New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
Chapter III - Plant Industry
Subchapter A - Inspection and Sale of Seeds (Article 9, Agriculture and Markets Law)
Part 111 - General Tree Seed Certification Standards
Standards
Section 111.15 - Seed held over

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 changes in certification standards have been made between the date of first certification of the seed and date of request for recertification so that the seed does not meet the new requirements, it can be recertified for a period of one year if it meets the standards under which it was previously certified.