Section 115.453. 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 certification 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 Department for the kinds to be certified shall be applied to interagency certified seed. These standards are found in the provisions of this subchapter which relate to the kind of seed in question. In the absence of Pennsylvania standards, the seed standards of the State in which the seed was grown and certified shall be applied.

(d) Seed will 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.

(4) Inspection or lot number traceable to the previous certifying agency’s records.