OSU-OARDC Plant Germplasm Release Guidelines and Practices

Special Circular 178-01

Appendix 2: Ohio Revised Code, Section 907.02

1. The Ohio Seed Improvement Association shall certify for Ohio, agricultural or vegetable seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants for varietal identification or for other factors.
2. No person shall use, orally or in writing, alone or with other words, "certified," "registered," "foundation," or any other term which suggests that the seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants have been certified unless the seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants have been certified by the Ohio Seed Improvement Association.
3. The following information shall appear on the certification label attached to each container of each lot of seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants sold as "certified," "registered," or "foundation":
   1. The grower's name and address or producer number;
   2. The name of the Ohio Seed Improvement Association as the certifying agency;
   3. The origin of the seed, tubers for seeding purposes, or plants;
   4. Any other information the director of agriculture may require by rule concerning health, vigor, purity, type, and other matters pertaining to certification.