# COMAR Title 15 — Maryland Department of Agriculture

## Subtitle 08 — Turf and Seed

### Chapter 03 — Seed Certification

#### Regulation .01 Purpose.

*COMAR 15.08.03.01*

The purpose of seed certification is to provide a system for maintaining, from the time seed is released by the breeder until it is available to the producer, the genetic purity of seed varieties resulting from natural selection or plant breeding. Maryland shall certify seed for varietal and mechanical purity and germination. The following certification regulations apply to all crops eligible for certification, and include specific regulations for certain crops.