New York Administrative Code

(a) The seed certification standards of the New York Seed Improvement Cooperative shall apply to seed certified under interagency procedures. Standards applicable to the class of certification service rendered shall prevail. If there are no standards for the crop handled under in…

In order for seed to be eligible for final certification by the New York Seed Improvement Cooperative, Inc., it must be received in containers carrying documentary evidence of its eligibility supplied by another certifying agency including: (a) variety and kind of seed; (b) amoun…

The New York Seed Improvement Cooperative, Inc. need not obtain prior approval of another agency, which is a member of the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies, to engage in interagency certification activities unless the original certifying agency prohibits or limits…

Lots of the same variety and class of seed may be blended. If lots eligible for more than one seed class are blended, the lowest class shall be applied.

Processors desiring interagency certification services shall apply annually (by January 1st), to the New York Seed Improvement Cooperative, Inc., Ithaca, New York. Requirements to be met by the cooperating processors shall include the following: (a) Facilities, determined by insp…

(a) Upon completion of the processing and bagging, the dealer shall complete and transmit to the certifying agency, certification form C-1, “Dealer Interagency Processing and Bagging Report”. (b) For lots of certified seed tagged, the processor shall complete form C-2, “Processor…

The certifying agency shall make as many inspections of both the seed and records as may be required to satisfy itself that only the seed meeting requirements is labeled with certification tags.

(a) In the interagency certification of seeds, standards which shall be equal to or better than the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies' standards for the crop in question and outlined herewith shall apply. Such standards shall apply to seed under interagency certifi…

(a) Designated stands or trees means stands or trees which have been inspected and approved for the collection of seed or vegetative propagation material in accordance with the standards and procedures outlined in the “standards”. (b) Field shall be interpreted to include “stand”…

(a) A representative sample of seed shall be taken from each lot that is to be offered for sale by a representative of the certifying agency. (b) The sample shall be taken after the seed has been cleaned and is in condition for sale. Such sample shall not be considered representa…

One or more inspections of harvested lots of seeds to be certified may be made at any time by authorized persons. Any lot not properly stored, not properly protected from mixture, or not properly identified may be rejected for certification.

Analysis and tests of samples of seed, and definitions of analytic terms shall be in accordance with the rules of the Association of Official Seed Analysts, when these are established. In the interim, rules of the International Seed Testing Association will be followed.

(a) Responsibility for obligations relating to proper labeling of seed, other than those concerned with certification, arising from the sale or shipment of seed which has been certified rests with the producer or subsequent handler making the sale or shipment. (b) All seed sold a…

It is recognized that certified tree seed should meet high standards in mechanical purity, germination, genetic quality, and freedom from damage by insects or disease. However, certain lots of seed may fail to meet certification standards for superior, select or standard seed, an…

Seed held over for more than nine months from the original date of certification shall not be recognized as certified. However, it shall be eligible for recertification provided a representative sample of regulation size be submitted and meets the standards for certification. If …

(a) It is clearly recognized that in the application of these procedures certain exceptional cases not clearly covered by the standards may arise. Any lot of seed may be rejected for certification if its quality in any respect not specifically covered by these standards is such t…

Possessors of certified seed will maintain careful records from which the following data can be determined: (a) Amounts of seed held; listed by species, certification number, and date of acquisition. (b) Amounts of seed disposed of during previous year; listed by species, certifi…

Certification is limited to those species or species hybrids for which standards have been established by the State University College of Forestry seed committee and the certifying agency.

Certification is limited to seed produced by designated stands, trees, or seed orchards.

Four categories of seed shall be recognized in tree seed certification and are defined as follows: Seed produced from progeny tested parentage where the performance of the progeny has been determined by tests approved by the certifying agency. Seed produced from seed orchards or …

Producers or collectors of tree seed to be certified must comply fully with the registration or membership requirements of the certification agency designated by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets of New York for the certification of tree seed.

Establishment and maintenance of isolation strips, removal of undesirable individual trees, and marking of seed production area as hereinafter described, are to be completed previous to field inspections.

(a) For certified seed from forest trees the exact geographical source of the parent trees and the stand history must be known. (b) Where seeds or other propagating materials are produced from planted or otherwise artificially established trees, the origin of the parent material …

Inspection work requiring technical training shall be performed by men who have been trained for the job. Such training shall be conducted under the supervision of the seed committee of the College of Forestry.

