The proposed program would be intended as a 

 voluntary marketing program. However, the program would 

 involve mandatory standards for grain marketed under the 

 program. These standards would include the following 

 requirements: 



(1) The grain must be produced and harvested in 

 Montana. 



(2) The grain must not be blended or in any way 

 intermingled with grain of a different type, 

 contrasting origin, or lower quality. 



(3) No dockage or foreign material, including dust 

 from any source, once removed from the grain, 

 may be recombined with the grain. 



(4) No dockage, water, or foreign material may be 

 added or knowingly introduced to the grain if 

 the result would be to reduce the grade or 

 quality of the grain or if such action causes 

 the grain to become more susceptible to 

 spoilage. 



(5) No blending of grain with similar grain of 

 different moisture content would be allowed if 

 the difference in moisture contents being 

 blended is more than 1%. 



In addition to these requirements, grain must meet 

 any other specifications for quality, such as for 

 protein content, as may be agreed upon between the buyer 

 and the producer or between the buyer and the producer's 

 agent. Nothing under the state standard for grain would 

 prohibit the treatment of grain to suppress, destroy, or 



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