or label.

Lythrum Importation Quarantine

Pest:  Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) and Wand Loosestrife (L. virgatum)

Regulated Area:  all states

Regulated Articles:  All varieties and hybrids of plants, seeds, and propagative plant parts of Lythrum salicaria, and Lythrum virgatum. Common horticultural variety names include, but are not limited to: purple, wand, the beacon, fire candle, brightness, Ladysackville, Mr. Robert, Robert's, Happy, Roseum superbum, purple spire, rose queen, athe rocket, morden pink, morden gleam, morden rose, dropmore purple, and tomentosum.

Restrictions:  Regulated articles may not be imported into Montana unless under permit issued by the Montana Department of Agriculture. The department may issue permits for herbarium, educational, and research purposes provided that there is no threat to Montana's native plant community. The permit shall include the terms and conditions under which the regulated articles will be kept.