Stands or trees from which seed is to be taken for certification shall show evidence that reasonable precaution has been taken to control insects and diseases harmful to seeds or seed production.

The general tree seed certification standards as stated above [Part III] are basic and together with the following specific standards, constitute the standards for the certification of coniferous tree seed.

Site index (site quality index based on total height of dominant trees at 50 years of age) will be given on each packet of seed, if available. Elevation of place from which seed was collected will be shown on each packet of seed.

(a) Field inspection and designation (including all required records and official approval) must be completed before pollination of the first crop of seed to be certified. In addition, an inspection will be made of the designated stand within 90 days prior to each seed collection…

(1) Unit for designation. An individual tree, clone or stand of trees may be designated. A designation unit will generally consist of an area not less than a quarter of an acre. A clear and distinct boundary line will be marked with paint between an area and its isolation strip. …

(1) Unless otherwise specified, storage is to be in air-tight moisture proof containers at a moisture content of less than eight per cent and at a temperature below 40 degrees Fahrenheit from time of sampling until shipment. (2) Tree seeds meeting the regular laboratory test stan…

(a) Plants grown from certified seed may be certified the same category as the seed lot and will be so labeled including lot number. (b) Propagules from certified clones may be certified the same category as the ortet and will be so labeled.

(a) The following information, in addition to that required by the New York seed law will be supplied with each bag or container of certified seed. This information may be on the tag of the certifying agency or on a separate tag: Code number of certifying agency. Lot number. Date…

(a) The general seed certification standards, as adopted by the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies, are basic and together with the following specific standards constitute the standards for certification of crownvetch. (b) The general standards are amplified as foll…

(a) Breeder seed for the production of foundation seed shall be planted on land on which no crownvetch was grown or planted previously. During the year immediately prior to seeding, the land shall have been in a cultivated crop or fallow and the land shall be free from volunteer …

At least one field inspection shall be made for each seed crop that is to be certified, preferably at blossom time.

(1) Unit of certification. A portion of a field may be certified if the area to be certified is clearly defined. (2) Isolation. All fields used for the production of foundation, registered, or certified seed must be isolated from other strains of the same species or fields of the…

Bracted plantain (Plantago aristata); buckhorn pantain (Plantago lanceolata); docks; curly (Rumex crispus); bitter (R. obtusifolius); green (R. conglomeratus); smooth (R. altissimus); wild carrot (Daucus carota); sorrel (Rumex acetosella). Crownvetch seed shall be free of seeds o…

(a) The general seed certification standards are basic and together with the following specific standards constitute the standards for the certification of hybrid summer squash. (b) Section 96.3 of the general standards is modified as follows: only the certified class of seed is …

A crop for the production of certified seed shall not be planted on land where squash, cucumbers, melons, pumpkins or other cucurbit crops were grown the previous year. The grower should be further cautioned of the risks involved if his fields are bordered by woods, ditch banks o…

(a) An inspector of the certifying agency shall make at least four field inspections of which at least three shall be during the debudding period. The final inspection shall be made after the crop is windrowed and removal of diseased or undesirable fruit has been completed. All i…

(1) Unit of certification. The unit of certification shall be a field. Parts of a field shall not be eligible for certification. (2) Isolation requirement. A specific commercial hybrid to be inspected for certification must be so located that it is not less than one mile away fro…

The general seed certification standards, as adopted by the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies, are basic and together with the following specific standards constitute the standards for certification of soybean seed.

The crop shall not be grown on land on which soybeans were grown the previous year unless that crop was grown from certified seed of the same variety.

At least one field inspection, preferably after the leaves have dropped, shall be made by an inspector of the certifying agency.

(1) Unit of certification. The unit of certification shall be a field, but a portion of the field may be approved for certification, provided the remainder is harvested separately and the seed is eliminated from certification. A field boundary shall be a strip of ground not in so…

Offcolored beans due to environmental factors shall not be considered other varieties. Other distinguishable varieties shall be considered to include offtype seeds that can be differentiated from the variety that is being analyzed. Total weed seed shall not exceed 10 per pound. O…