State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > New-york > Agm > Article-9 > 140§ 140. Samples; publication of results of tests. 1. The commissioner or his or her duly authorized representatives shall take samples of seeds and submit them to the director of the New York state agricultural experiment station for examination, analysis, and testing. When the analysis of an official sample indicates that seed is mislabeled, the results of such analysis shall be provided to the person responsible for the labeling of the seed and, upon that person's request, made within fifteen days of his or her receipt of said results, the commissioner or his or her authorized agent shall furnish such person with a portion of the sample taken. 2. The director of the New York state agricultural experiment station shall examine, analyze, or test, or cause to be examined, analyzed or tested such samples of seeds taken under the provisions of this article as shall be submitted to him for that purpose by the commissioner, and shall report the results of such analysis, examination, or testing to the commissioner. For this purpose the New York state agricultural experiment station may establish and maintain trial grounds and a seed laboratory with the necessary equipment, and may employ experts and incur such expense as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of this article. 3. From time to time the New York state agricultural experiment station, in cooperation with the department of agriculture and markets, shall make public the results of examinations, analyses, trials, and tests of any sample or samples so procured, together with such additional information as circumstances advise. These published results shall be the property of the state of New York and shall not be used for advertising or regulatory purposes by any person or agency, governmental or otherwise without requested and granted permission of the commissioner of agriculture and markets.
