4.12.3202 BUYER FORMS FOR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (1) The buyer's sworn complaint must be on forms provided by the department or in a format containing the following information: (a) name and address of person or company filing for alternative dispute resolution; (i) permission to enter owned or leased property for purposes of conducting an investigation of the sworn complaint; (b) seller name and address where seed was purchased; (c) crop kind, crop variety and, if applicable, brand name; (d) lot number and amount of seed purchased, purity and germination information; (e) amount of carryover seed available for sampling purposes; (f) description of complaint, including alleged damages and dollar loss estimates; (g) crop production information may include, but is not limited to: (i) legal description of field; (ii) acres affected; (iii) planting date, seeding rate, and seeding depth; (iv) previous three years field crop history; and (v) directions to or location of field; (h) filing date; (i) signature; and (j) notary's acknowledgment. (2) The filing fee of $250 must accompany the copy sent to the department, and is non-refundable upon receipt of an answer from the seller as required in 80-5-506 (2) , MCA. (3) The department may request additional information. History: 80-5-509, MCA; IMP, 80-5-506, MCA; NEW, 2004 MAR p. 2102, Eff. 9/3/04. |