Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 13, 2026

Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: Jul 29, 2026
§ 97.122 - Certified seed only election.

When an owner elects after a certificate is issued to sell the protected variety by variety name only as a class of certified seed, a new certificate may be issued upon return of the original certificate to the Office and payment of the appropriate fee.

authority: Plant Variety Protection Act, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2321
source: 58 FR 42435, Aug. 9, 1993, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 7 CFR 97.122