§ 141. Certification. 1. Certification in this state shall be by the
state college of agriculture, or by the department of agriculture and
markets, or by such other agency as the commissioner of agriculture and
markets may designate. This designated agency may cooperate with other
officially recognized certification agencies in the certification of
seeds.

2. The commissioner, after consultation with the dean of the state
college of agriculture, or, in the case of tree seeds with the president
of the state university of New York college of environmental science and
forestry, shall adopt and promulgate appropriate standards for the
certification of seed.