- (a) Interagency certification may be accomplished by participation of more than one (1) official certifying agency in performing the services required to certify a lot of seed.
(b)
- (1) Arkansas certification standards, or comparable standards of other official seed-certifying agencies must be met if the State Plant Board is to issue interagency certification tags.
- (2) This includes the requirement that all certified seed to be tagged by the board must be analyzed by the board’s seed laboratory.
(c) Seed to be recognized for interagency certification must be received in containers carrying official certification labels or, if shipped for processing, evidence of its eligibility from another official certifying agency, together with the following information:
- (1) Variety (if certified as to variety) and kind;
- (2) Quantity of seed (pounds or bushels);
- (3) Class of certified seed; and
- (4) Inspection or lot number traceable to the previous certifying agency's records.
- (d) Each label used in interagency certification shall be serially numbered or carry the certification identity number, and clearly identify the certifying agencies involved and the variety (if certified as to variety), kind, and class of certified seed.