N.J. Admin. Code § 2:16-3.3 - Interagency standards and procedures

(a) Varieties eligible for interagency certification shall be those approved by a member of the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies.

(b) Only seed certified by member agencies of the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies or agencies recognized by it may be used in the interagency certification program.

(c) The seed certification standards as adopted by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for the kinds to be certified shall be applied to interagency certified seed. These standards are found in the subchapters of this chapter which relate to the kind of seed in question. In the absence of New Jersey standards, the seed standards of the state in which the seed was grown and certified shall be applied.

(d) Seed shall not be recognized for final certification by the Department unless it is received in containers carrying documentary evidence of its eligibility supplied by another certifying agency, including:

1. Variety and kind;

2. Amount of seed;

3. Class of seed; and

4. Inspection or lot number traceable to the previous certifying agency's records.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:16-3.3

Recodified from 2:16-3.4 by R.1996 d.44, effective 1/16/1996.
See: 27 New Jersey Register 4043(a), 28 New Jersey Register 257(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 2:16-3.3, "Definitions", repealed.