2015 New York Laws
AGM - Agriculture & Markets
Article 9 - (Agriculture & Markets) INSPECTION AND SALE OF SEEDS
141 - Certification.

 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.