The grower is responsible for:
- (1) Making certain that all grass represented on the certificate was inspected and accepted for certification;
- (2) Making certain the certificate contains all the required information and is correct (i.e., kind, variety, quantity, billing invoice, field number, harvest date, and grower information);
- (3) Making sure that grass represented by the certificate continues to meet the appropriate turfgrass standards after the inspection;
- (4) Making sure the certificate accompanies each shipment of grass;
- (5) Mailing the appropriate certificate copy to the State Plant Board Seed Certification Office weekly;
- (6) Preventing noncertified grass from being sold as certified grass; and
- (7) Making certain that those records required in the turfgrass standards are maintained.