{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-97.103","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 97.103","heading":"Issuance of a certificate.","body":"(a) After the notice of allowance has been issued and the applicant has clearly specified whether or not the variety shall be sold by variety name only as a class of certified seed, the certificate shall be promptly issued. Once an election is made and a certificate issued specifying that seed of the variety shall be sold by variety name only as a class of certified seed, no waiver of such rights shall be permitted by amendment of the certificate.\n(b) The certificate shall be delivered or mailed to the owner.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER E—COMMODITY LABORATORY TESTING PROGRAMS","PART 97—PLANT VARIETY AND PROTECTION"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"a536bd68843cd6254bff638d5b54168313f707268ae323ae3e9421d1340d6544","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-97.102","next":"us/7-cfr-97.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}