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 96 - General Seed Certification Standards
Section 96.4 - Limitations of generations for certified seed
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
The number of generations through which a variety may be multiplied shall be limited to that specified by the originating breeder or owner and shall not exceed two generations beyond the foundation seed class with the following exceptions which may be made with the permission of the originating or sponsoring plant breeder, institution, or his designee:
(a) Recertification of the certified class may be permitted when no foundation seed is being maintained.
(b) The production of an additional generation of the certified class may be permitted on a one year basis only, when an emergency is declared by any official seed certifying agency stating that the foundation and registered seed supplies are not adequate to plant the needed certified acreage of the variety. The additional generation of certified seed to meet the emergency need is ineligible for recertification.
