Other Crops
Mint and Mint Oil Production Program
The Montana Mint Committee manages this program and it is administratively attached to the department. The purpose of this program is to promote and improve the culture and production of mint growers in Montana, to improve control measures for diseases and pests of mint and to maintain disease free Montana mint. A person acting as a first purchaser of mint must annually obtain a calendar year license. An assessment of 8 cents per pound for all mint oil produced in the state is being levied to pay for this program
Licensing contact:
Lynn Jones
Dan Sullivan
Phone: 406-444-5400
E-mail: agr@mt.gov
Program contact:
Andy Gray
Phone: 406-444-3730
E-mail: agr@mt.gov
Fee Requirements:
Annual licensing fee: $20.00
Fee on all mint oil produced - $0.08 per pound of mint oil produced
Forms:
Mint purchaser licensing form
Laws & Rules:
Montana Code Annotated
Administrative Rules of Montana
Seed Potato Inspection Program
The Department is required to conduct shipping point inspections on all seed potatoes grown in Montana in accordance with Section 80-3-315, MCA of the Montana Produce Act. Tubers must meet the Montana Blue or Red Tag Grade at shipping to complete the certification process and be Montana Certified Seed Potatoes.
For the completed listing of the field inspection and disease requirements required to pass certification, contact the Montana Potato Lab at (406) 994-3150.
Shipping point inspections arrangements can be made by contacting, Larry Krum at (406) 444-3730, or the appropriate Agricultural Specialist in your area. For export of seed potatoes to other countries; further field, cellar, laboratory testing and shipping point inspections maybe be required.
Grade inspection shipping point fees for potatoes are $0.075 per 100 pounds or a minimum of $20 for each inspection visit. Shipping of potatoes into Montana maybe subject to quarantine requirements.
