Sec. 108.5. Prior approval of cooperating agencies

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 interagency certification by a statement of its certification tag. Complete information on seed certified is to be returned by the New York Seed Improvement Cooperative, Inc. to the certifying agency last having jurisdiction of the seed. Such information shall include: the amount of seed received, amount of seed finally certified, nature of the service rendered (recleaning, rebagging, retagging, etc.).